Security experts have pushed back against a warning by Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni that South Africa faces potential coup threats, insisting there is no evidence of an immediate ...

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By Dylan Bettencourt The Minister in the Presidency says the government found signs that people were planning a coup to take over the country. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said South Africa is safe ...

A social media post by U.S.-based Ghanaian pastor, Prophet Jimmy Alla-Mensah, is drawing renewed attention following the ...

Muhammadu Buhari, who bin lead Nigeria as both military ruler and elected president, die for London on Sunday.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) former army chief, Lieutenant General Christian Tshiwewe, has been arrested on ...

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Mafalda Marchioro woke up to messages from friends living overseas asking if she was safe in Abidjan, the largest city in ...

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Five years since the Mali coup of 2020, the key lesson is that the international community must move beyond the view of coups as isolated events.

Mali and Russia have signed a series of agreements aimed at expanding mutual trade and strengthening economic ties. Among them is a pledge for greater cooperation on nuclear energy, according to ...

US aid to Africa has been cut and now defence is in Trump's sights - but it may prove more costly.