Nigeria: Pressure of Coaching Nigeria Is On Another Level, Says Chelle

Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle offered a heartfelt insight into the intensity of leading the nation's football team as he pored over the choices for the starting line-up for his… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's El-Fasher 'An Epicentre of Human Suffering', UN Says After Short Visit

Traumatised civilians left in Sudan's El-Fasher after its capture by paramilitary RSF forces are living without water or sanitation in a city haunted by famine, says UN aid… Read more »

Somalia: Israel's Recognition of Somaliland 'Is Not an Isolated Initiative' - Expert

For the first time, the secessionist state of Somaliland has been officially recognised by another state, namely Israel. It's a blow for the President of the Federal Republic of… Read more »

Central African Republic: Central African Republic's Touadéra Primed for Third Term

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra is seeking a controversial third term this Sunday, following a decade in office, a change in constitution and… Read more »

Kenya: 'It's About Stopping Harmful Tourism' - the Fight Against Maasai Mara Luxury Hotel

In Kenya's Maasai Mara, local people say a new luxury safari hotel is threatening the ecosystem - and the livelihoods of those for whom tourism was supposed to bring opportunity. Read more »

Nigeria: Five Things We Learned On Day 6 - Nigeria Find Danger in Dominance

Super crowd pleasers those Super Eagles. Nigeria restored the neutrals' faith with gore and disorder as they brilliantly chopped through Tunisia's defences to lead 3-0 and then… Read more »

Tunisia/Nigeria: Nightmare Ending, Admits Nigeria Boss Chelle After Fez Thriller Against Tunisia

Nigeria coach Eric Chelle admitted on Sunday the last 15 minutes of his side's Africa Cup of Nations game against Tunisia was the stuff of nightmares. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Two-Horse Race Predicted As Polls Open for Côte d'Ivoire Legislative Elections

Following the reelection of President Alassane Ouattara on 25 October, Côte d'Ivoire is heading back to the polls - this time to elect the 255 members of the National… Read more »

Africa: 'All the Comforts You Find in Paris' - the Man Helping African 'Repats' Head Home

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Many young Africans who have studied in Europe are turning the dream of returning home to build a career or start a business into a reality. RFI… Read more »

Kenya: Stigma and Sisterhood - How One Kenyan Woman Knitted a Healthcare Revolution

Mary Mwangi turned to her knitting needles for solace during her cancer treatment - and then used them to help other women survivors reclaim their dignity. Read more »

Ghana: Young West Africans Held Captive in Ghana in Canadian Visa Scams

Several families in Senegal say that a number of young people from the north of the country have been held captive in Ghana for several weeks. Lured by the prospect of work visas… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Shuts 10,000 Churches Under Tough Worship Regulations

The Rwandan government has reportedly closed about 10,000 churches for failing to comply with a 2018 law regulating places of worship, which introduced new requirements on health… Read more »

Nigeria/Cote d'Ivoire: Nigeria Boss Chelle Urges Squad to Outdo Cup of Nations Feats in Cote d'Ivoire

Nigeria head coach Eric Chelle on Monday called on his players to better the exploits of the team that surged to the Cup of Nations final nearly two years ago in Cote d'Ivoire. Read more »

Africa: Five Things We Learned On Day 2 - Playing It Cool and Surprises

Nigeria coach Eric Chelle stayed super smooth despite coming under fire from a tetchy hack for his team failing to conquer the universe. And there was a shock for fans of Mali and… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Says All Freed After Release of 130 Abducted Catholic Schoolchildren

Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 130 schoolchildren who were taken at gunpoint from a Catholic school in November. The government says that no more staff and… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's El-Fasher Under the RSF, Destroyed and 'Full of Bodies'

Cairo (AFP) - When Sudanese nurse Asmaa returned to the Darfur city of El-Fasher, she found only bodies where her neighbours once lived and no sign of the family she had come to… Read more »

South Africa: Police in South Africa Launch Manhunt After Nine Killed, 10 Injured in Shooting

Nine people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting Sunday morning in a township in Johannesburg, South Africa. Authorities have launched a manhunt for the suspects, the South… Read more »

Africa: Africa Cup of Nations Hosts Morocco to Open Tournament On Record Winning Streak

Following a €70 million revamp, the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat will be the setting on Sunday night for the opening game of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, at… Read more »

Kenya: Nairobi Sounds Alarm Over Recruiters Luring Kenyans Into Russian War Effort

Kenya has pledged to crack down on overseas recruitment networks after hundreds of its citizens were lured to Russia with promises of work, only to be sent to military camps and,… Read more »

Morocco: Anger Mounts in Moroccan City of Safi As Deadly Floods Expose Decades of Neglect

Residents of the Moroccan port city of Safi are accusing authorities of abandoning working-class neighbourhoods, ignoring known flood risks and failing to maintain basic… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Says It Will Withdraw From Key City of Uvira

The M23 armed group said Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to withdraw from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »

Eritrea: UN Urges Release of 10,000 Arbitrarily Detained in Eritrea

The United Nations on Monday called for the unconditional release of the estimated 10,000 people arbitrarily detained in Eritrea, including politicians, journalists and students. Read more »

Tunisia: Trial of NGO Workers Accused of Assisting 'Illegal' Migration Opens in Tunisia

Aid workers accused of assisting irregular migration to Tunisia went on trial on Monday, as Amnesty International criticised what it called "the relentless criminalisation of civil… Read more »

Algeria: Mother of Jailed French Journalist Asks Algerian President for Pardon

The mother of jailed French journalist Christophe Gleizes wrote a letter to Algeria's president requesting he pardon her son from his seven-year sentence on terror-related charges. Read more »

West Africa: The Fulani Women Living Under the Control of Jnim Jihadists in the Sahel

What is life like for the women living in the central Sahel, in areas controlled by the jihadist JNIM group? British researchers spoke with women from the Fulani ethnic group,… Read more »