Raila Odinga says he wants to create "a proper democracy" in Kenya Kenya's main opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has declared himself the "people's president" at a controversial "swearing-in" ceremony in the capital. Thousands of his supporters attended the event, despite a ... Read More

President George Weah Liberia’s newly sworn-in President George Weah pledged to cut his own salary by a quarter on Monday, in a nationwide address in which he warned of tough times ahead for a “broke” country. “The state of the economy ... Read More

Paul Kagame - Rwanda President The outgoing Chairperson of the African Union (AU), President Alpha Condé of Guinea, has handed over the headship of the continental body to President Paul Kagame of Rwanda with a call on the members of ... Read More

Sisi Egyptian politician Mousa Mostafa Mousa said on Monday he would compete in presidential elections, hours before a nomination deadline was set to make President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi the sole candidate after withdrawals and a boycott call. Several leading opposition figures ... Read More

The Nigerian government has officially responded to an open letter by former president Olusegun Obasanjo, in which he advices incumbent Muhammadu Buhari against seeking reelection in the 2019 elections. A statement issued by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, ... Read More

Donald Trump and Bill Gates Bill Gates, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft and one of the world’s richest men has cautioned the U.S. president Donald John Trump against damaging the country’s relations with Africa. Speaking at the annual World Economic ... Read More

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, known in South Africa as the “mother of the nation”, was hospitalized for a kidney infection, the family announced on Tuesday. Winnie Mandela, 81, who is considered a heroine in the fight against apartheid, had been persecuted ... Read More

Military authorities in Gambia arrested two of ex-strongman Yahya Jammeh’s generals after they returned unexpectedly from exile over the weekend, the army said in a statement on Monday. Gambia’s current President Adama Barrow was sworn in a year ago as a ... Read More

The African Union Commission is set to launch the first AU Agenda 2063 Flagship project, the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on January 28, 2018, as a historic event at the African Union Summit, nearly ... Read More

Yoweri Museveni - Uganda’s President Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has vowed to enforce the death penalty again, despite opposition from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the country. “We believe in the Law of Moses; eye for an eye,” he said in a ... Read More