Africa

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...

The Togolese Navy participated in the 2025 edition of the Grand African Nemo exercise at the Maritime Prefecture in Lomé,...

  Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity. Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal...

  Mali's military is celebrating a major victory after 234 former JNIM fighters surrendered to the Forces Armées Maliennes (FAMA)...

  A bridge collapsed at a cobalt mine in southeast Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 32 wildcat miners,...

  Malian authorities suspended two French television channels on Friday for broadcasting alleged false information on a fuel blockade imposed...

  Citrus exports from South Africa reached record levels in 2025, increasing by 22 per cent compared with the previous...

  Guinea has officially entered a new era as it begins exporting iron ore from the Simandou mines, home to...

  Libyan authorities have repatriated 80 Nigerian nationals as part of efforts to curb irregular migration and ease overcrowding in...

Mali's foreign minister has dismissed as implausible the notion that terrorists could soon take the capital, in the first extensive...

  Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed Mwigulu Nchemba as the new prime minister, the parliament's speaker said on...

  Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, the daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of...

    South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit has sacked Second Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel and demoted him from...

  Saudi Arabia has deported over 12,000 foreign nationals in a nationwide crackdown on illegal residency, labor, and border security...

  A Gabonese court on Wednesday sentenced former First Lady Sylvia Bongo, 62, and her son Noureddin Bongo, 33, to...

  Authorities in Guinea on Tuesday officially launched production at Simandou, a gigantic mining project that they hope will propel...

  Ethiopia is set to host the UN's COP32 climate summit in 2027 after the Africa Group of Negotiators endorsed...

Lebanon has released Hannibal Gaddafi, the son of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, on bail after nearly a decade in...

    The African Union Commission has expressed "deep concern" over an ongoing terrorist blockade in Mali, calling for "urgent...

  Guinea's transitional president Mamady Doumbouya and eight other candidates have been approved to run in next month's presidential election,...

Sylvia Bongo, the spouse of Gabon's ousted leader Ali Bongo Ondimba, went on trial for graft on Monday, though she...

  Hundreds of civilians were buried in mass graves and others burned by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in...

  Fallen IDF soldier Oz Daniel laid to rest after his body returns from Hamas captivity - Oz Daniel served...