Namibians vote as ruling party seeks to extend 34-year rule
Voting is under way in Namibia in what could be the most competitive election since independence from white-ruled South Africa…
Chad complains it is fighting terrorism “alone” in the Lake Chad Basin
Chadian defence forces have intensified their operations to track down Boko Haram fighters. This follows a deadly attack in late…
Is Namibia going to elect its first female leader?
If things work out as Namibia’s long-time governing party hopes, the country will be electing its first female head of…
TP Mazembe win African Women’s Champions League in upset
TP Mazembe upset AS FAR 1-0 to win the African Women’s Champions League for the first time. The only goal…
SA: Constitutional court hears PhalaPhala case, EFF hopes for an impeachment vote
Supporters of South African EFF party watched Tuesday (Nov. 26) court proceedings on a big screen outside the Constitutional Court…
Experience the pulse of contemporary art at WEKRE in Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou, the vibrant capital of Burkina Faso, is buzzing with creativity as it hosts WEKRE, an open-air exhibition that brings…
UN femicide report says home is the most dangerous place for women
It is meant to be a safe space, but the United Nations said in a sobering report published on Monday…
Namibia poised to elect first female president
Namibia’s Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country’s first female president if she wins the presidential election on Wednesday.…
Egyptian teenage sensation Amina Orfi makes squash history
Egyptian Amina Orfi made history in Singapore on Sunday (Nov. 24). The athlete defeated the women’s world number three and…
Burning old TVs to survive: The toxic trade in electrical waste
You can see thick plumes of smoke rise from the Agbogbloshie dumpsite from miles away. The air at the vast…
South African anti-apartheid writer Breytenbach dies
The renowned anti-apartheid writer and activist Breyten Breytenbach, jailed for his beliefs in South Africa in the 1970s, has died…
‘We knew Christmas before you’ – the Band Aid fallout
Forty years on from the original recording, the cream of British and Irish pop music past and present are once…
At least 24 dead after two boats capsize off coast of Madagascar
At least 24 people have died after two boats carrying mostly Somali nationals capsized off the coast of Madagascar, local…
Sudan in danger of becoming a failed state, aid chief warns
War-stricken Sudan is in danger of becoming another failed state because civil society is disintegrating amid a proliferation of armed…
‘Pregnant’ for 15 months: Inside the ‘miracle’ fertility scam
Chioma is adamant that Hope, the baby boy she is holding in her arms, is her son. After eight years…
IMF highlights progress in Egypt’s reforms and global economic updates
IMF Highlights Progress in Egypt’s Reform Program, Assesses Global Economic Challenges The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reaffirmed its support for…
DRC: PM in war-torn eastern provinces to assess unpopular state of siege measure
The head of government in the Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off Friday (Nov. 22) an assessment mission in the…
Morocco, China vow stronger ties as Xi visits
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China is ready to continue working with Morocco to firmly support each…
Tanzania: Opposition leader Freeman Mbowe released on bail after arrest
Freeman Mbowe, the leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party Chadema, has been released on bail after being arrested on Friday,…
Children shot dead after joining pot-banging protests in Mozambique
The mourners at a cemetery in crisis-hit Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, were strikingly young – children shedding tears as they bade…