Journalists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing mounting threats as conflict intensifies in the east, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The group warns the country has…

Absence of interstate war in Africa masks a grimmer reality: intense internal conflicts as ethnic groups and nations vie for power within borders.

The mine gave way after heavy rains on Wednesday, a local rebel spokesman says.

Benin's parliamentary elections and Uganda's general elections, both held in January, marked the beginning of a busy and decisive year at ballot boxes across the African continent.

Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday officially started a $12.5 billion construction project for what officials say will be Africa's biggest airport when completed in

The offensive is in the central state of Kogi, where the bandits have recently become more active.

A new investigation reveals how banned and highly toxic chemicals, smuggled through porous borders, are claiming farmers’ lives and poisoning the food chain

By broadcasting video ‘confessions’ of alleged coup plotters, Ibrahim Traoré’s regime has entered a new phase of psychological warfare. But is this transparency, or a calculated campaign of…

Copper exports could be a way out of debt for Zambia. However, the geopolitical power struggle between China, Europe and the US is evident in the transportation routes.

In Tanzania, the roar of lions across the Serengeti plains, the scent of spices drifting through Zanzibar’s Stone Town, and the glint of Kilimanjaro’s snow-capped peak are more than iconic images.…

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni and his opponents have held their final rallies ahead of the country's next election

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A catastrophic humanitarian crisis has gripped a refugee camp in Bujumbura, eastern Burundi, as tens of thousands of displaced Congolese residents flee from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…

The United States House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The trade programme gives more than 30 sub-Saharan African…

A landslide in eastern Congo has killed at least 13 people and left over 30 missing

Three months after announcing their departure ‘with immediate effect’ from the international court, described as an ‘instrument of neo-colonial repression in the hands of imperialism’, the three AoSS…

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SUSPECTED jihadists launched an assault on Mali’s Morila gold mine over the weekend, destroying equipment and temporarily seizing seven employees before their release, said Reutres citing mining…

Ugandan security forces have unlawfully targeted opposition supporters with unnecessary and excessive force, arbitrary arrests, and torture.

At least 10 people, including seven children, were killed Monday when a drone strike in the Sudanese city of el-Obeid. An eyewitness said the strike hit...

Southern African nation is experiencing a ‘public health disaster’ with one of the highest road fatality rates in the world

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Botswana plans to open an embassy in Moscow soon and has invited Russian investors to cooperate on rare earths and diamonds, Russia’s TASS state news agency quoted Botswana’s…

Sonatel Orange, a leading telecommunications provider in Senegal, has launched the country’s first satellite-based internet services, further enhancing Senegal’s digital infrastructure.

Provisional results show Faustin-Archange Touadera received 76.15 percent of the vote in December 28 election.

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Africa’s strategic minerals are no longer just economic assets. They are levers of power. Gold in the Sahel, cobalt and lithium in the DRC, fuel alliances, arm militias and shape global partnerships.…

A Russian military convoy in northeastern Mali was ambushed by Tuareg insurgents, resulting in casualties and the loss of a military vehicle.

Russia is reshaping global geopolitics across Africa through disinformation, military bases, and strategic alliances.

On December 26, 2025, Israel became the first United Nations member state to officially recognize the Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign nation.

The opposition PDCI-RDA is accusing supporters of the ruling RHDP of carrying out a fraudulent collection of voters’ personal data ahead of legislative elections.

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More than 1,100 people fleeing insecurity in Mali have crossed into Mauritania this week, the UN refugee agency reported Friday, saying conditions were "difficult" for the newcomers.

For conservationists, the message is clear: while community-led clean-ups are making a visible difference, protecting one of the world’s most remarkable freshwater ecosystems will ultimately require…

Amid opposition boycotts, people in Mogadishu vote in the city's first direct local polls since 1969.

Political instability and legal changes in Niger, Sudan, and Chad have transformed the Sahel and North Africa into a focal point for irregular migration

The blast tore through a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno State as worshippers gathered for evening prayers, witnesses say.

Two foreigners, a local doctor, a tour guide and the pilot were killed in the helicopter crash on Mount Kilimanjaro.

The nearly 90,000 refugees who fled to Burundi after the recent escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo face dire conditions in cramped camps with limited access to food and…

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Rising numbers of people flee jihadists, as violence against civilians increases and foreign aid dwindles