Senegal’s presidential election date shift to March 24 gains international support as the African Union hails the country’s commitment to democratic principles.

Stanis Bujakera, a journalist in the DRC, is on trial for reporting on the alleged involvement of military intelligence in a politician’s murder.

Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, stands as a linguistic colossus in Africa

School official Muhammad Abdullahi explained that some staff, including the head teacher, had also been abducted

Large parts of Gauteng’s economic hub without water since Sunday after Eikenhof pump station damaged

Mackenzie had pleaded not guilty to the charges in the trial of 191 children, which was held separately from the adults.

Ivorian women find refuge and support at Akwaba Mousso, a unique center providing integrated services for victims of domestic abuse, fostering independence and self-esteem.

Kenya faces a growing crisis of femicide, with activists demanding stricter laws and a shift in societal attitudes to protect women from violence.

Filippo Grandi, UN refugee chief, visits Mozambique to address the plight of 780,000 displaced by violence in Cabo Delgado.

The UN urges warring parties in Sudan to stop fighting during Ramadan as the conflict causes a humanitarian crisis.

Several African countries have emerged as economic powerhouses

The foreign ministers of Russia and Nigeria held talks in Moscow on Wednesday where they discussed future relations between the two countries.

A Kenyan opposition leader on Wednesday said he planned to launch a new court challenge against a plan to send police officers to Haiti.

Fighting in Sudan over the past almost 11 months risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis, WFP warned.

Senegalese President Macky Sall dissolves the government, appointing Interior Minister Sidiki Kaba as the new prime minister, in a strategic move for the upcoming presidential election.

The incident involving a Lead Air plane left 5 dead and 2 injured.

Heavy fighting in eastern DR Congo, including the capture of a town by M23 rebels, displaced over 100,000 people and resulted in civilian casualties.

South Africa has submitted a second plea to the International Court of Justice, urging emergency measures to address the “widespread starvation” caused by Israel’s Gaza offensive.

Senegalese lawmakers debate a proposed amnesty bill to calm tensions after deadly protests erupted over the delayed presidential election.

An ISIS-linked insurgency in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province has displaced thousands and left over 70 children missing, raising fears of drowning or kidnapping.

Dozens of women seeking refuge at a camp for terror victims in Nigeria were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists while collecting firewood.

Social media platforms have woven themselves into the fabric of modern African society

Nigeria began trials this week for hundreds of people, including members of the country’s electoral commission, accused of committing offenses related to last year’s general elections. Trials for 190 people, including electoral body officials and members of the major political parties, opened in courts across the country on Monday. Lawyers from Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, are serving as the prosecutor at the trials, with attorneys with the Nigerian Bar Association providing the defense. The INEC says the trials will serve as deterrents in future elections. Godbless Otubure, founder of the pro-democracy nonprofit Ready to Lead Africa, said civic society groups welcome the trials but hope they are not just for show. “It shows that the recommendations that the [civil society organization] community has been making to INEC to ensure that the sanctity and integrity of the electoral process is protected, is sort of gaining ground,” Otubure said. “A bit slow, but this is a welcome development. What we want to see is beyond just the announcement of trials, it’s securing convictions. We’ll continue to monitor it closely and see what the end product is.” Defendants are facing charges such as vote buying, stealing and destroying election materials, disorderly conduct at election venues, willful neglect of duty, possession of firearms and election-related violence. Such infractions are common in Nigeria before, during and after the polls. In last year’s general elections, police say more than 20 people were killed in election-related violence. Emmanuel Njoku of the nonprofit Connected Development said he hopes some of the main perpetrators will be brought to justice. “The thing that would achieve the most impact is not just trying these faceless people, there are very popular faces that were caught on live video threatening people not to come out to vote,” Njoku said. “If we can see such people arrested, tried and convicted on the basis of available evidence, that in itself will go a very long way.” According to the Afrobarometer survey conducted before the polls, less than a fourth of Nigerian citizens had trust in the electoral process. Analysts say irregularities during the polls made matters worse. Otubure said if the trial results in convictions, it could change the negative public opinions. “It’s about cause and effect,” Otubure said. “If people part away with ballot boxes, disrupt the electoral process and they go scot-free, you reduce overall public trust. If people get involved in electoral offenses and they are tried and jailed, you begin to build public trust again. It will not solve the age-long challenge of mistrust but it will begin a reconstruction process.” For now, civil society organizations and observers will be watching to see what happens.

Flash floods in Malawi’s central region last week left six people dead and has displaced thousands of others