The oldest existing, and continually operating educational institution in the world is the University of Karueein, founded in 859 AD in Fez, Morocco.

The Nigerian Government has condemned Canada for denying visas to its senior military officers, including the head of the military, reports BBC News. Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa ...

Zimbabwe's Cabinet has approved the compulsory usage of electronic money by all businesses as part of measures to fast-track the formalisation of the business sector. This comes after most big ...

Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has declared former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta a fugitive, placing him on its wanted list for failing to appear for questioning on multiple ...

Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai has suspended more than 450 government officials who failed to declare their assets on time, as part of an anti-corruption drive. The suspensions are to last for a ...

The African Union's (AU) mission to the US has engaged the services of a Florida-based lobby group to urge the Trump administration to lift targeted sanctions on senior Zimbabwean officials, including ...

SA can expect another week in the eye of the of a global storm sparked by Washington’s retaliation to the Expropriation Bill. Trump on 7 February ordered that all US foreign assistance to SA be ...

The extent of the Namibian President's power has been examined in the country's Supreme Court by South African advocates who are representing opposition parties that are challenging election results, ...

Harare town clerk Hosiah Chisango’s acquittal in a $9m fraud case has is another example of 'catch and release', suggests a New Zimbabwe report. The NPA last week dropped all charges against Chisango, ...