People gathered in Ougadougou’s Place de la Révolution on Wednesday night to celebrate the military government's achievements.

President Bola Tinubu lauded that the country had overcome major challenges since he assumed office in 2023 while he remains unpopular among young Nigerians with his reelection bid around the corner

Hundreds of mourners in Gaza City held a vigil on Wednesday for 105 people killed during Israel's war on the Palestinian territory. Their bodies were recovered in the past several days, after remaining buried under the rubble for nearly three years.

With less than nine months to go before the start of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, host nations Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda are scrambling to finish preparations amid rumours of a potential relocation.

In a new report, Amnesty International said Moroccan intelligence services use a web of surveillance to silence any critical voices.

Algerian lawmakers on Thursday voted to impose the death penalty on convicted forest arsonists, after deadly wildfires killed at least 12 people during the summer.

Tycoon Wicknell Chivayo and his wife Lucy Muteke were among six people killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday.

Wicknell Chivayo was one of the most recognisable faces of a class of conspicuously wealthy entrepreneurs with ties to Zimbabwe's ruling party. His death sparked mixed reactions in the country.

Omar al Bashir was being treated at an army hospital in the Sudanese capital Thursday, according to his lawyer. The 82-year-old has spent most of his life, since his ouster in 2019, between hospital and prison.

Addis Ababa accused Eritrea of supporting the Tigray People's Liberation Front, which has launched attacks into the neighbouring Afar and Amhara regions. Ethiopia said it would expel 10 Eritrean diplomats and close its embassy in Asmara.