The death toll from a Wednesday attack in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia has risen to 222 people, a volunteer from the country’s Red Cross told Reuters on Friday. “Yesterday we...
Ethiopia will hold a parliamentary election on 5 June 2021, the National Electoralb Board said on Friday, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed tries to quell outbreaks of deadly political and ethnic violence ...
The long-time leader of Mali’s opposition, Soumaila Cisse, has died at the age of 71, his spokesman said on Friday, two months after his release from lengthy captivity by Islamist insurgents. Ci...
Thousands of Ivorians gathered for Christmas mass at the giant Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro late on Thursday to mark the end of a year marred by COVID-19 and a disputed election that ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has appealed to African countries to strengthen measures to curb the thrashing coronavirus pandemic, as the confirmed cases across the region top 2.5 million. Accor...