Africa

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have initiated a regional economic integration framework (REIF) to strengthen cooperation and...

    Kenya's President William Ruto has signed an agreement with Qatar to send 13,000 Kenyans to the Gulf state...

  Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced a significant oil discovery in the Ghadames Basin, with the well H1-NC4...

  Pakistan's federal cabinet has approved the 27th Constitutional Amendment Bill, proposing significant changes to the country's military command structure....

A Sudanese paramilitary commander, Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, also known as Abu Lulu, has been accused of executing more than 2,000...

    Kenyan President William Ruto has confirmed that the country is implementing deliberate daily power rationing, marking the first...

  The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday confirmed all 39 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against...

    A Sudanese military cargo aircraft crashed late Tuesday in West Kordofan state, southern Sudan, the army said. A...

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $70 million grant to support youth empowerment in five regions of...

  About 11 residents have died in a fire at a municipal nursing home in the northern Bosnian city of...

  South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired the country's finance minister just over two months after appointing him. The...

  The government of Chad has announced the immediate closure of its border with Nigeria, citing security concerns following reports...

The army in Guinea-Bissau says it has foiled a plot to destabilise the government and arrested several senior military officers...

  Guinea-Bissau's military announced on Friday that it has thwarted an attempt to overthrow the government, just ahead of the...

A South African court ruled on Thursday that the 1967 death of ANC leader and Nobel prize winner Albert Luthuli...

In a shocking turn of events, the Commander of the Tanzanian Defence Force, General Nkunda, has reportedly refused to open...

  Uganda's veteran opposition leader, Colonel (Rtd) Dr. Kizza Besigye, has been honored with the prestigious Akufo-Addo Africa Democracy Award...

  Tanzanian police declared an evening curfew in the country's largest city after hundreds protested on Wednesday. Despite heavy security...

Ethiopia's leader called on Tuesday for international "mediation" with Eritrea over access to the sea, insisting on an "irreversible" claim...

Kenyans have been "lured" by recruiters into fighting for Russia in Ukraine, the Kenyan foreign ministry said in a statement...

  Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, has been re-elected for an eighth term with 53.7 per cent of the votes....

The United States has removed Mali from the list of countries whose nationals are required to deposit a $10,000 bond...

  Former First Lady of Ghana, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, has died, Thursday, October 23, 2025, at the Greater Accra...

Gabon's former first lady and the son of the country's deposed leader Ali Bongo Ondimba will not return to Libreville...

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed Nigeria’s former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, to lead its...

  Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party said Saturday it will begin steps to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term by two years,...

Michael Randrianirina, commander of CAPSAT, Madagascar’s elite army unit, has been sworn in as the country’s president. Blaring trumpets, raised...

  The African Union suspended Madagascar on Wednesday, hours after the leader of a military coup said he would be...

Kenyan opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga dies in India, some Indian and Kenyan media report, quoting hospital...

  Cameroon opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma declared victory late on Monday in the country's October 12 presidential election, urging President...

A boat capsized on a lake in northeastern Ghana, killing 15 people, mostly children, maritime authorities said on Sunday. "Tragically,...

    At least 43 people, including nationals of Malawi and Zimbabwe, were killed when a passenger bus rolled down...

  Mali will require a reciprocal visa bond on US nationals seeking business or tourist visas, its Foreign Ministry said....

    Seychelles' opposition leader Patrick Herminie has won the presidential run-off, electoral commission results showed on Sunday, after a...

  The presidential party in Gabon got slightly more than a third of seats in parliament on Saturday, results showed,...

  A mutinying army unit declared on Sunday that it was taking control of all Madagascar military forces as President...

Voting began Sunday as Cameroon holds presidential elections which 92-year-old Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, is...

The European Union has pledged a $12.5 billion investment in South Africa's sustainable energy, transport, and health sectors, marking a...

  Somalia has announced plans to accelerate the introduction of Swahili into the country's curriculum for schools and universities as...

  Morocco's King Mohammed VI says improving public education and healthcare was a priority, but made no reference to the...