Tunisian court jails four presidential candidates and bars them from elections
A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced four potential presidential election candidates to eight months in prison and banned them from…
Kenya’s Mobius, maker of rugged cars for African roads, calls it a day
Kenya’s Mobius Motors, which started making rugged, low-priced SUVs designed for Africa’s roads a decade ago, has decided to stop…
Congolese police officers flee to Uganda as fighting intensifies
Nearly 100 police officers from the Democratic Republic of Congo fled to neighbouring Uganda over the weekend as fighting between…
Nigeria detains tailors who made Russian flags for anti-government protests
Nigeria has detained some tailors for making Russian flags that were waved during anti-government protests this week in northern states,…
Ukraine foreign minister heads to Africa to win support in war against Russia
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will visit three African countries this week in an effort to drum up support for…
Russians pay homage to Wagner fighters killed in Mali
In the shadow of the Kremlin, more than 70 Russians paid homage on Sunday to Wagner fighters killed in a…
Japanese yen surges to 7-month high as U.S. economy worries mount
Japan’s yen hit its highest levels against the dollar since January on Monday, as markets extended moves triggered last week…
Kenya private sector activity falls in July amid public unrest, PMI shows
Kenya’s private sector activity dropped in July, undermined by the effects of public protests against the government which hurt confidence…
South African grocer Pick n Pay’s rights offer oversubscribed
South Africa’s Pick n Pay (PIKJ.J), opens new tab has raised 4 billion rand ($217 million) through a rights offer…
Uganda’s blind assistant app: a step forward in education
Many visually impaired students in Africa still struggle to access braille texts, leading to high school dropout rates due to…
Nigerian women’s basketball team qualifies for Olympic quarterfinals
Ezinna Kalu scored 21 points as Nigeria made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to…
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif clinches medal at Olympics
Fans of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif celebrated in Paris on Saturday after the fighter clinched a medal at the Paris…
Marrakesh festival celebrates Morocco’s poetic and musical traditions
Morocco’s Kasbah Melhoun Art Festival celebrated the kingdom’s poetry and traditional instruments during a 6-day event. All-women troupes notably stood…
Zambians mourn gospel singer popular in churches and clubs
Some of Zambia’s top musicians have performed at a concert to mourn 46-year-old gospel singer Matthew Ngosa, a day before…
Nigerian president demands end to deadly protests
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appealed for protests to end after “bloodshed” during three days of demonstrations over a deepening…
IOC leader says ‘hate speech’ directed at Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting is unacceptable
IOC President Thomas Bach said the “hate speech” directed at boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at the Paris Olympics…
Somalis protest against the assassination of Hamas’ political leader
Hundreds of Somalis gathered in the capital, Mogadishu, on Friday to express their outrage at the assassination of Hamas’ political…
Sites linked to South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle make UNESCO Heritage List
Several sites in South Africa associated with the country’s long and bloody anti-apartheid struggle have recently been added to the…
Beach attack in Somali capital kills dozens
At least 32 people were killed in a suicide attack carried out by al-Shabab militants at a popular beachfront location…
Olympics: Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei wins gold in the 10,000-meter race
Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda took the lead with a little more than a lap left in a masterpiece of a…