Author: Gbenga Aborowa

South Africa’s Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Wednesday said Madagascar had reached out for “help” with scientific research. “Our scientists would be able to assist with this research,” Mkhize tweeted.

However the coastal city of Abidjan, which has a population of five million, will remain isolated from the rest of the country, with measures staying in place there until at least May 15.

Citizens have piled pressure on Thabane to leave office over allegations he had a hand in a murder case that has shocked the tiny southern African kingdom, ruling party officials and opposition groups inclusive.

A tribal source said the bloody fighting between the al-Raziqat (Arab) and al-Falata (African) tribes was sparked by a dispute over stolen livestock.

The Dunes Electronique music festival was revived, after a three-year silence, at an iconic ‘Star Wars’ set in Tunisia.

Protesters marched through Conakry in the latest round of demonstrations against President Alpha Conde

In Zimbabwe, its wildlife agency has recorded at least 55 elephant deaths over the past month due to lack of food and water

Past elections have never been this close. If the opposition wins, the country could face a new test on her democracy

The lopsided nature of partial results published could revive fears over the country’s fragile peace deal