Tanzanians began voting on Wednesday morning to elect their president and members of parliament. The outgoing head of state John Magufuli, nicknamed the "bulldozer", faces main opponent Tundu Lissu, who has been able to reinvigorate the opposition, largely stifled during the last five-years.

The National Unity Platform (NUP) party has accused police of pulling down campaign posters of presidential aspirant Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, in some places and supervising the hanging up of those of President Museveni.

Guinea’s President Alpha Conde was prepared to risk it all and seek a controversial third term.

Ericsson has announced the launch of its 2020 edition of the Graduate Program in Africa.

International envoys mediating in the violence following Guinea's disputed election have urged the government to lift a blockade of the home of opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo.

A major opposition party in Tanzania has accused security forces of shooting dead five citizens and arresting its leader amid unrest in the semi-autonomous archipelago over alleged fraud on the eve of the country’s presidential election.

As President John Magufuli winds up his first term in office and seeks re-election to a second and constitutionally final term this week, Tanzanians can look back upon a raft of significant changes — both positive and negative — in his five years at the helm.

Ghana Football Association (GFA) president Kurt Okraku has backed new Black Stars coach Charles Akonnor to ultimately come good despite the mixed results in his first set of assignments.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said recent claims that Ghana has gone HIPC is “flawed” and “deceptive”.