Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has approved an expansion of the army to 12 divisions from eight and the recruitment of 28,000 additional personnel, the presidency
July 24, 2026
United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Turk, an outspoken critic of Russia's war in Ukraine and Israel's conduct in
July 24, 2026
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was granted a court order on Friday that temporarily halts a
July 24, 2026
Women and girls in Sudan's al-Obeid face a dire choice between the threat of drone attacks during the day and sexual violence at night when they go
July 24, 2026
The U.N. human rights office on Thursday called for an investigation into reports of the torture and killing of surrendering Malian soldiers during an ambush of a military
July 24, 2026
South Africa's central bank surprised investors and economists by keeping its main lending rate unchanged on Thursday, saying its
July 23, 2026
Judges at the International Criminal Court terminated proceedings against the former leader of an armed group in Darfur on Thursday after
July 23, 2026
More than 1,000 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, according to Africa’s top health body, a grim toll in what’s already been declared the fastest Ebola outbreak in history
July 22, 2026
President Donald Trump praised Nigerian President Bola Tinubu for his actions against violence, according to a letter released by Nigeria's presidency on
July 23, 2026
The head of the World Trade Organization says surging global demand for critical minerals should be “a once-in-a-lifetime chance” for resource-rich countries in Africa and elsewhere to harness wealth and improve life for millions
July 23, 2026
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul reaffirmed Berlin's commitment on Wednesday to supporting Nigeria on security as it battles militant groups, and
July 22, 2026
Two Ghanaian nationals have petitioned the International Criminal Court to open a preliminary investigation into attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa,
July 22, 2026
Cameroon's ruling party called a rare meeting of senior leaders on Wednesday as criticism mounted over the continued absence of President Paul
July 22, 2026
Moroccan man’s death in Italian police custody sparks some violent protests and calls for justice
July 22, 2026
The State Department has informed Congress that it plans to move ahead with the potential reopening of the U.S. Embassy in Libya
July 21, 2026
The United Nations refugee agency says it is “extremely saddened” after nearly 150 people died or went missing off Mauritania last week
July 21, 2026
The head of Africa's top public health agency said he had written to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.
July 21, 2026
The West African bloc ECOWAS urged Guinea-Bissau's military-led government to unconditionally release all detained political figures, including opposition leader Domingos
July 21, 2026
Children in Haiti have reported being jailed for years without appearing before a judge, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative for Children
July 20, 2026
Congo's health ministry says at least 930 people have died in the country's Ebola outbreak
July 20, 2026
Sao Tome and Principe President Carlos Vila Nova has won a second five-year term, according to preliminary results from the election commission announced on Monday.
July 20, 2026
Jose Simao arrived in Portugal from Angola in 2022 to work as a bricklayer, part of a wave of immigration providing a welcome boost to the country's
July 20, 2026
Sao Tome and Principe is voting in a presidential election on Sunday, with incumbent Carlos Vila Nova seeking a new five-year term in the small, cocoa-producing island
July 19, 2026
Islamic militants and a separatist group have ambushed a Malian army convoy in the north, resulting in the killing or capture of scores of soldiers
July 18, 2026
Authorities report at least a dozen attacks on health facilities and workers during Congo's Ebola outbreak
July 18, 2026
Jamaica’s government says two of its three citizens recently deported by the United States to the African kingdom of Eswatini have formally declined offers to be repatriated to the Caribbean nation
July 18, 2026
The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on leaders of armed groups operating in eastern Congo including Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 rebels and the Democratic
July 17, 2026
Twenty schoolchildren died when the bus carrying them crashed on the way back from a trip to some waterfalls in eastern Uganda late on Thursday, authorities said.
July 17, 2026
A school bus accident in Uganda has killed at least 20 children and one adult
July 17, 2026
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July 17, 2026
Nigeria has completed the voluntary evacuation of 1,490 citizens from South Africa following a series of xenophobic attacks, its foreign ministry
July 16, 2026
Uganda discharged its last remaining Ebola patient on Thursday, triggering a 42-day countdown after which it can be declared free of the virus, the East African nation's
July 16, 2026
Amazon's low-earth orbit satellite internet venture Amazon Leo has signed an agreement with South Africa's Herotel to launch a new broadband service
July 15, 2026
Authorities say a boat carrying about 60 migrants, including women and children, bound for European shores capsized off the coast of eastern Libya in the latest maritime tragedy off the North African country
July 15, 2026
Democratic Republic of Congo has formed a new advisory council that includes senior war crimes lawyers from the United States and Europe to
July 15, 2026
G7 foreign ministers and the European Union's foreign policy chief on Wednesday urged Sudan's Rapid Support Forces and allied armed groups to stop all actions that could
July 15, 2026
Nigeria plans to take on a bigger role in coordinating humanitarian responses inside the country, as it shifts away from a system led largely by international donors and U.N
July 15, 2026
The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief has warned that most Ebola cases in eastern Congo come from unknown transmission chains
July 14, 2026
Former Senegalese President Macky Sall will travel to Senegal on Friday, his first public visit to the country since leaving office as he campaigns for the post of U.N.
July 14, 2026
Sudan risks sliding backwards into deeper hunger as conflict, aid funding cuts and rising agricultural costs driven by disruption linked to the Iran
July 14, 2026
The World Health Organization has received less than half the funding it needs to fight the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a WHO official said on
July 14, 2026
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July 14, 2026
The mystical, secret island paradise in the middle of Africa’s largest lake
July 14, 2026
Dozens of workers at an Ebola treatment center in northeast Congo have gone on strike over unpaid salaries and bonuses
July 13, 2026
A man arrested in Johannesburg on Friday who is suspected of murdering his wife and two daughters in Britain bought an unlicensed gun, possibly to kill himself, South
July 13, 2026
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to two more northeastern provinces, Haut-Uele and Tshopo, the country's public health institute said in its
July 13, 2026
The Nigerian government has announced the rescue of students abducted by militants in Oyo state in May
July 11, 2026
South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams has died
July 11, 2026
US citizen working in DR Congo tests positive for Ebola
July 11, 2026
Mandela Barnes drops out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor
A record-challenging heat dome is about to bake the West with the summer’s hottest temperatures so far
Coal mine blast in Pakistan kills at least 11 miners and traps 31 others
Appeals court rejects the Trump administration's expansion of mandatory detention for immigrants
Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas
Universal Music Group revenue rises 13.3% on streaming prices
Permira-backed womenswear retailer Reformation valued at $886 million in NYSE debut
FIFA’s plan to inject private money into the World Cup hit with abrupt UEFA boycott