Africa: All of Africa Today - April 22, 2025

 Ecowas Deliberates Exit of Sahel States From Regional Bloc Read more »

Burkina Faso: Coup Rumours - Several Army Officers Arrested

Several officers of the Burkinabe armed forces were arrested, and two of them reportedly relieved of their duties as corps commanders. Several junta supporters have suggested a… Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 21, 2025

 Africa Mourns Death of Pope Francis Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire's Main Opposition Names Tidjane Thiam Presidential Candidate

Tidjane Thiam, the former head of Credit Suisse, is set to run for president in Côte d'Ivoire's upcoming election, his party has announced. Thiam ran unopposed in the… Read more »

Africa: Solving Africa's Fragmented Health Records Crisis

My friend, Adjoa, a first-time mother in Ghana, looked forward to welcoming her newborn. On the delivery day, she was away from her primary care center and rushed to another… Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 18, 2025

 U.S. Ready to Press for Peace in Eastern DR Congo, Envoy Says Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 17, 2025

 Rights Groups Criticize New Zimbabwean Law That Curbs Civic Space Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 16, 2025

Malawi Economic Crisis Deepens As U.S. Cuts $177 Million in Vital Aid Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 10, 2025

Campaigners Urge Gambia Not To Lose Hope In Seeking Justice For Past Crimes Read more »

Africa: Trump 'Pauses' Huge Trade Tariff Hikes

US President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day "pause" of trade tariffs for all countries except China. Trump shared the decision via social media, saying more than 75 countries… Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 9, 2025

Somali Army Retakes Key Town From Al-Shabaab Militants Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 8, 2025

Sudan War is Spreading, Two Years On Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 7, 2025

 Nigeria's 'Take-It-Back' Movement Determined to Hold Protest Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 4, 2025

 UN Condemns Extrajudicial Killings In Sudan's Capital Khartoum Read more »

Africa: Twenty African Countries, Including Poorest, Hit with High Trump Tariffs

The country that President Donald Trump declared "nobody's ever heard of" during his 4 March address to Congress has been hit with the highest U.S. tariffs in the world. Lesotho… Read more »

South Africa: 'State Failed to Prove Case' as Nigerian Pastor, South African Co-Accused Walk Free on 30 Rape Charges

Nigerian pastor Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho have been found not guilty on all charges. The verdict comes eight years after the accused were… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Global South Must Explore New Development Pathways - Sierra Leone Official

The global south must broaden and explore new pathways to development that are not simply about accessing more capital but also ensuring sustainable, inclusive growth, a top Sierra… Read more »

Africa: All of Africa Today - April 1, 2025

Africa Needs 'Aggressive Resource Mobilization To Mitigate Aid Cut' - Africa CDC Read more »

Africa: Burkina Faso, South Sudan Activists Chosen With U.S. International Women of Courage Awards

The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and First Lady Melania Trump will host the 19th annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards ceremony. Read more »

Nigeria: Farmer-Herder Violence in Nigeria Goes Beyond Religion, U.S. Congress Hearing Told

A U.S. Congressional subcommittee on Africa was told that Nigeria is becoming "one of the most dangerous places in the world" for religious minorities due to violence in northern… Read more »

Africa: Solutions to TB and HIV Benefit All of Us, North and South

In the west of Kenya, near the shores of Lake Victoria, where I come from, a tuberculosis outbreak is no different from one that takes place anywhere else in the world. A few dozen… Read more »

Ghana: Group of Lawmakers ReIntroduce Controversial Anti-Gay Legislation

A group of Ghanaian MPs reintroduced the controversial anti-gay rights bill which stalled in 2024 after a decision by former president Nana Akufo-Addo not to sign it into law, the… Read more »

Cameroon: Everyone Suffers When Education is Wielded As A Weapon of War

Since 2017, Cameroon has been engulfed in a bloody civil war that has involved the cruel and unorthodox weapon of withholding education. This conflict has led to the deaths of… Read more »

South Africa: Nigerian Artist 3GAR BABY Survives High-Speed McLaren Crash in Sea Point

Nigerian-born artist and social media personality Prince Ebenezer Obioma, popularly known as 3GAR BABY, has made headlines once again - this time for a luxury car crash in South… Read more »

Africa: Souleymane Cisse, Father of African Cinema, Dies

Mali's renowned filmmaker and director Souleymane Cisse, who is considered one of the pillars of African cinema, died at a Bamako clinic aged 84. Read more »