More than 40 Liberians in the U.S. have been placed on a "worst of the worst" criminal list by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as President Donald Trump's administration intensifies its crackdown on illegal immigration. This move follows the

African governments and business organisations have welcomed passage by the U.S. House of Representatives.the three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Act, which expired on September 30 after Congress failed to act. The legislation must be passed by the Senate and signed by the President before the extension takes effect.

The government in South Africa and exporters in 

Nick Checker, who moved into the top job at the State Department's Africa Bureau earlier this month, spent most of the past decade at the CIA. Unlike his two predecessors who have occupied the post since President Trump took office a year ago - both career diplomats - Checker has been at State for only four months. 

As 'Senior Bureau Official' - the designation the administration is using for acting positions in many agencies - Checker is charged with managing day-to-day

The processing of US immigrant visas for nationals from dozens of African countries has been indefinitely suspended. The African nations were part of a list of 75 countries announced by the US Department of State on Wednesday.

In Liberia, one of the affected countries, the decision caused mixed emotions, with some expressing anger and frustration. Some analysts say it is proof that the new US administration is

Four unexploded missiles believed to have been among the 16 Tomahawk warheads fired on Nigerian targets by the U.S. Africa Command on December 25, 2025 have been discovered by local residents and Nigerian police, according to a post on X by Trevor Ball, a researcher with Bellingcat, a Netherlands-based investigative journalism collective. "Residents of Zugurma in Mashegu local government area of Niger State were thrown into

Leo Brent Bozell III, the conservative activist picked by President Donald Trump to represent the U.S. in South Africa, is preparing to begin his new role as ambassador after being confirmed by the US Senate. Bozell, a prominent figure on the American right and a staunch supporter of Israel, also belonged to a pressure group opposed to any negotiations with the anti-apartheid African National Congress (ANC), then led by Nelson Mandela, writes RFI's Melissa Chemam.

In a statement released this week, the AU reaffirmed its commitment to core principles of international law, including respect for state sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the right of peoples to self-determination, as enshrined in the United Nations Charter. The continental body emphasized that Venezuela's internal challenges can only be resolved through inclusive political dialogue among Venezuelans

U.S. immigration authorities have detained Ken Ofori-Atta, Ghana's former Finance Minister, who is currently wanted in his home country on corruption allegations. According to his legal team, the former official has been in the United States since January 2024 to receive treatment for prostate cancer.

Ofori-Atta was declared a

The United States has carried out airstrikes against camps linked to Islamic State-aligned militants in north-western Nigeria's Sokoto state, near the border with Niger, in what Nigerian officials described as a jointly planned operation approved by President Bola Tinubu and based on Nigerian intelligence. Casualty figures remain

Few details have been released about the United States airstrikes on Christmas Day launched from MQ-9 Reaper drones against camps linked to Islamic State-aligned militants in north-western Nigeria's Sokoto state.

No civilian casualties have been reported. ''Multiple ISIS terrorists were killed in the ISIS camps,''  the U.S. Africa Command (Africom) said in a statement on December 26.

Among those