South Africa: Prosecutors Drop Criminal Complaint Against South Africa's Ramaphosa

South Africa's prosecuting authority has said it will not pursue a complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa of money laundering and corruption related to the 2020 theft of US… Read more »

Niger: Unprecedented Niger Floods Displace 1.1 Million As Devastation Grows

Intense flooding caused by heavy rains has devastated Niger since June, killing 339 people and displacing over 1.1 million, authorities say. Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique Goes to the Polls As Ruling Party Faces Insurgency Challenges

Mozambique will hold presidential and legislative elections this Wednesday, with the ruling Frelimo party expected to extend its 50-year grip on power. However, the party is… Read more »

Mauritius: Chagos Islands Returned to Mauritius, but Tensions Over Evictions Persist

After decades of legal battles, Britain has agreed to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a former colony. The remote Indian Ocean archipelago will continue to host a US… Read more »

Algeria: Algeria's Tebboune Refuses France Visit in Snub to Former Colonial Ruler

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has once more postponed a visit to France and accused its former colonial ruler of "genocide", in a sign of ever-worsening relations between Algiers… Read more »

Tunisia: Supporters of Tunisia's Saied Celebrate His Landslide Election Win

Supporters of incumbent Tunisian President Kais Saied celebrated in the capital on Sunday night after an exit poll broadcast on state television showed him winning the election by… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia Votes in Presidential Polls Marked By Economic and Political Woes

Tunisians are headed to the polls on Sunday for presidential elections widely expected to be dominated by incumbent leader Kais Saied, who's seeking a new term amid a struggling… Read more »

East Africa: Meet the Kenyan Man Shaping a Francophone Future in East Africa

UN human rights advisor Chris Mburu turned his Kenyan hometown of Mitahato into something unexpected: a French-speaking village. After learning the language himself later in life,… Read more »

Burkina Faso: 'They Even Murder Children' - Burkinabes Caught in Conflict Crossfire

In northern Cote d'Ivoire, thousands of refugees from neighbouring Burkina Faso have fled two threats - jihadist attacks, and massacres committed by army-backed militiamen who… Read more »

Tunisia: Fear and Resignation Ahead of Tunisia's 'Lopsided' Presidential Polls

Nearly 10 million Tunisians are gearing up to vote on Sunday in presidential elections dominated by incumbent leader Kais Saied, whose rule has been marked by accusations of… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Reports First Mpox Case but Variant Not Yet Clear

Ghana's health service has announced the country's first case of mpox this year, without disclosing the specific variant of the highly contagious virus - which continues to spread… Read more »

Ethiopia: Bumpy Road As Ethiopia Struggles With Electric Vehicle Revolution

Ethiopia this year became first country in the world to ban imports of petrol and diesel vehicles - marking a dramatic shift towards electric ones. The bold move aims to boost the… Read more »

Africa: Quebec to Stop Hiring African Nurses to Protect Vulnerable Healthcare Systems

The Canadian province of Quebec will stop recruiting nurses from most African countries to avoid creating shortages of healthcare workers in their countries of origin. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: French Interior Minister Vows More Deportation Flights to DR Congo From Mayotte

France's interior minister has ordered authorities in the French overseas department of Mayotte to arrange deportation flights for migrants from the Democratic Republic of Congo,… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Deputy President Faces Impeachment As Ruling Coalition Fractures

Kenyan lawmakers have launched an unprecedented motion to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua - accusing him of undermining the government, stoking ethnic tensions and… Read more »

Rwanda: France Puts Rwandan Doctor On Trial for Alleged Role in 1994 Genocide

Eugene Rwamucyo, a former doctor who practiced in France until 2010, went on trial in Paris on Tuesday accused of participating in Rwanda's 1994 genocide. His is the eighth such… Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea and Gabon Face Off At the ICJ Over Oil-Rich Islands

Equatorial Guinea asked judges at the International Court of Justice to reject Gabon's claim to several islands in potentially oil-rich waters in the Gulf of Guinea. Read more »

Rwanda: Eight Dead in Rwanda As Marburg Virus Outbreak Declared

Rwanda says at least eight people have died so far from the highly contagious, Ebola-like Marburg virus, just days after the country declared an outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever… Read more »

South Africa: Manhunt Underway After 17 People Killed in 2 Mass Shootings in South Africa

Police in South Africa are hunting for suspects after 17 people including 15 women were killed in two mass shootings that took place in close proximity to each other in a remote… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia Lawmakers Strip Court of Electoral Power Days Before Presidential Vote

Tunisia's parliament has approved a law stripping its top court of its authority to rule on electoral disputes, nine days before the presidential election. Opposition groups fear… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Seeks Justice and Reparations for Rwanda's Role in Conflict

The Democratic Republic of Congo has brought a case against Rwanda to the East African Court of Justice, accusing it of "violating its sovereignty and national integrity" in the… Read more »

Sudan: Air Strikes in Khartoum As Sudan Army Attacks Paramilitary Positions

Air strikes and shelling rocked Khartoum on Thursday as the army attacked paramilitary positions throughout the Sudanese capital, eyewitnesses and a military source told AFP. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Rwandan Forces and M23 Rebels Accused of Shelling Civilians in DR Congo

The NGO Human Rights Watch has accused the Rwandan army and the M23 armed group of "indiscriminately bombing" displacement camps around Goma, the capital of North Kivu, as unrest… Read more »

Africa: WHO Reports 30,000 Suspected Mpox Cases in Africa, Mainly in DRC

Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run out, the World Health… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Supports Turning Haiti Mission Into Formal UN Peacekeeping Operation

Kenyan President William Ruto, on a visit to Haiti, said this weekend that he was open to Kenya's anti-gang mission in the country being converted to a full UN peacekeeping… Read more »