Djibouti: Djibouti Election Unfolds at Strategic Shipping Chokepoint

Djibouti votes in a presidential election on Friday expected to extend President Ismail Omar Guelleh’s 27-year rule, as the strategically located country hosts major foreign… Read more »

Africa: Kenya Approves Defence Pact With France, As Paris Shifts Focus From West Africa

Kenya's National Assembly has ratified a bilateral defence agreement with France, underlining Paris's strategic shift away from its traditional West African sphere of influence… Read more »

Rwanda: Genocide Case Against Widow of Ex-Rwandan President Remains in the Balance

A French court has postponed its ruling on whether to dismiss allegations of genocide against Agathe Habyarimana, the widow of Rwanda's former president, and finally end 18 years… Read more »

Rwanda: 'Speaking Helps Us Heal' Says Rwandan Survivor On Genocide Anniversary

Rwanda on Tuesday began its annual commemoration of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis - a period of remembrance for the victims and reflection on the legacy of the killings. For… Read more »

Africa: How the Middle East War Is Impacting Humanitarian Aid to Africa

Since the outbreak of war in the Middle East, disrupted trade routes have caused delays to the delivery of medicines and other humanitarian aid to crisis zones such as Sudan and… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Will Receive Third-Country Deportees Under New Deal With U.S.

The Democratic Republic of Congo will receive third-country nationals deported from the United States under a new deal with the Trump administration, the government in Kinshasa… Read more »

Ghana: From Ghana to France, UN Slavery Resolution Meets With Mixed Reactions

A UN resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as one of the gravest crimes against humanity has reignited debates on reparations, responsibility and historical memory.… Read more »

Africa: AI Is Fuelling the 'Digital Colonisation' of Africa, Warns UN Scientist

The United Nations has launched its first global panel on artificial intelligence, as concerns grow that the technology could deepen global inequalities - particularly in Africa,… Read more »

Africa: 'Politics and Glamour' Take the Catwalk At African Fashion Exhibition

For decades, African designers have channelled changing notions of identity and aspiration into fashion. The exhibition "Africa Fashion", now showing at the Quai Branly museum in… Read more »

Algeria: Algeria's Electoral Reform Could Tighten President's Grip On Power

Algeria's parliament has adopted electoral reforms that the government says will modernise the country's institutions and encourage broader participation in democracy. Yet… Read more »

West Africa: Leaked Files Reveal Russia's Blueprint to Expand African Sahel Alliance

Russian-linked consultants worked to strengthen and widen a pro-Moscow alliance in the Sahel region, using media campaigns, political pressure and cultural events to influence… Read more »

Burkina Faso: More Than 1,800 Killed By Army and Jihadists in Burkina Faso Since 2023, NGO Reports

Burkina Faso's army, its civilian auxiliaries and jihadist groups have killed more than 1,800 civilians since 2023 in acts that constitute "war crimes and crimes against humanity",… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan - Rebels Using Sexual Violence in Darfur As 'War Weapon', Says MSF

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allied militia groups are using sexual violence as a 'weapon of war' in Darfur to control civilians, according to medical charity… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Doubles Jail Terms for Same-Sex Relations Amid Crackdown

Senegal has enacted a new law that doubles prison sentences for same-sex relations and extends penalties to those accused of promoting homosexuality. The move has drawn strong… Read more »

Central African Republic: CAR Strongman Touadéra Sworn in for Third Term On Promises of Security, Peace

Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has pledged to buttress security and peace as he was sworn in for a third term on Monday, in one of the world's poorest… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Football Bosses Sack Head Coach Addo After Fourth Straight Defeat

Otto Addo has been dismissed as Ghana head coach after a damaging run of four straight defeats, with the Black Stars now facing a race against time to appoint a successor ahead of… Read more »

Senegal: France Held Responsible for Concealing 1944 African Colonial Soldier's Death

A French administrative court has ruled that the state was at fault for failing to properly investigate the death of an African rifleman killed in the 1944 Thiaroye massacre in… Read more »

Africa: African Football Chiefs Plan Revamp of Continent's Governing Body

Patrice Motsepe, the boss of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), has announced a revamp of the organisation in an attempt to ensure that the scenes at end of January's Cup… Read more »

Algeria: Former Algerian President Liamine Zeroual Dies

Algeria announced three days of national mourning on Sunday after the death of 84-year-old Liamine Zeroual, the former soldier who served as the country's president from 1994 to… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Brothers Bring Parallels of Fatherhood, Nationhood to the Screen

Lagos, Nigeria, June 1993. Political upheaval grips the country as it votes in its first general election since the 1983 military coup. It's against this backdrop that Akinola… Read more »

Egypt: Egypt Imposes Energy-Saving Curbs As Hormuz Closure Hits Fuel Supply

Egypt will impose emergency energy-saving measures this weekend as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drives up fuel costs and raises fears of an energy crisis. Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea Accused of Docking Wages to Help Fund Pope's Visit

As Pope Leo XIV prepares to visit Equatorial Guinea next month, the country is reportedly relying on members of the public to help finance the trip - including by having money… Read more »

Chad: Propaganda Machine - Inside Russia's Drive to Shift Chad From Western Influence

Russian operatives worked in Chad in 2024 to pull the country closer to Moscow and away from Western influence, internal documents reviewed by an international media consortium… Read more »

Algeria: Algeria Continues to Face Questions Over Murder of French Monks, 30 Years On

Thirty years after seven French monks were kidnapped and killed in the Atlas mountains at the height of Algeria's civil war, a lawyer for the victims' relatives tells RFI an… Read more »

South Africa: France Denies Excluding South Africa From G7 Summit Under Pressure From U.S.

French officials have denied claims by Ramaphosa's presidential office that it has excluded South Africa from the list of invitees to the G7 leaders' summit in June in Paris due to… Read more »