Robert Mugabe married Grace, 41 years his junior, in 1996 Zimbabwe's late President Robert Mugabe left behind $10m (£7.7m) in the bank and several properties in the capital, Harare, the state-owned Herald newspaper has reported. Mugabe, who died in September at ... Read More

Photo by Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images The march comes after a newly-elected politician was allegedly seen on video masturbating outside of a school. This past Saturday, hundreds of Tunisian women took to the streets of Tunis in protest against gender-based ... Read More

James Quincey The Global CEO and Chairman of The Coca-Cola Company, James Quincey has culminated a tour of Africa last week. Accompanied by his extended leadership team, the visit was a testament of Coca-Cola’s commitment to Africa and its interest in ... Read More

The President of Niger, Mr Mahamadou Issoufou, has called on the international community to support efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to ensure peaceful elections in Guinea Bissau this year. He said the prevailing instability in that ... Read More

Bosco Ntaganda The International Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced former Congolese military leader Bosco Ntaganda to 30 years in prison. Ntaganda was convicted of several atrocities including murder, rape and conscripting child soldiers. He was found guilty in July on 18 charges of war ... Read More

Liberian president George Weah on Monday (November 4) confirmed the imminent return of Air France flights to the West African country. “I am excited to announce the return of Air France to Liberia. This is a testament of the measures we ... Read More

Egypt's President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi and Russia's President Vladmir Putin shake hands The Russian president has welcomed thousands of African leaders to discuss politics and business "worth billions of dollars." Unlike China, Putin has promised to refrain from 'political or other' ... Read More

Hamad Buamim, President and CEO of Dubai Chamber Heads of state, 17 ministers, high-ranking government officials and prominent business leaders from Africa have confirmed their participation for the fifth edition of the Global Business Forum Africa (GBF Africa), which takes ... Read More

Mrs Alicia Rico Perez del Pulgar Spain has recently adopted a new comprehensive strategy, III Africa Plan, which seeks to establish a balanced relationship with their African partners based on trust, dialogue and shared responsibilities around four common objectives. Under the ... Read More

The experimental vaccine currently being used to prevent the spread of Ebola has been approved by European regulators. The vaccine, manufactured by US drug maker Merck, has been shown to be effective in protecting people from the deadly virus. The World Health ... Read More