Morocco: Morocco Boss Regragui Includes Injured PSG Star Hakimi in Cup of Nations Squad

Morocco head coach Walid Regragui on Friday backed skipper Achraf Hakimi to make a full recovery from injury, after naming the defender in his 28-man squad for the 2025 Africa Cup… Read more »

Sudan: ICC Sentences Sudan Militia Chief to 20 Years for Crimes Against Humanity

The International Criminal Court Tuesday handed down a sentence of 20 years to a Sudanese militia leader for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country's… Read more »

West Africa: France Backs Benin After Foiled Coup As Ecowas Warns of Rising Instability

France has confirmed it provided surveillance, observation and logistical backing to Benin's armed forces during the weekend's attempted coup, stepping in at the request of the… Read more »

Tanzania: Govt Accused of Hiding Bodies of Those Killed in Election Protests

A Tanzanian doctor has reported hundreds of corpses being taken from the hospital where he works, appearing to corroborate accusations from Western officials and the UN that the… Read more »

Benin: France Condemns Attempted Coup in Benin As President Says Situation Is 'Under Control'

France has condemned the attempted coup Benin and has called on its nationals in the country to stay alert, as Benin's President Patrice Talon confirmed that the coup had been… Read more »

Nigeria: France Offers More Support for Nigeria As 100 Abducted Schoolchildren Released

Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were kidnapped at gunpoint from a Catholic school last month, as France has pledged more support for the… Read more »

Benin: Benin Authorities Say Coup Attempt Foiled, President Talon Safe

Benin's interior minister on Sunday said that the army had thwarted an attempted coup by a group of soldiers. President Patrice Talon's entourage said he was safe while the regular… Read more »

Tunisia: Moving Story of Migrants in Tunisia Scoops Top Prize At Marrakech Film Festival

Franco-Tunisian director Erige Sehiri won the Golden Star award at the Marrakech International Film Festival on Saturday evening for Promis le Ciel (Promised Sky), which tells the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Artist's Film Sheds Light On Link Between Colonialism and Climate Change

Congolese artist Sammy Baloji's first documentary The Tree of Authenticity fuses images and sounds, and features a talking tree as its narrator, to highlight the connection between… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Moves to Make Education Free As It Abolishes School Fees

Malawi's newly elected president, 85-year-old Peter Mutharika, has delivered on his campaign promise to make primary and secondary education free by abolishing almost all… Read more »

East Africa: 'Climate Whiplash' - East Africa Caught Between Floods and Drought

At dawn in the town of Mai Mahiu, Kenya, all is quiet. No goat bells ring, no voices call across farm fields, there is no rustle of maize leaves in the morning wind. Instead, the… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Moves to Reinstate Death Penalty As Junta Overhauls Penal Code

Burkina Faso's military-led government has taken a step toward reinstating the death penalty, adopting a new penal code that once again allows capital punishment for crimes… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda and DR Congo Begin Complex Peace Process After Signing Us-Brokered Deal

The leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have formalised a peace deal in Washington at a summit hosted by US President Donald Trump, though fresh violence raises… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Gen Z Unrest Shows 'Generational Divide' Between People and Politicians

Africa's rising Gen Z movements are putting governments under pressure. Young people on the continent say they want a real place in shaping their countries' futures, yet many feel… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Washington Summit On DRC-Rwanda Relations Aims for Peace Despite Deep Mistrust

The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are meeting in Washington to endorse two long-negotiated agreements, in a United States-backed push to revive a fragile… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau Electoral Commission Says Poll Results 'Destroyed' in Coup

Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission says that it cannot publish the results of last week's contested election as the vote counts have been destroyed in an attack. The military… Read more »

Algeria: Algerian Court Increases Jail Time for French Journalist Convicted of 'Terrorism'

A court in Tizi Ouzou, in eastern Algeria, on Wednesday announced a ten-year sentence in the appeal trial of French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, accused among other things… Read more »

Mali: Hostage Video Shows Abducted Malian Journalists Asking for Help

Two journalists from Mali's state broadcaster ORTM have appeared in a video released by the armed Islamist group JNIM, more than six weeks after they were abducted in the centre of… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Defence Minister Steps Down As Abductions Trigger Security Emergency

Nigeria's defence minister has resigned, as the country continues to grapple with a deepening security crisis marked by a surge in mass kidnappings of schoolchildren. Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroonian Opposition Figure Ekane Dies After Weeks in Detention

Cameroon's leading opposition leader, Anicet Ekane, has died after weeks of detention at the age of 74, his lawyers and family said Monday, alleging that he had struggled to… Read more »

Africa: World Aids Day Highlights Major Innovations Amid Decline in Global Funding

As World AIDS Day is marked around the globe, rapid scientific progress is being overshadowed by funding shortfalls and weakened health systems that are putting the global fight… Read more »

Madagascar: Madagascar Sees Bumper Lychee Harvest As Investigators Probe Trade Kingpin

Madagascar has opened its lychee export season with strong harvests and record prices - even as investigators examine a sector that has for years been controlled by tycoon Mamy… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Under Pressure As Gunmen Kidnap More Than 30 People Across Two States

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped nearly three dozen people across three attacks over the weekend, security sources said Monday, as authorities face renewed scrutiny over mass abductions… Read more »

Nigeria: French Energy Major Sells Stake in Nigerian Exploration Blocks to Chevron

French energy group TotalEnergies announced on Monday that it had signed an agreement to sell a 40-percent stake in two Nigerian offshore exploration licences to Star Deep Water… Read more »

Niger: Niger to Float Its Uranium On International Market in Break With France's Orano

Niger's military regime has announced it is putting uranium produced by Somaïr - a subsidiary of French nuclear giant Orano before the regime nationalised it in June - on the… Read more »