(Tanzania has awarded contracts to build new railway lines worth about $9 billion (Sh882b) to Chinese firms, its transport minister said, expanding Beijing’s presence in East Africa’s second-biggest economy.)

(South Africa’s former president Thabo Mbeki Friday joined government officials in denying allegations that the country paid bribes to secure the right to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.)

(Addressing the opening of the two-day China-Africa Colloquium at University of Cape Town, Dlamini-Zuma lauded China’s support to Africa in its fight against colonialism and struggle for independence.)

(C’est une confrontation à mort qu’ont engagé les autorités égyptiennes avec la confrérie des Frères musulmans. La condamnation à la peine capitale prononcée, samedi 16 mai, par la justice égyptienne, à l′encontre de l’ancien président Mohamed Morsi et de 105 autres responsables…

(Ugandan authorities are waiting for a decision by Tanzania’s High Court to extradite Jamil Mukulu, the founder of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). “We had to put up our case to show that Jamil is wanted back home for criminal related…

(Independent South African political analyst Harald Pakerndorf said he hopes Mmusi Maimane, the first black leader of South Africa’s mostly-white main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party, was selected for his leadership qualities, not skin color.)

(Bus drivers across Tanzania on Monday went on strike, paralyzing business and travel services across Tanzania, leaving tens of thousands of local and foreign travelers stranded in the capital city of Dar es Salaam and other big towns in this African country.)

(Ça y est, la Cour constitutionnelle a déclaré hier, 3 mai 2015, Faure Gnassingbé victorieux du scrutin du 25 avril avec 58% des voix. Il n’y a donc pas eu de surprise car on s’y attendait. Certes, elle a reconnu qu’il y…

(Les corps de centaines de personnes ont été retrouvés dans la ville de Damasak (nord-est du Nigeria), apparemment victimes des exactions du groupe islamiste Boko Haram, qui a perpétré de nouvelles attaques pendant le week-end, nouveau signe de son pouvoir de nuisance.)

(Goodwill Zwelithini is the influential king of South Africa’s Zulu nation. Comments that he made last month — when he reportedly said head lice should be squashed and foreigners should pack their belongings and leave the country — have been blamed for…