Africa

Niger’s President Gen. Abdourahamane Tiani arrived in Algeria on Sunday for an official working visit, holding talks with Algerian President...

African leaders are seeking answers to tough questions as they gather in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for the 39th...

  South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Thursday he would deploy the army to work alongside the police to tackle...

The African Union Peace and Security Council elected six new members and re-elected four others for the 2026-2028 term following...

  The National Defence College (NDC) and ECOWAS have commenced a Senior Mission Leadership Course to strengthen leadership capacity for...

At least 53 migrants, including two babies, are feared dead or missing after a rubber boat carrying 55 people capsized...

President John Mahama of Ghana has recalled the country’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Baba Ahmed, over alleged links to electoral...

The Association of Petroleum Producers’ Organisation says African Energy Bank is being positioned to raise about $15 billion to finance...

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) accused French President Emmanuel Macron of authorizing intelligence operations aimed at eliminating what it described...

  More than 200 people have been killed in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic...

An Abidjan court on Friday sentenced a Malian politician to three years in prison for insulting Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara....

South Africa has declared Israel's chargé d'affaires Ariel Seidman persona non grata, its foreign affairs ministry said on Friday. South...

  Burkina Faso’s military-led government has dissolved all political parties and scrapped the legal framework governing their operations. This is...

  The head of Niger's military accuses France, Benin and Côte d'Ivoire of being behind an assault on a military...

Ghana has granted citizenship to US YouTuber IShowSpeed, the country's foreign minister announced, as the influencer wraps up a month-long...

The University of Ghana is partnering with tech giant Google and the Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub to develop speech...

The Gold and Precious Ores Division of the Federation of Egyptian Industries says work on creating the country’s first large-scale...

Former Burkina Faso transitional president Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was arrested in Togo and expelled from the country, according to multiple...

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...