Why DR Congo wants East African troops to leave
After just 11 months in action, the East African force set up to to curb militia violence in the Democratic…
At least 32 dead and 63 injured in Egypt car crash
At least 32 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a crash involving multiple vehicles in Egypt, the…
Gold One mine ‘hostage situation’: South African miner feared for his life
Workers at a South African mine have resurfaced after being held underground for three days in what police are calling…
Zambia groups say freedom of expression under threat
Thirteen civil society organisations in Zambia have expressed concern at what they describe as the “shrinking space for freedom of…
Sudan conflict: RSF takes control of Nyala in Darfur
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has seized control of Sudan’s second largest city, Nyala, from the army after months…
King’s Kenya visit sparks fresh call for skull return
Elders of the Nandi community in Kenya have renewed demands for the UK to return the skull of Koitalel arap…
Two Tanzanians and one South African among Hamas hostages, says Israel
Two Tanzanians and a South African are among the 224 hostages being held by Hamas after the 7 October attacks…
MCC partners with The Gambia to raise energy access
he Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), an independent U.S. Government foreign aid agency, has initiated collaboration with The Gambia in a…
Ethiopian scientist Gebisa Ejeta receives National Medal of Science from US
Ethiopian-born scientist Gebisa Ejeta has received the National Medal of Science, the highest state honour attainable by scientists in the…
Mustapha Bundu: Plymouth Argyle striker says his first Pilgrims goal is one of the best of his career
Mustapha Bundu says his first goal for Plymouth Argyle is one of the best of his career. The 26-year-old Sierra…
SA gets $1bn World Bank loan to tackle power crisis
The World Bank will loan South Africa $1bn (£830m) to help the country resolve its energy crisis as it battles…
Kenyan MP censured for wearing Palestinian scarf
A Kenyan MP was ordered to remove a traditional Palestinian scarf he was wearing during parliamentary proceedings on Wednesday. Farah…
Nigeria Supreme Court starts delivering poll verdict
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has started reading out its ruling on whether or not to uphold the disputed election victory of…
Zimbabwe opposition to boycott ‘criminal’ by-elections
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says his party will not participate in what he described as “criminal” by-elections to…
RSF accuses Sudan army of bombing French embassy
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group has accused the country’s army of “air-bombing the French embassy” in the capital…
North Korea to close embassy in Uganda
North Korea is to close its embassy in Uganda, ending half a century of diplomatic presence in one of its…
Minors among those killed in Islamist machete attack – report
Earlier we brought you news of a deadly attack by Islamist militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern town…
A family’s desperate search for missing Tanzanian student in Israel
The father of a 21-year-old Tanzanian, who has been missing since Hamas militants attacked the kibbutz he was living on…
Morocco town holds protest to demanded aid weeks after earthquake
Hundreds of residents of the Moroccan town of Amizmiz have protested against local authorities, weeks after a deadly earthquake destroyed…
Oil exports generates Angola US$40B+ in 2022
Angola’s export of 395.99 million barrels of crude oil made it possible to obtain revenue of US$40,4 billions, at an…