8+ hour, 51+ min ago  (156+ words) Heavy security has been deployed across Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations, as fears grow of a repeat of last year's deadly election violence. Police armed with riot gear have flooded the streets after calls…...

7+ hour, 9+ min ago  (374+ words) Tanzanian authorities have arrested dozens of people ahead of planned anti-government protests, intensifying a crackdown on dissent as activists demand democratic reforms and the release of jailed opposition leader Tundu Lissu amid heightened security across the country. Tanzanian authorities have…...

7+ hour, 9+ min ago  (156+ words) Heavy security has been deployed across Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations, as fears grow of a repeat of last year's deadly election violence. Police armed with riot gear have flooded the streets after calls…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (183+ words) Nigeria said on Sunday that two of its nationals were killed in South Africa last month amid xenophobic violence targeting people from elsewhere on the continent. In a statement, it added that they died on 28 June in the build up…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (134+ words) South Africa has deployed more than 3, 000 soldiers across the country to reinforce security as anti-migrant protests intensify, with organisers vowing to stage demonstrations every week. The military deployment, authorised by President Cyril Ramaphosa, began at the end of June and…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (331+ words) Former South African president Jacob Zuma has triggered a political storm after meeting fugitive businessman Ajay Gupta in India and declaring his intention to seek office again, drawing fierce criticism from the government. The South African government has sharply criticised…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (426+ words) Uganda has launched the first phase of a large-scale evacuation of its citizens from South Africa, bringing home 273 nationals amid rising anti-illegal immigration protests and xenophobic violence. More charter flights are planned as hundreds more Ugandans seek voluntary repatriation. A…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (392+ words) Travelling in his capacity as the African Union Champion for Pandemic Preparedness, Prevention and Response (PPPR), Ramaphosa is holding talks with Congolese President F'lix Tshisekedi to reaffirm the African Union's collective support for the Congolese government and people. According to…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (210+ words) Widespread flooding has killed at least 59 people in Ivory Coast since the "particularly heavy" rainy season began in mid-May, a government spokesperson said Wednesday. Each year, the rainy season from late May to late July brings landslides and flooding that…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (420+ words) Thousands of people have taken part in demonstrations across South Africa calling for tougher action against undocumented migrants, in what some accounts describe as the largest anti-immigration mobilisation in recent years. The rallies, which took place in cities including Johannesburg…...