In Buganda kingdom, the gomesi dress, a brightly-coloured, floor-length gown with squared neckline and puffed sleeves, is a symbol of honour and prestige. It is fastened with a belt below the waist, ...

Kenya's national power utility said on Tuesday that rapid uptake of variable renewable energy sources such as wind and solar was affecting the stability of its electricity grid. Share Kenya Power says ...

The ancient town of Igbo-Ora in Oyo State, southwest Nigeria, over the weekend, transformed into a dazzling spectacle of rhythm, colour, and connection as hundreds of twins, their families, and ...

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have initiated a year-long process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the court said in a statement. Share Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger first ...

Security forces raided the laboratory late on Thursday and seized drugs and equipment. South African police have uncovered a major crystal meth laboratory on the border with Zimbabwe and rounded up ...

The gun attack took place in a rural area near the town of Tum in Ethiopia’s Southwest region and investigations are ongoing, according to Türkiye’s ambassador to Ethiopia. Share The bodies of the ...

The Namibian Marine Phosphate wants to dredge the ocean floor for the key ingredient of fertilisers, but conservationists reportedly want to challenge the clearance. FILE PHOTO: The dredging will be ...

The electoral commission said the court argued that fewer than 4% of Kenyans held university degrees and that the university degree requirement was discriminatory. Share The university degree clause ...

The WHO says the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC started in February 2026, months before it was officially declared on May 15. Share The WHO says that early cases of Ebola in DRC were wrongly diagnosed ...

As blended as football in France is, it is also stained by racism, albeit the racism stems less from the system of French football itself and more from stakeholders such as the media, politicians, ...

Botswana and Zambia have separately lifted travel restrictions on South Africa's opposition politician Julius Malema, who is also the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters party (EFF). Botswana was ...

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart, Samia Suluhu Hassan, have endorsed a proposal to build an oil refinery in Tanzania's port city of Tanga. Share The presidents of ...