South African president Cyril Ramaphosa said he will deploy the army to help the police fight criminal gangs and illegal mining in the country. Gang violence is a major problem in South Africa, which has one of the world’s highest…

The health of detained veteran Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has “reached a critical and deteriorating state,” his party says, after he was taken overnight to a medical facility in the capital, Kampala. The 69-year-old politician was driven to a…

As Ugandans head to the polls next week, they are faced with a choice of propelling a leader into his fifth decade in power or backing a candidate seeking to capitalise on the desire for change from some quarters. President…

Central African Republic (CAR) president Faustin-Archange Touadéra has won a third term after securing an outright majority in last month’s presidential election, provisional results show. The 68-year-old mathematics professor was widely expected to win after the main opposition coalition boycotted…

Mali and Burkina Faso say they will bar United States (US) citizens from entering their countries in response to a similar move by the Trump administration. The two West African states were recently placed under full entry restrictions under US…