South Africa: Top Global Audit Firm Cleans Out Its South African Stables

The scandal over the “capture” of the South African state by President Jacob Zuma's friends, the Gupta family, has swept aside the South African leadership of one of… Read more »

Africa: Obama's 'Power Africa' Program to Continue

President Barack Obama's initiative aimed at doubling access to electricity in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030 is set to continue under the Trump administration, says the official… Read more »

Senegal: Dakar Deports Activist For Burning Franc CFA

A pan-African activist campaigning for an end to the use of the French-backed Franc CFA has been thrown out of Senegal. Kemi Séba, a Beninoise born in France, was arrested… Read more »

Africa: The Diplomatic Thriller Comes to Nigeria

A diplomatic thriller that is part spy novel, part crime drama, with a hint of Nollywood, The Shadow List by Todd Moss is a gripping read. It is the fourth adventure featuring Judd… Read more »

Togo: Govt Slows Internet Ahead of Opposition Demonstration

The Internet is slowed down in Togo as the opposition announced a demonstration for this Wednesday and Thursday. Citizens had trouble communicating on the Internet this morning,… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Transitional Govt When Mugabe Goes?

Zimbabwe's Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa envisages forming a transitional government with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai when President Robert Mugabe steps down or dies,… Read more »

Togo: Opposition Plans Big March for Reform

A coalition of opposition political parties on Monday called on the Togolese people to demonstrate for institutional and constitutional reforms, and more freedom and democracy in… Read more »

Lesotho: Another Army Commander Assassinated - Report

Lesotho Defence Force commander Khoantle Motsomotso has been shot dead by his subordinates this morning, according an Al Jazeera report. Read more »

Africa: The Week's Hottest African Gossip

Will Nigerian Magazine Break Gender Taboos? Read more »

Niger: Hundreds of Homes Destroyed in Flooding

After last week's catastrophes in Maradi and Zinder, which left seven people dead and more than a thousand affected, torrential rains in the capital Niamey on Saturday destroyed… Read more »

Africa: U.S. State Department To Get Experienced Diplomat in Key Africa Post

Donald Yamamoto, who has extensive diplomatic experience in Africa including two tours as a U.S. ambassador, will take office as Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Africa on 5… Read more »

South Africa: Two Missing Gold Miners Died, Three Still Sought

Two of five miners trapped three kilometres underground after a seismic event in a South African gold mine have been recovered, but succumbed to their injuries. Read more »

Africa: 10 Reasons Farming is Sexy

Here's a wild thought. Rihanna wild. Farming allows you to get dirty without the guilt... Read more »

South Africa: Court Finds Coffin Assault Duo Guilty

Theo Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen have been found guilty of attempted murder, assault, kidnapping and intimidation in the Middelburg High Court after they forced Rethabile… Read more »

Ethiopia: 13 Hurt in City Market Explosion - Report

13 people have been injured after a hand grenade was thrown by unknown attackers at a market in Jimma town in the Oromia Regional State, reports Fana Broadcasting Corporate. Read more »

Africa: Immigration Bill Targets Africans Who Benefit United States

African immigrants to the United States account for less than five percent of the total, but they are better educated than most and their earnings are among the highest. African… Read more »

South Africa: Hotel Worker Pushed by Mugabe's Son Loses Baby - Report

A pregnant waitress lost her baby after she was pushed by Robert Mugabe jnr at a Sandton hotel, according to TimesLive. Read more »

South Africa: Will Grace Mugabe Ever Return to South Africa?

The scene has been set for a protracted legal battle between the South African Government and Gabriella Engels, the alleged victim of an assault by Zimbabwean First Lady Grace… Read more »

South Africa: Grace Mugabe Escapes Court Appearance

Grace Mugabe returned home to Zimbabwe with her husband, President Robert Mugabe, on Sunday without having to appear in court on charges of assaulting a woman in a Johannesburg… Read more »

South Africa: Immunity, or Not, What is Happening With Grace Mugabe?

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has reportedly denied that Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe will be granted diplomatic immunity despite reports… Read more »

South Africa: Have You Seen Grace Mugabe's U.S.$3.5 Million Mansion?

Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe has bought a U.S.$3.5 million mansion in one of Johannesburg's wealthiest communities. Read more »

South Sudan: Is Peace Possible Without Rebel Leader Machar?

Four years into the South Sudan crisis, a solution is yet to be found. Gruesome crimes continue, with millions displaced and hundreds of thousands facing famine, according to… Read more »

South Africa: Grace Mugabe Will Appear in Court Today - Police Chief

Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe will appear in a Wynberg magistrate's court after she allegedly assaulted a 20-year-old model at a Sandton hotel, according Minister of Police… Read more »

Nigeria: How #Bokoharam Uses Women & Children as 'Human Bombs'

Women now make account for the majority of suicide bombings carried out by the Nigerian-based extremist group Boko Haram. Read more »

Southern Africa: Lesotho Will Stop Being 'Bad Boys' - PM

Newly-elected Prime Minister Tom Thabane has vowed that Lesotho will stop being the "bad boys" of southern Africa. Read more »