African News

An African President is usually identified by the expensive trips he takes across the world in attempts to consolidate himself as a leader and perhaps build relations between his countries and those outside Africa. John Magufuli however is one very strange president, the Tanzanian leader has apparently never set foot outside Africa since his election as president in 2015. The ...

Tensions between the government and rebel forces have continued to increase in the Central African Republic where three UN peacekeepers were recently killed. The UN said unidentified combatants carried out two attacks, leaving two other peacekeepers injured. The group was stationed in CAR to quell violence ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections that are to take place on Sunday. Current ...

There was drama in Tanzania during the swearing in of the Cabinet on Wednesday, December 9, after a nominated deputy Minister struggled to read his oath in Swahili. President Magufuli had appointed Francis Ndulane as the deputy Minister for Minerals in his latest cabinet. Ndulane failed to accurately read the content of his oath of office during the function that ...

The western African nation of Ivory Coast is undergoing their presidential election as leading opposition parties boycott the polls. Tens of thousands of security forces were deployed across the country to help keep the elections at bay. The opposition boycotted President Alassane Outtara’s bid for a third term in office saying it is illegal. They threatened to block polling stations ...

Deputy President William Ruto, on Sunday, October 4, apologized to a couple after they were teargassed in church on their wedding day. In a video that was posted to YouTube, the DP said that the church was a sacred place. He thereafter offered to pay for the couple’s honeymoon to a destination of their choice. Mr Ruto said this while ...