Members of the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) party in Malawi  are furious. They are accusing President Bingu Wa Mutharika’s  government of acting  irresponsibly when it secretly purchased a multi-million dollar presidential jet. The (UDF) party’s Fahad Assani says last year’s purchase signifies the misplaced priorities of Mr. Mutharika’s government. Mr Assani went on to [...]

The mayor of the Somali capital Mogadishu has issued a warning to resident’s to vacate the city amidst fierce battles between government forces and insurgents. According to reports coming out of the country, more than 50 people have been killed in three days of Islamist insurgent attacks. The Mayor, Abdurisaq Mohamed Nor said the long-anticipated [...]

The Chelsea football club striker, Didier Drogba, who is also Captain of the Ivory Coast National football team has been named African Footballer of the Year. Drogba, who has been having a successful season, scored five goals as Ivory Coast qualified for the 2010 World Cup and also scored for Chelsea in the FA Cup [...]

Milton Keynes this year plays host to a brand new and exciting cultural event, the inaugural Miss African Spirit Beauty pageant. Taking place on the on May 22nd 2010 it is by no accident that the event coincides with Africa Day festivities taking place during that same week. Miss African Spirit will be an annual [...]

In Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, thousands of people gathered for a march to the state office of the presidency to demand the appearance of their leader Musa Umaru Yar’Adua who has not been seen in public since his arrival from Saudi Arabia where he underwent treatment for heart problems two weeks ago. It was reported that [...]

Members of the government in the West African State of Guinea have announced that the country will hold a presidential election on June 27. It will be the first since a military coup that brought Dadis Camara into power in December of last year.
The proposed date was set last month by the main electoral commission and [...]

The High Court of Zimbabwe has refused to overturn the election of the first opposition Speaker of Parliament since the country’s independence. The decision comes after a challenge by a member of parliament from Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party. This is an important ruling as it will ease concerns within the MDC, which accuses its coalition partners in [...]

Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has replaced Sarki Mukhtar, the country’s National Security Adviser. The move is seen as a further sign in Jonathan asserting his authority after the return of the sick President Umaru Yar’Adua. Sarki Mukhtar has been a powerful figure in the inner circle of Yar’Adua.  He has been replaced with Aliyu Gusau, [...]

As the opposition swore to contest President Faure Gnassingbe’s re-election in Togo, there are reports coming out of the country that teargas was fired at hundreds of protesters on Sunday. Among the protesters was opposition candidate Jean-Pierre Fabre, who has accused the President Faure Gnassingbe of rigging the country’s elections. Opposition candidate Jean-Pierre Fabre, took [...]

According to reports coming out of Togo, President Faure Gnassingbe the incumbent in the country’s Presidential election is said to have won the elections by a comfortable margin.  The election commission said Faure Gnassingbe, had beaten opposition challenger Jean-Pierre Fabre. He won 1.2 million votes of two million cast, according to officials, considerably more than [...]

In the East African state of Tanzania, unidentified gunmen raided a wedding party at a village in the north of the country killing five people according to the country’s police.  About seven people were also injured in the incident that happened in Tarime district, in the Mara region, on Thursday night. According to Tarime police [...]