

Northern Kenya faces hunger crisis as drought wipes out livestock
In a dry river bed in Kenya's arid northwest, pastoralists dig ever-deeper pits in an anxious search for water, as the region suffers its...


Gunfire, blast jolt Burkina Faso capital, soldiers on streets
Soldiers are on the streets and heavy gunfire has been heard near the main military camp and residential areas of Burkina Faso’s capital....


Equatorial Guinea president to run again to extend 43-year rule
The world's longest-standing leader, President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea, will run for office again in November elections, his...


ECOWAS sanctions Guinea, condemns Mali over Ivorian troops
The Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, has announced more sanctions on Guinea’s military government after it failed to...


Some West African air traffic controllers go on strike as union defies ban
Some air traffic control staff at airports in West and Central Africa went on strike over working conditions and pay on Friday as their...


We are going to surprise South Africa - Minister of Sports Ibrahim Nyelenkeh
Sierra Leone Minister of Sports Ibhrahim Nyelenkeh has outlined what the Leone Stars players need to do ahead of the big clash against...


It’s an honour to play for Sierra Leone – Moses Turay
France -based winger Moses Turay has expressed the pride which comes in representing Sierra Leone. The in-form ESTAC Troyes star is...