Africa

Kenya began selling a 65 per cent stake in its state oil pipeline firm on Monday, aiming to raise 106.3...

Veteran President Yoweri Museveni was declared the landslide winner of Uganda’s presidential election on Saturday, extending his rule into a...

When Yoweri Museveni seized power in Uganda in 1986, he said “the problem of Africa in general and Uganda in...

Ghana has paid a total of US$1.47 billion in 2025 to clear longstanding energy sector debts and restore the World...

  Women are bearing the brunt of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, with the majority of female-headed households not having...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has urged the international community to respect the sovereignty of nation-states and...

Uganda on Monday banned live broadcasts of riots, unlawful processions, and other violent incidents ahead of an election. The Ministry...

  The African Union says it is following with grave concern developments in Venezuela, including reports of President Nicolás Maduro’s...

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Monday called for an emergency session of the African Union Peace and Security Council...

Niger has approved a general mobilisation and the requisition of people and goods to fight terrorism, according to a government...

Côte d'Ivoire is holding legislative elections on Saturday, two months after Alassane Ouattara won a presidential ballot that extended his...

More than 150 people are feared dead after a migrant ship bound for Spain’s Canary Islands capsized earlier this week,...

  In this photograph General Muhammad Ali al-Haddad is pictured in the Libyan capital Tripoli on October 2, 2018. The...

  In a bold move, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their departure from the CFA Franc, marking the...

  Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé has hinted that the country is likely to join the Alliance of Sahel States (AES),...

  The All Progressives Congress says Nigeria is providing strong regional leadership under President Bola Tinubu. Its spokesman in Lagos,...

Guinea-Bissau’s military junta adopted a 12-month transitional charter that bars the interim president and prime minister from running in the...

200,000 Flee as Rwanda-backed Rebels Approach Congo Villages The UN has announced that 200,000 people have fled their homes in...

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has declared a state of emergency across the region, citing rising...

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has strongly condemned the attempted military take-over in the Republic of...

  A group of soldiers have appeared on Benin’s state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent...

Mali has made a significant breakthrough in its efforts to boost revenue from its mining sector, recovering $1.2 billion in...

Niger's military government has made a bold move to break free from decades of French dominance over its uranium industry....

China has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening cultural and cinematic cooperation with Nigeria as the award-winning Chinese documentary “Rooting” was...

The ECOWAS Parliament has declared the military coup d’etat in Guinea-Bissau as an unacceptable assault on democracy and a direct...

  US President Donald Trump is set to host a crucial peace summit in Washington on Thursday, bringing together the...

  Nigeria has solidified its position as the top African supplier of crude oil to the United States, exporting $2.57...

The Heads of the African Union Election Observation Mission, ECOWAS Election Observation Mission, and the West African Elders Forum have...

ECOWAS and the African Union Election Observation Missions to Guinea-Bissau, as well as the West African Elders Forum, have condemned...

Former President Goodluck Jonathan is currently stranded in Guinea-Bissau following a sudden military takeover that has thrown the country into...

  Egypt’s trade with the G20 countries climbed to $70.4 billion in the first nine months of 2025, marking a...

  Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló says he has been arrested by senior military figures in a suspected coup attempt...

  About 115 Burundian refugees, many of whom fled to Rwanda in 2015 due to political instability, have been voluntarily...

Police in Afghanistan destroyed 10 tonnes of expired and substandard medicine in Kandahar province. The local media, Tolo News, reported...

  Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has emphasised the importance of decentralization and local governance in the country's development, saying...

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and key regional Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) are to collaborate to bridge the...

  The UN has expressed shock at the killing of 17 civilians, including women in labour and patients receiving care,...

  UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has said expanding terrorist networks, mass displacement, and the collapse of essential services in West...

  Eswatini received $5.1 million from the US government under a deal to accept third-country nationals deported by the Trump...

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir announced a sweeping overhaul of his government on Monday, appointing a new vice-president and returning...