The death of Albert Ojwang, who was accused of defaming Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat, sparked days of protests in Nairobi. Lagat said on Monday that he was stepping aside “in view of the ongoing investigations” into the death of Ojwang

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Opposition leaders said the new law violated a previous Supreme Court ruling.

The list includes major US partners such as Kenya, Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast and Nigeria

The main opposition leader in Tanzania was granted permission on Monday to represent himself in his treason trial after being denied the right to meet his lawyers in private by prison authorities.

In China’s Hunan province, young African entrepreneurs have found a fertile ground to launch their business ventures.

The Paris Air Show kicked off Monday, but controversy quickly followed. Organizers, at France’s request, ordered Israeli offensive weapons displays to be covered, sparking outrage from Israel, who called the move “outrageous” and accused France of mixing politics with defense industry interests.

Gattuso replaces Luciano Spalletti, who was fired last week after Italy lost its opening qualifier 3-0 at Norway to spark fears that the four-time champion will fail to qualify for a third straight World Cup

After 11 days of uncertainty and behind-the-scenes negotiations, funeral plans for Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu have finally been settled. Lungu died at age 68 in South Africa, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness.

The former Juventus midfielder is hoping to make his return to football after his doping scandal.

Floribèrt Bwana Chui Bin Kositi was kidnapped and killed in 2007 after he refused to allow rancid rice from Rwanda to be transported across the border to the eastern Congo city of Goma.

Nearly 3,000 white crosses dot a hillside at the Witkruis Monument, marking white farmers killed over 30 years. But it tells only part of the story. The site has fueled a false narrative of racial targeting, despite studies showing farm attacks affect all races in South Africa.

Tensions between Iran and Israel spill over into a fourth day of open warfare, with no signs of slowing. Early Monday, Iran launched 100 missiles at Israel, setting off air raid sirens across the country and killing at least four people.

Despite South Africa not being part of the G7, the country’s president has been invited to the summit for bilateral talks with the G7 members and in particular with the United States.

Nicolas Sarkozy was president of France from 2007 to 2012. He has now been stripped of the Legion of Honour medal, which is France’s highest distinction, following his conviction for corruption and influence peddling during his time as head of state.

A grand display of military might passed through Washington DC on Saturday, honouring the US military’s 250 years of existence. Meanwhile, mass protests shook the country, decrying US president Trump as a “dictator”.

Only one passenger has so far survived the crash of a Boeing Air India flight on Thursday in the city of Ahmedabad. With victims difficult to identify, families have been slow to receive their relatives’ bodies for burial.

Rape and sexual violence were a common weapon in the civil war that ravaged South Sudan. UN programmes are helping some of the survivors overcome the trauma and rebuild their lives.

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture’s first collection was started in 1925, and today, it is among the oldest and largest collections of materials documenting the history and culture of people of African descent in the United States.

The Crocopark on the outskirts of Agadir is home to crocodiles, turtles and other reptiles. Here, children and adult visitors alike can learn about the human impact of nature.

A Tel Aviv neighbourhood, nuclear sites in Iran and the Defence Ministry headquarters in Teheran: these were just some of the targets that Israeli and Iranian missiles aimed at in the night and early hours on Sunday.

Ivory Coast witnessed several thousand protesters descend in the streets in Abidjan on Saturday to demand the opposition candidate Tijane Thiam be reinstated on the electoral lists. Thiam is currently barred from running in the presidential elections set for October.

The event sees nearly 4,700 Chinese and African companies as well as over 30,000 participants come together over the course of four days.

No planes departed for domestic destinations for seven months from Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture airport after it was attacked by gangs. But on Thursday, the first flight took off for Cap-Haitien in the north of the country, marking a rare success in Haiti’s struggle against armed gangs.

Germany’s new Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul stopped in Egypt on the first leg of his regional tour on Friday. During a joint press conference, the Foreign Ministers of both countries expressed their concern over the mutual missile attacks between Israel and Iran on the same day.

More Iranian missiles shot towards Israeli territory late on Friday and early on Saturday morning in a tit-for-tat exchange following an Israeli attack on Iran on Friday. Israel said on Saturday morning that it would continue its attacks on Iranian targets.

The row over the funeral of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu shows no sign of letting up after his family announced on Friday that Lungu had left instructions that the current president, Hakainde Hichilema, should not be allowed “anywhere near his body.”

Oil prices soared on Friday while stocks fell over concerns that Israel’s attack on Iran could spiral into a wider war and damage the flow of crude around the world.

The tournament will open the doors to players from countries that have never appeared at the FIFA World Cup for national teams.

Seated in 11A, Vishwashkumar Ramesh said his side of the plane fell onto the ground floor of a building, and there was space for him to escape after the door broke open. He unfastened his seat belt and forced himself out of the plane

UN member states on Friday voted overwhelmingly in favour of a Spanish-drafted resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages and full access to deliver aid to 2 million Palestinians at risk of famine.

Nigeria’s president on Wednesday conferred a posthumous national honour on the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and fellow campaigners, 30 years after their execution by the then-military regime.

The teenager, raised in London, was sent to Ghana under the pretext of visiting a sick relative.

Israel launched a wave of strikes across Iran on Friday that targeted its nuclear program and military sites, killing at least two top military officers and raising the prospect of an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries

TikTok star Khaby Lame plays soccer in Brazil after US detention

Tunisian politician Abir Moussi has been sentenced to two years in prison. Moussi sentencing is part of what critics are calling a ‘crackdown’ on government opposition.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the region Friday, where devastating floods have left at least 78 people dead in the southeast of the country as search and rescue operations continued for a fourth day and authorities said they expect the death toll to rise.

Held in Paris, this year’s event highlighted artificial intelligence (AI) as the dominant trend, offering a unique opportunity for African nations to leapfrog into the digital future.

“At no time in the past, nor any instance in the present, and no future juncture shall I view the notion of a one-party state as good for Nigeria,”

“Dance of the Crocodiles ” was selected by the Annecy International Animation Film Festival from more than 250 projects in development