Iran shows off latest missiles and drones during army parade
Iran’s armed forces have held a parade annually since 1980. But this year’s event takes on special importance and symbolism…
Torrential rains unleash catastrophic floods in West Africa
As torrential rains across Central and West Africa have unleashed the most catastrophic floods in decades, residents of Maiduguri, the…
UN urges de-escalation as Beirut attack toll rises to 31
Lebanon’s health minister said Saturday that the death toll from an Israeli airstrike on a Beirut suburb on Friday has…
Jihadist airport assault leaves Mali’s junta rattled
The al-Qaeda flag flutters from an airport building. A jihadist places a burning rag in the engine of the presidential…
Ghana’s VP and former president among 13 candidates for presidency
Ghana’s electoral commission on Friday published a list of 13 candidates approved to run in the presidential election, which analysts…
Egypt PM says Saudi’s planned $5 bln investment independent of cenbank deposit
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Thursday that a planned Saudi Arabian investment of $5 billion in Egypt is…
Halle Berry stars in Never Let Go, a horror film which takes on theme of generational trauma
In one of the first horror films she has starred in in years, Academy Award winner Halle Berry says she…
Brazil drought hits coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher
Coffee growers in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state are assessing the damage caused by a wildfire that devasted their crops in…
Lawyers say former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a ‘monster’ who abused young women and girls
Lawyers representing dozens of women who say they were raped and sexually abused by Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss…
Zimbabwe’s baobab trees offer lifeline to rural communities devastated by climate change
Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has picked baobab fruits from the gigantic trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety…
33 Congolese fishermen killed on Lake Kivu in a span of nine month
Over the past nine months, 33 Congolese fishermen have been killed and 56 others injured on Lake Kivu, allegedly by…
UN expresses disappointment over extension of South Sudan’s transitional period to 2027
Nicholas Haysom, head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), expressed deep regret as the UN backed the…
Sudan’s warring leaders express openness to peace talks amid prolonged conflict
Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) signaled willingness to engage in peace talks, responding to U.S. President…
Former Gabonese president Bongo admits “inadequacies”, calls for reconciliation
Ali Bongo Ondimba who was deposed in a coup in August last year has adressed Gabonese. In an open letter,…
Businessman extradited from UK to South Africa on corruption charges
A British businessman, who was a former contractor for South Africa’s ailing power utility Eskom, has been extradited from the…
Too many games ‘not good for football’ – African boss Motsepe
Top-level footballers playing too many games will have a damaging effect on the sport in future, the Confederation of African…
HOW SOLIDARITY-DONATIONS COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE MAIDUGURI FLOOD
NON-PROACTIVENESS AS BANE OF LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA: HOW SOLIDARITY-DONATIONS COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE MAIDUGURI FLOOD (PLUS OTHER SORRY STORIES) (1)…
How a beauty queen became the face of South Africa-Nigeria tensions
Johannesburg, South Africa – Anita Odunyao Solarin, a 21-year-old Nigerian who has spent her entire life in South Africa, finds…
Report: Israel trying to recruit African migrants for Gaza war
Israel’s defence ministry is offering residency to African migrants if they join the war on Gaza, according to Haaretz. Israeli…
‘A disaster’: Homes lost, relatives missing in floods in northeast Nigeria
Maiduguri, Nigeria – Halimah Abdullahi has spent most of the last week peering out of the gates of the displaced…