At least 24 people died after heavy rain flooded an illegal underground textile workshop in a private house in Morocco's port of Tangiers.

At least 19 people were killed when armed men raided two villages in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state, the government said.

The African Union must conduct a comprehensive reform if it is to stay relevant, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said at the close of the bloc’s two-day summit on Sunday.

The Federal Government on February 5, 2021 lifted the suspension slammed on Emirates Airlines from operating outbound flights from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) for 72 hours, effective Thursday February 4, 2021, after the airline agreed to withdraw the COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing (RDT) for Nigerian passengers prior to the departure.

Five people, plus four attackers, were killed in an attack at a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, according to Somali police.

African countries have been urged to intensify domestic health financing agenda so as to control future public health shocks in light of the COVID-19 pandemic that affected the health and socioeconomic state of the continent

It is indeed a moment of double celebration for the family members of Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, who has just clocked the same age on the same day as her daughter, Meraiah.

South African universities made a strong showing on a list of African universities released by a ranking site. Eight of the top ten varsities were in South Africa with the other two from Egypt.

Thousands of protesters backed by Tunisia’s powerful labour union gathered in central Tunis on Saturday in the country’s biggest demonstration for years, defying a police lockdown that blocked roads in a large area of the capital.