France admits colonial ‘massacre’, says Senegal’s leader
France has for the first time acknowledged that its soldiers carried out a “massacre” in Senegal in which dozens –…
DRC: Seth Kikuni sentenced for inciting civil disobedience
A Congolese opposition politician has been sentenced to one year in prison for inciting civil disobedience in what his political…
Liberia’s notorious rebel-turned-senator Johnson dies
Prince Yormie Johnson, Liberian warlord-turned-politician, who became infamous for the 1990 footage of him sipping beer while the-then president was…
Chad cuts military agreement with France
Chad has said it is terminating a key defence cooperation agreement with France, raising questions about Paris’s waning influence in…
US, Britain and others condemn escalating violence in Mozambique
The governments of the United States, Britain, Canada, Norway, and Switzerland on Wednesday jointly condemned the escalating violence against civilians…
World markets head for reality check after month of Trump
November was a month of clear winners and losers from Donald Trump’s Nov. 5 U.S. election victory.Trump trades, essentially punishing…
Zimbabwe sees 2025 growth rebound after this year’s drought
Zimbabwe’s government expects economic growth to accelerate to 6% in 2025 from 2% this year, helped by improved agricultural output…
Former Liberia warlord Prince Johnson dies at 72
Liberian former warlord Prince Johnson, who oversaw the brutal murder of former president Samuel Doe as civil wars rocked the…
Somalia’s Jubbaland government suspends ties with federal administration
The government of Somalia’s semi-autonomous Jubbaland state said on Thursday it was suspending relations and cooperation with the federal government…
Celebrating the king banished by the British
The field outside the royal palace in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi was filled with an exuberant crowd, celebrating the…
Why Russia’s Africa propaganda warrior was sent home
Dodging bullets, ducking explosions, safeguarding state secrets. Bombastic propaganda films present the shadowy Russian political operative Maxim Shugalei as a…
Houses swept away in Uganda landslide after heavy rainfall
At least 14 people have been killed in a landslide in eastern Uganda, but officials fear that the true number…
Cocoa firms pour money into Ghana in bid to avert more losses
International buyers of Ghana’s cocoa have made at least half a billion dollars of upfront payments to state marketing board…
Tanzania to keep agreement with Adani for container terminal, official says
Tanzania plans to honour its contracts with an Adani Group unit despite a U.S. indictment of its billionaire chairman Gautam…
Major currencies regroup before US inflation data
The U.S. dollar consolidated against its major peers on Wednesday as investors weighed President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff pledges, while awaiting…
Anglo sells more Amplats shares ahead of spinoff of platinum unit
Anglo American (AAL.L), opens new tab said on Tuesday it will sell more shares in its South African platinum unit,…
Zimbabwe seeks debt restructuring to unlock funding and rebuild economy
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa hosted creditors and finance executives on Monday to discuss plans for clearing the country’s $12.7 billion…
Food festival celebrates Acarajé a traditional Afro-Brazilian street food
Here at Rio de Janeiro’s Praca Maua, crowds have started arriving for the largest ever outdoor acarajé festival. Originating in…
Tanzania, Botswana, Mozambique secure 2025 AFCON spots
Borussia Dortmund star Serhou Guirassy will miss the Africa Cup of Nations next year after Tanzania upset Guinea 1-0 to…
MED Dialogues conference kicks off with a focus on Middle East conflict
The MED Dialogues, the annual conference on the Mediterranean held by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ISPI (Italian…