Guinea: Guinea's Political Parties Face Survival Test As Junta Orders Mass Cull

More than 100 political parties in Guinea face a three-month battle for survival after the ruling junta published the results of a probe designed to bring order to the country's… Read more »

Botswana: Botswana's Stability Tested in Tough Election for President Masisi

Botswana goes to the polls this Wednesday with incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi facing three main challengers in what analysts are calling the country's most competitive vote… Read more »

Morocco: Macron Renews French Support for Moroccan Rule in Disputed Western Sahara

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday renewed France's support for Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara. Read more »

Chad: Jihadist Attack Near Lake Chad Leaves 40 Dead, President Orders Retaliation

Chad's President Mahamat Deby Itno has vowed to track down the assailants who killed at least 40 soldiers in an attack on a military base in Chad's Lake region. Read more »

Nigeria/Libya: Libya Punished for Hold-Up of Nigeria Squad Before Cup of Nations Qualifier

Nigeria will require a point from their last two matches next month to advance to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after continental football chiefs awarded them a 3-0 victory over… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Leader Calls for 'Restraint' Ahead of November Legislative Polls

As campaigning for legislative elections got underway in Senegal this weekend, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye sought to assure voters that the 17 November poll would be free and… Read more »

Uganda: LRA Rebel Commander Jailed in Uganda for War Crimes in Landmark Case

Thomas Kwoyelo, a mid-level commander in the notorious Lord's Resistance Army rebel group, was sentenced to 40 years in prison in Uganda on Friday for war crimes including murder,… Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique's Ruling Party Hangs On to Power in Contested Election

Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, has retained power in presidential and parliamentary elections - extending its five-decade rule as the opposition accused it of fraud and held… Read more »

Niger: Orano Halts Uranium Output At Niger's Arlit Mine Amid Financial Strain

French nuclear multinational Orano will suspend production at its Arlit uranium mine in northern Niger due to financial difficulties faced by its Nigerien subsidiary, Somaïr.… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change Worsened Deadly Floods in African Regions, Scientists Say

Devastating rains that triggered floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan in recent months - killing hundreds of people and displacing millions - were worsened by… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana Loses Historic Forts Along Its Coastline to Climate Change

Ghana - Ghana is gradually losing its historic forts along the 550-kilometer coastline to intense tidal waves from the Atlantic Ocean. Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique Opposition Calls Strike Amid Election Fraud Claims and Assassinations

Mozambique's opposition has called for a general strike on Monday, with nationwide demonstrations to protest alleged fraud in the 9 October elections. While official results are… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire Has Lost 'Nearly 80 Percent of Its Forest and Wildlife Cover'

How can we protect wild animals when the world's forest cover continues to shrink? This is just one of the many issues under discussion at the Cop16 biodiversity summit in Cali,… Read more »

Morocco: Macron Set for Key Morocco Visit As Western Sahara Tensions Cool

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Morocco next week for a three-day state visit, the Moroccan royal palace said Monday, following years of strained relations. Read more »

Gabon: Gabon to Hold Referendum On New Constitution in November

Gabon will hold a referendum on 16 November on a proposed new constitution, a key step towards the return to a civilian regime which the military junta promised after a coup, the… Read more »

Africa: Malam, an Artist Taking the Idea of a 'Collection' to a New Level

Made up of hundreds of discarded toys, household items, broken cables and bits of plastic, Cameroonian artist Malam's giant head-shaped sculptures are deceptively playful. Invited… Read more »

Africa: French Police Release Anti-Western Firebrand Kemi Seba Without Charge

Controversial activist Kemi Seba, known for his fiercely anti-Western, pan-Africanist stance, has been released from French custody without charges, two days after he was arrested… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Deputy President Ousted in Historic Impeachment

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was ousted from office on Thursday after being impeached in an unprecedented political saga that has gripped the nation. Read more »

Benin: Controversial Pan-African Activist Kemi Seba Detained in Paris

Beninese activist Kemi Seba - known for his anti-Western stance and ties to Russia - was reportedly arrested in Paris this week, although the exact reason has not been made public. Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Court Rejects Bid to Stop Deputy President's Ouster

A Kenyan court on Tuesday dismissed a last-minute attempt to halt the Senate's debate and vote on the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Read more »

Central Africa: Floods Leave 10 Million Children Out of School in West and Central Africa

An estimated 10 million children across Nigeria, Mali, Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo are unable to attend school after devastating regional flooding, the charity Save… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal Unveils 25-Year Development Plan Aiming for Economic Sovereignty and Sustainability

Senegal's president and prime minister unveiled the government's 25-year development plan on Monday, pledging to build the foundation for economic sovereignty by focusing on… Read more »

Nigeria/Libya: Africa Cup of Nations Bosses Investigate Nigeria Squad's Libyan Airport Debacle

African football chiefs launched an inquiry on Tuesday into an incident in which a plane carrying the Nigeria football squad and its technical advisers was diverted from its… Read more »

Zambia: Zimbabwe Reports First Two Mpox Cases, After Zambia Week Before

Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, days after Zambia reported its first case. The cases, whose variants have not been identified, were detected in people who were… Read more »

Madagascar: Meet the Tiny Tuft-Tailed Saviour of Madagascar's Endangered Baobabs

Standing up to 30 metres tall, Madagascar's giant baobab trees have towered over the island for thousands of years - but as the large animals that used to spread their seeds have… Read more »