Africa

The final results of a controversial referendum granting unchecked powers to the office of Tunisia’s President Kais Saied showed 94.6 percent of votes in favour, the electoral authority said Tuesday. …

Three firefighters died Tuesday (August 16) as they battled forest blaze in Morocco. They were mobilized in the M’diq-Fnideq province in the north of the Kingdom when a vehicle belonging …

Egypt’s central bank governor resigned Wednesday as the country struggles to address its economic woes. President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi accepted the resignation of Mr. Amer, who had been in office …

An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced a judge to death for murdering his wife, the judiciary said, in the third high-profile femicide case in the country in two months. The …

Kenya’s veteran politician Raila Odinga on Tuesday vowed to pursue “all constitutional and legal options” after rejecting the outcome of last week’s election that handed the presidency to his rival …

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) will hike its overnight deposit rate by 50 basis points (bps) on Thursday as it works to keep inflation in check, a Reuters poll …

A group of independent observers has said that the just concluded Kenya’s presidential election corresponds to their own tally. The observation group by name of ELOG said they had dispatched …

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect of Kenya, William Ruto, on his victory in the East African nation’s General Elections. In a statement signed by spokesperson Femi Adesina, the …

The just concluded Kenya election has elicited mixed reactions following the chaotic declaration of the former Deputy President William Ruto. Ruto promised to work with everyone and admitted that he …

The last soldiers belonging to France’s Barkhane operation in Mali have now left the African country, the French chiefs of staff said on Monday. French forces have been supporting Mali …