Petrol production at Nigerian business tycoon Aliko Dangote’s US$2 billion (about N$36 billion) state-of-the-art oil refinery ought to be some of the best business news Nigeria has had in years. But many Nigerians will judge its success on two key…

What the rest of the world sees as a sex tape scandal could in fact be the latest episode in the real-life drama over who will become Equatorial Guinea’s next president. Over the past fortnight, dozens of videos – estimates…

A journalist detained in an Eritrean prison without trial for 23 years has won a Swedish human rights prize for his commitment to freedom of expression. Dawit Isaak, who holds dual Eritrean-Swedish citizenship, was given the Edelstam Prize “for his……

The prime minister of Mauritius has accepted that his coalition, L’Alliance Lepep, has suffered a “huge defeat” following Sunday’s parliamentary election. “The population has decided to choose another team,” prime minister Pravind Jugnauth told journalists yesterday. Jugnauth was seeking a…

Quincy jones lived for 50 years after attending his own memorial service. When the musician suffered a brain aneurysm in 1974, his chances of survival were said to be so slim, and his stature so high, that his famous friends…

Civil servants caught having sex in their offices will face “severe measures”, the vice president of Equatorial Guinea has warned. This comes after hundreds of allegedly pornographic videos were leaked to the public on Tuesday. The videos reportedly involve high-ranking…

Americans are choosing their next president on Tuesday in a contest being closely watched around the world. The race is exceptionally close, and either vice president Kamala Harris or former president Donald Trump could win. Voters are also selecting members…

Musician and producer Quincy Jones, who worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and many others, has died at the age of 91. Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, said he “passed away peacefully” on Sunday night at his home in Bel Air.…

South African beauty pageant titleholder Chidimma Adetshina, who was recently at the centre of a fierce nationality row, is to be stripped of her South African identity (ID) and travel documents.South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs began investigating her case…

At least 13 people are known to have died after torrential rain caused flash floods in south-eastern Spain, police say. The country has been badly hit by heavy rain and hailstorms, triggering rapid flooding across multiple regions. Rescue efforts are…

Rumours of ill-health have engulfed two African presidents in recent weeks, sparking contrasting responses and exposing how the well-being of leaders is often treated as a state secret. It started with Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya (91), whose ministers denied that…