Africa: African Union Summit Opens As Conflicts Rage On the Continent

African heads of state are gathering for their annual summit in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa this weekend, with escalating conflict in the DRC, the war and resulting humanitarian… Read more »

Nigeria: London High Court Probes Shell Over Niger Delta Pollution Claims

The High Court in London commenced a hearing to address allegations that the oil company Shell has polluted vast areas of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, particularly in regions… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Unites Against Trump As U.S. Freezes Aid Over Land Reform

The government and all political parties in South Africa are now uniting in their opposition to Donald Trump. The American President has announced a freeze on all aid to the… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan War Is World's 'Worst Humanitarian Crisis', the African Union Says

African Union officials have described Sudan's civil war the "worst humanitarian crisis in the world" and warned it was leaving hundreds of thousands of children malnourished. This… Read more »

Africa: Why the African Continent Has a Role to Play in Developing AI

Heads of state, top government officials, and scientists from around 100 countries have gathered in Paris for a two-day international summit on developing artificial intelligence… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Khoisan Evicted From Government HQ After Six-Year Protest

South African authorities on Monday cleared a camp of the Khoisan community squatting on the grounds of the government headquarters in Pretoria for six years to demand recognition… Read more »

Libya: Libya Uncovers Two Mass Graves With Bodies of Migrants, Refugees

Libya's security authorities have recovered nearly 50 bodies from two mass graves in the country's southeastern desert, officials said on Sunday, in the latest tragedy involving… Read more »

Namibia: Namibian Independence Leader Sam Nujoma Dies Aged 95

Sam Nujoma, the guerilla commander who led Namibia's fight for independence from South Africa and became its first democratically elected president, has died at the age of 95. Read more »

Kenya: 'My Cow, My Choice' - Kenyan Farmers Resist Livestock Vaccination Campaign

A protest movement has emerged in Kenya against a government plan to provide free nationwide vaccinations for around 84 million livestock. Dubbed "My Cow, My Choice," the campaign… Read more »

Africa: African Leaders Await Response to Call for Ceasefire in Eastern DRC

African leaders trying to solve the fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo between the M23 armed group and Congolese government forces were on Sunday waiting for… Read more »

West Africa: France to Handover Last Military Base in Côte d'Ivoire As Retreat From West Africa Continues

France is preparing to hand Côte d'Ivoire back its only military base in the country in a ceremony on 20 February, further diminishing French influence in West Africa. Read more »

Tanzania: Regional Leaders Gather in Tanzania for High-Stakes Summit On DRC Crisis

A joint summit between the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community will take place today and Saturday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Presidents of… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa 'Will Not Be Bullied,' Ramaphosa Says After Trump Attack

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday evening in his annual state of the nation address that his country "will not be bullied," days after US President Donald… Read more »

Niger: Niger Junta Expels Red Cross Citing Sovereignty, Offers No Explanation

The military junta in Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to leave the country. The regime, which has made sovereignty a key issue, did not give any… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting Resumes in DR Congo's South Kivu Ahead of Crisis Talks

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congolese authorities said its troops and its allies clashed with the M23 rebel group, supported by Rwandan soldiers, in the mining… Read more »

Africa: France's Proposed Budget Cuts Set to Slash Overseas Development Aid

France is planning to reduce public development aid by up to 40 percent as part of its €32 billion budget cuts for 2025. French NGOs engaged in international solidarity are… Read more »

Africa: Global Aid in Chaos As Trump Proposes to Slash Funds and Dismantle USAID

Three weeks into Donald Trump's second presidency of the United States, the global aid sector is in disarray as Washington reviews its foreign aid policy to ensure it aligns with… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Declares Ceasefire As DRC-Rwanda Crisis Talks Loom

The armed group M23 has declared a humanitarian "ceasefire" starting this Tuesday in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, while a crisis meeting between… Read more »

Somalia: Somali Government Confirms 'Key' Islamic State Figures Killed in US Airstrike

The government of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said United States military strikes in the Golis mountains had killed "key figures" from the the Islamic State armed… Read more »

Somalia: U.S. Launches Air Strikes Against Islamic State Targets in Somalia

The United States military on Saturday conducted air strikes on Islamic State group targets in Somalia, President Donald Trump announced. Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's Unique Hand-Painted Movie Posters Blend Horror and Humour

In Ghana, dozens of artists have made their mark creating hand-painted movie posters that blend exaggerated horror with slapstick comedy. This unique art form began in the 1980s… Read more »

Mali: Modern Malian Architecture Rooted in Ancient Earth Techniques

In the heart of Bamako, architect Mariam Sy is leading a quiet revolution - one handful of earth at a time. Her vision merges Mali's ancient building wisdom with contemporary… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia Reclaims Lost Voices of WWI Riflemen From German Archives

Germany has returned hundreds of sound recordings of North African soldiers who were held as prisoners during World War I, helping to fill a major gap in Tunisia's war archives. Read more »

Morocco: How Rebel Singer Mariem Hassan Galvanised Western Sahara's Fight for Freedom

A powerful new documentary at France's Fipadoc festival reveals Western Sahara's fight for independence through the story of Mariem Hassan, whose music became the voice of her… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Troops 'Vigorously' Countering M23 Push, Says DRC President Tshisekedi

DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi said on Thursday that his troops were mounting a military response as Rwanda-backed M23 fighters advanced in the east of the country. Read more »