France alarmed by disappearance of writer in Algeria
France’s Emmanuel Macron has joined calls for information about Franco-Algerian novelist Boualem Sansal, who has gone missing after he flew…
BBC visits mpox clinic as WHO says DR Congo cases ‘plateauing’
Medics at the epicentre of the mpox outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have told the BBC there has…
Angola to leave OPEC over disagreement on oil production quotas
Angola says it will leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) over a disagreement regarding production quotas, a…
Angola: Mitrelli and Angola Inaugurate Third Hospital in just one Year
This week, the Swiss company Mitrelli celebrated another milestone in the West African country of Angola, inaugurating its third state…
China’s Xi visits Morocco, meets with crown prince
Chinese President Xi Jinping made a short visit to Morocco on Thursday, according to state media from both countries.Xi was…
Senegalese president’s party secures large parliamentary majority
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s Pastef party has won 130 out of 165 seats in legislative elections, securing a clear…
Record participation at 24th Sofi Great Ethiopian Run
More than 43,000 participants took part in the 24 th edition of Ethiopia’s annual international 10km road race over the…
Six arrested over break-in at Lumumba’s Mausoleum
Congolese police have arrested six people over a break-in and vandalism earlier this week at the mausoleum of the country’s…
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, former Israeli Defence minister and a Hamas official
The International criminal court’s pre-trial chamber issued Thursday (Nov. 21) arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and…
Mali’s junta appoints military general as new prime minister
Mali’s ruling junta on Thursday appointed a new prime minister from within its military ranks, a day after dismissing the…
Kenya cancels airport and energy deals with Adani group after the U.S. indicts the tycoon
Kenya’s president said Thursday he has cancelled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Indian tycoon Gautam Adani after U.S.…
Fugitive Zambian MP arrested in Zimbabwe – minister
A fugitive Zambian lawmaker with a bounty on his head has been arrested in Zimbabwe, Zambian authorities have said. Emmanuel…
How Kenya’s evangelical president has fallen out with churches
William Ruto, who became Kenya’s president two years ago riding on the crest of the Christian vote, has been visibly…
Southern African bloc extends troop deployment in Congo by a year
Southern Africa’s regional bloc on Wednesday extended by a year its troop deployment in Democratic Republic of Congo, where it…
Exclusive: Egypt in talks with foreign companies over long-term LNG purchases, sources say
Egypt is in talks with U.S. and other foreign companies to purchase long-term volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as…
Mali: Civilian PM sacked after criticizing junta, cabinet dismissed
Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Maiga was sacked on Wednesday (Nov. 20). A decree was read on national television by the…
Congo opposition calls for protests against plans to reform constitution
Opposition politicians in Democratic Republic of Congo called on Wednesday for nationwide protests against President Felix Tshisekedi’s plans to revise…
Mali: Former al-Qaida-linked police chief sentenced to 10 years for war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced Al-Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, the former head of the…
EU pledges $96M loan to Cameroon to boost infrastructure
The European Union pledged Tuesday to lend 91 million euros ($96 million) to Cameroon over the next three years to…
Ugandan opposition figure taken to military court after Kenya expulsion
Prominent Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has appeared before a military court in the capital, Kampala, where he has denied…