West Africa: New Sahel Confederation Challenges Regional Order As Ecowas Seeks Dialogue

The military heads of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger convened for the inaugural summit of the Confederation of the Sahel States (AES). The leaders emphasised territorial and popular… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Cult Leader Faces Terrorism Charges Over Mass Starvation Deaths

The self-proclaimed leader of an evangelical doomsday cult in Kenya has gone on trial in Mombasa, facing charges of terrorism for allegedly inciting more than 400 of his followers… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Sets Out to Secure Fairer Partnerships in Mining Sector

Senegal's recently elected president, Bassirou Dioumaye Faye, has promised to renegotiate mining, gas and oil contracts signed with foreign companies. At a top-level summit in… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Activists Hail Sierra Leone Child Marriage Ban, Urge Action On FGM

Sierra Leone this week adopted a landmark law banning child marriage, a move heralded by rights groups and foreign partners but leaving some activists demanding more action to end… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Rights Groups Decry Abductions As Government Cracks Down On Protests

Kenyan police have arrested more than 270 people who, they said, were masquerading as protesters and suspected of going on a criminal rampage during anti-government rallies in the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Soldiers in DR Congo Condemned to Death for 'Fleeing the Enemy'

Twenty-five soldiers with the Democratic Republic of Congo's army have been sentenced to death on charges of "fleeing the enemy" during battles with notorious Tutsi-led M23 rebels. Read more »

Africa: Africans Respond to French Elections With Pragmatism and Frustration

As the National Rally emerged victorious in France's early legislative elections on Sunday, reactions poured in from around the world. In Africa, concerns are mainly focused on… Read more »

Chad: France Launches Embezzlement Inquiry Into Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Déby

French prosecutors have ordered an inquiry into allegations that Chad's president embezzled public funds for a shopping spree on luxury clothing from Paris. Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia Calls Presidential Election for 6 October

Tunisia will hold a presidential election on 6 October, the office of President Kais Saied announced Tuesday, though he has not indicated if he will seek a new five-year term after… Read more »

Mali: Suspected Jihadist Attack in Mali Kills At Least 21 Civilians

An attack blamed on jihadists in central Mali killed more than 20 civilians on Monday, two local officials said, in the latest killings in the troubled Sahel region. Read more »

Mauritania: Mauritania's Ghazouani Wins Presidential Vote, Despite Claim of Fraud

Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has secured re-election with a comfortable margin, garnering 56.12 percent of the vote. The results were announced by the… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Ramaphosa Announces Cabinet That Includes Ex-Opposition Leader

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed former opposition leader John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture on Sunday, bringing the Democratic Alliance and other parties… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Designer Femi Ajose Brings Original Lagos Looks to Paris

Up-and-coming designers showcased their work in Paris this week at Africa Fashion Up, an event that celebrates young creatives from across the continent. Nigerian stylist Femi… Read more »

Senegal: Fishermen Left Stranded As Senegal's Most Sought-After Catch Moves North

Coastal communities in Senegal are reeling as stocks of sardinella - the country's most consumed fish - disappear from local waters. While fishermen blame industrial trawlers,… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Receives First Life-Saving Malaria Vaccines

Côte d'Ivoire this week received its first vaccines against malaria, a disease that kills four people a day in the country, mostly small children, the government said… Read more »

Algeria: French-Algerian Artist Kader Attia Explores Colonial Wounds, Creative Restoration

French-Algerian artist Kader Attia explores the idea of repair through creativity in a new exhibition of his recent work at the museum of modern art in Montpellier, in the south of… Read more »

Sudan: UN Warns of Unprecedented Hunger Catastrophe in Sudan

Severe food shortages have spread to 14 regions across Sudan, including previously unaffected areas, with over half of the country's population facing "crisis or worse" conditions,… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Urges Swift Response As DRC Hit By Mutated Mpox Strain

The spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, the World Health Organization has warned, as more deaths were reported from a mutated strain of the virus in the… Read more »

Kenya: Finance Bill Withdrawal Means 'Significant Shortfall of Funding' - Ruto

Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would "be withdrawn" following massive protests in which at least 20 people died. But… Read more »

Kenya: Kenyans Promise More Rallies As President Pressured to Rethink Tax Hikes

Kenyan protest leaders on Wednesday vowed to carry on marches against controversial tax hikes, a day after 13 people were killed when police opened fire on the youth-led crowds who… Read more »

Kenya: Five Killed, Dozens Injured in Kenya During Anti-Tax Hike Protests

Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded in Kenya on Tuesday in mounting anti-tax hike protests, NGOs said, as police clashed with demonstrators who stormed the parliament… Read more »

Niger: Niger's Junta Returns French-Run Uranium Mine 'Back to Public Domain'

Niger has confirmed one of the world's biggest uranium mines has returned to public control after revoking the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Art World, a Key Force in the Fight Against Apartheid

In the spring of 1994, apartheid ended in South Africa with the election of the African National Congress under Nelson Mandela's leadership. RFI interviews key activists three… Read more »

Africa: How Could Countries Finance Reparations for Historical Injustices?

Calls are mounting for governments to pay reparations for slavery, colonialism and other crimes, but such projects are often dismissed as unworkable. New research explores the… Read more »

Namibia: Namibia's High Court Strikes Down Laws Criminalising Gay Sex

Namibia's high court on Friday struck down colonial-era laws criminalising same-sex acts between men in a victory for the LGBTQ+ community in the southern African country. Read more »