An Air France passenger jet flying from Mauritius to France was forced to land in Mombasa after a flight attendant found a package in an aircraft toilet which looked like a bomb. Read more »
The constitution now allows President Paul Kagame to stand for another term of seven years and two more after that. Read more »
The 9.3 ton statue of Abune Petros, the Ethiopian Bishop martyred during the Italian occupation, will return to Menelik Square. Read more »
President James Michel has been sworn in for what will be his third term in office, while the opposition has reportedly rejected the results and requested a recount of the votes. Read more »
Clint 'Maximus' Breithaupt has said that he was taken by surprise when he heard his work had been nominated in the 58th Grammy Awards in the best remixer category. Read more »
AllAfrica's news partners in Nairobi report gains for Africa at the end of the landmark World Trade Organisation ministerial conference in Nairobi - the first time the ... Read more »
"We will not allow foreign troops in Burundi. We don't need them," said a government spokesman after the African Union's Peace and Security Council agreed to deploy an African ... Read more »
President Yoweri Museveni hosted the Barcelona Legends, who had come to play a charity match against a select Ugandan soccer team. Read more »
The African Union's Peace and Security Council has proposed sending peacekeepers to Burundi, which UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warns is on "the brink of a civil war that risks ... Read more »
The Rwandan people are voting on a constitutional amendment which would allow President Paul Kagame to serve a third term. Read more »
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