by Nurat Uthman March 24 Ethiopia aims to pass legislation to let foreigners own real estate as part of the country's broader plan to open up the economy and attract...

by Nurat Uthman Malawi's president appealed for $200 million in food aid this weekend, saying millions of citizens faced starvation due to a drought linked to the El Nino weather...

by Nurat Uthman Chad's Constitutional Council on Sunday cleared 10 candidates for this year's long-awaited presidential election, including interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby and the country's recently-appointed prime minister. The...

by Nurat Uthman Development lender British International Investment said on Monday it had agreed a $100 million finance facility with the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB)...

by Nurat Uthman The Senegalese on Sunday began voting for a new president in an unpredictable race following three years of turmoil and political crisis, AFP journalists observed. Around 7.3...

by Nurat Uthman Southern African regional leaders on Saturday reiterated their commitment to their peacekeeping mission in restive eastern Congo and condemned a letter of protest by Rwanda written last...

by Nurat Uthman At least 17 people were killed in Somalia on Saturday after Islamist group al Shabaab attacked a military base, military officers and witnesses said. The early-morning raid...

by Nurat Uthman The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on Niger's army that it said had killed 30 soldiers on Wednesday. The group said in a...

by Nurat Uthman Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) who are fighting the country's armed forces have rejected an agreement between the nation's military government and UN agencies to deliver...

by Nurat Uthman Kenyan government officials ignored "credible reports" that could have prevented the death of more than 400 suspected doomsday cult members, a state-funded human rights watchdog said on...