South Africa is stepping in to ease the fuel-price crisis, announcing billions of rand in tax relief as motorists and commuters struggle with record pump prices.

Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio has called on world leaders to make conflict prevention a central priority of international

The International Monetary Fund raised its growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa to 4.5% this year and its Africa Director Zeine Zeidane praised the continent's resilience.

Rival jihadist factions in the Sahel have clashed on an unprecedented scale in recent weeks. On Monday, the Islamic State in the Sahel Province said it had killed more than 400 fighters from the al-Qaeda-linked JNIM four days earlier.

National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola will resume his duties on Monday after he was cleared of charges that he broke public finance rules.

President Hakainde Hichilema described it as an endorsement of the country's commitment to protecting human rights.

With just two weeks to go before the vote on extending MINURSO’s mandate, tensions are rising over Western Sahara.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced Friday the establishment of an interim administration in the northern Tigray region, which has been controlled by rebels who have clashed with federal forces in recent weeks

Africa now has more Catholics than Europe. The Vatican’s latest statistics put Africa’s Catholic population at 288 million, slightly ahead of Europe’s 287 million.

Hundreds of former fighters in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have been signing up for a government programme to help them return to civilian life.