Taiwanese prosecutors on Friday indicted a senior university official and nine others over a scholarship scam where Ugandan students were forced to toil in a factory instead of studying.

At least 11 people were killed and 53 injured when a bus hit an explosive device in central Mali on Thursday, according to a hospital source.

Nigeria's Court of Appeal on Thursday dropped terrorism charges against separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu that had been brought by the government, in a unanimous decision by all three judges hearing the case.

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In total, 35 countries abstained from the vote, of which 19 were African.

Malawi is asking the UN for more cholera vaccines, fearing heavy rains could worsen an outbreak of the water-borne disease that has so far claimed 128 lives.

Acute malnutrition is surging among children displaced by drought and conflict in a part of central Somalia teetering on the edge of famine, according to a survey conducted by humanitarian agencies.

South Africa exports large quantities of onions, potatoes, and cabbages to Botswana.

It's the start of a new school term in Sudan, yet nine-year-old Zahra Hussein stays home helping with household chores, forced to drop out as her family's money grows ever tighter.

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda is known in some circles as a typical African strongman - with many years in power, no sign of stepping down, human rights abuse claims, and oppression of voices of dissent.

The racetrack was set to be constructed between Victoria Falls and Hwange National Park, two areas which are in the Zimbabwe section of the Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area that cuts across Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola.

The Episcopal Conference of Malawi, a grouping of Catholic bishops, says that compared to his regional peers, President Lazarus Chakwera has failed to steer the country in the face of Covid-19, climate change, and the war in Ukraine.

African countries should call for concessional loans in the climate change fight, say experts.

When Wuri Bailo Keita's two-year-old daughter Fatoumatta developed a fever, he took her to hospital where she was diagnosed with malaria and sent home with a prescription for a paracetamol syrup.

Chad's prime minister resigned along with his government on Tuesday, a day after the country's military leader announced the creation of a "government of national union" to chart the path to new elections.

Lesotho will be governed by a coalition made up of Revolution for Prosperity, the Alliance of Democrats and Movement for Economic Change after the RFP failed to secure the 61 seats needed for an outright majority.

LONDON, Oct 11 - The United Nations' Development Programme (UNDP) joined on Tuesday the chorus of institutions and charities warning that a serious debt crisis is now taking hold in the poorest parts of the world.

Zimbabwe banned the import of Tiger Brands baby-powder products, a month after the South African company recalled some of the items because they may have been tainted by asbestos.

With results pointing to a victory for the seven-month-old Revolution for Prosperity in Lesotho, the 7 October general elections were largely free and fair, according to the European Union election observer team.

A charter aircraft from Angola is grounded at Cape Town International Airport for landing without a mandatory foreign operator permit, according to the transport department.