Uganda: 'We Have to Free Ourselves' - Bobi Wine Urges Ugandans to Reject Election Result

A week after Uganda's incumbent President Yoweri Museveni was re-elected for a seventh term, opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has evidence the polls were rigged. In an interview… Read more »

Africa: The Year Ahead for African Democracy - Who Is Going to the Polls in 2026?

After a tense general election in Uganda last week, presidential elections are set to follow in the Democratic Republic of Congo in March then in Benin and Djibouti in April. With… Read more »

Sudan: Drone Attacks Shock City in Central Sudan As War Inches Closer

Drone strikes have intensified in and around al-Obeid in central Sudan as the country's devastating civil war closes in on the army-controlled city, causing significant civilian… Read more »

Africa: Senegal's Top Politicians Welcome Home Triumphant Africa Cup of Nations Squad

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko led the welcome- home delegation in the capital Dakar on Tuesday morning for the football squad that… Read more »

North Africa: Tunisia Flooding Kills Four As Record Rainfall Shuts Schools

Rainfall of a level not seen for more than 70 years has caused flooding in Tunisia, leaving four people dead. Authorities say schools and many businesses, particularly in the… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Opponent Bobi Wine Receives Threats From President Museveni's Son

Uganda's army chief, who is also the son of long-serving president Yoweri Museveni, said he wants opposition leader Bobi Wine dead, days after Wine claimed he had been forced into… Read more »

Africa: Fans in Senegal Await Return of Cup of Nations-Winning Team

Thousands of fans were expected to line the streets in the Senegalese capital Dakar on Monday night to greet the return of the national football team that claimed the 2025 Africa… Read more »

Kenya: The Rocket Builder Sending Kenyan Kids' Imaginations Into Orbit

On the ground floor of an apartment block in the town of Ongata Rongai, south of Nairobi, two rockets stand upright on metal pillars, their aluminium skins catching the light. They… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Ivorian Village Remembers Revolt That Killed French Colonial Officer

Residents of the village of Rubino, in south-eastern Côte d'Ivoire, continue to commemorate an uprising against a French colonial army officer killed there on 7 July 1910. Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan President Re-Elected for 7th Time As Observers Decry Intimidation

President Yoweri Museveni was declared the winner of Uganda's election on Saturday, granting Africa's longest-serving leader a seventh term in office. African observers have… Read more »

Africa: Nigeria Beat Egypt in Shootout to Claim Third Place At Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria beat Egypt in a penalty shootout following a goalless 90 minutes on Saturday night in Casablanca to claim third place at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Read more »

Africa: Ukraine War Videos Raise Questions Over Russia's Recruitment of Africans

Videos shared on Ukrainian social media since the weekend claim to show African nationals fighting in the ranks of the Russian army - raising fresh questions about Moscow's… Read more »

Libya: Bodies of More Than 20 African Migrants Found in Mass Grave in Libya

The bodies of at least 21 migrants have been found in a mass grave on a farm in eastern Libya, security sources have said, with as many as 10 others who survived captivity showing… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Under House Arrest As Museveni Leads Vote

Uganda's main opposition candidate, Bobi Wine, was under house arrest, his party said, as early results on Friday showed veteran President Yoweri Museveni with a commanding lead in… Read more »

West Africa: Burkina Faso Football Chiefs Sack Coach Traor for Failure At Cup of Nations

Burkina Faso football federation bosses on Wednesday sacked coach Brama Traore and all of his staff just over a week after the national squad was eliminated from the 2025 Africa… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Votes Under Internet Blackout and Police Crackdown

Uganda was on edge as polls opened on Thursday, with President Yoweri Museveni expected to extend his 40-year rule amid an internet shutdown and a police crackdown on the… Read more »

Africa: Morocco Beat Nigeria On Penalties to Set Up Senegal Final At Cup of Nations

Morocco beat Nigeria in a penalty shootout on Wednesday night in Rabat to advance to the final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Read more »

Uganda: Ugandans Prepare to Vote Following a Campaign Marked By 'Intimidation'

Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday are expected to be a duel between incumbent Yoweri Museveni, in power for 40 years, and singer turned opposition… Read more »

Uganda: 'He Represents a Population Desperate for Change', Bobi Wine's Lawyer Tells RFI

Uganda's election on Thursday will see incumbent Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, seeking a seventh mandate - at the age of 81, in a country where 55 percent of the population… Read more »

Morocco: Morocco's Regragui - The Future of African Football Is Right Here, Right Now

Morocco head coach Walid Regragui hailed the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations as the standard for future competitions as his players went through their final paces for their Wednesday… Read more »

Morocco/Nigeria: Nigeria Midfielder Iwobi Hails Team of Brothers Ahead of Morocco Test

Nigeria midfielder Alex Iwobi paid tribute to the side's esprit de corps as the squad went through its final preparations for Wednesday night's semi-final against hosts Morocco at… Read more »

Central African Republic: Fresh Violence Tests Touadéra's New Mandate in Central African Republic

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra is facing renewed violence in the country's remote south-east just days into his third term, after a militia… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire/Egypt: Egypt Dethrone Cote d'Ivoire to Reach Semis Af Africa Cup of Nations

Egypt skipper Mohamed Salah scored his fourth goal at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday night as his side eliminated the defending champions Cote d'Ivoire 3-2 in Agadir. Read more »

Benin: Benin Heads to Polls After Failed Coup Shakes Political Landscape

Benin votes on Sunday in legislative and local elections that come just over a month after an attempted coup shook the commercial capital Cotonou. The vote follows weeks of… Read more »

South Africa: Why the New U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Could Strain Relations Even Further

Leo Brent Bozell III, the conservative activist picked by President Donald Trump to represent the United States in South Africa, is preparing to begin his new role as ambassador… Read more »