Africa

Vehicles torched as anti-immigration protests turn violent in South Africa

Gambia Roundup: Court orders exhumation, Darboe pledges justice reforms and rural women demand electricity

Africa needs to embrace risk to fulfil its potential, Alitheia founder Tokunboh Ishmael says

Egypt Roundup: Red Sea states draw common line, El-Sisi urges dialogue, AU integration takes centre stage

Ghana's Mahama calls for African ‘health sovereignty’ as foreign aid declines

Fire tears through Accra homes and businesses, two feared dead

17 killed in DR Congo military plane crash

Ceuta police arrest three after 28 migrants found in overcrowded homes

South Africa’s Ramaphosa calls violence against women a national shame

Madagascar's Gen Z 'betrayed' after ushering in new rule

Tanzania condemns unilateral sanctions at UN General Assembly

‘Africa cannot remain at the margins’ - Ruto demands UN Security Council reform

Sadio Mane invests $20 million in hometown agro project

Mauritania Roundup: Green hydrogen deal advances, schools prepare for new term and 100,000 livestock targeted

Niger rolls out AES travel document as Sahel trio moves beyond ECOWAS

Madagascar Roundup: Child food poverty hits 77%, growth rebound forecast for 2027 and northern risk mapping begins

Burkina Faso to stop importing armoured vehicles, Traore says

Tunisia Roundup: Drug cases triple, 10,000 students face housing squeeze and businesses target African expansion

Malaria surge in Sudan’s Khartoum as millions return home

Olympic flame arrives on African soil for first time as Senegal begins Dakar 2026 countdown

Niger appoints new army chief weeks after failed mutiny

Ugandan queen mother claims house arrest amid Tooro succession dispute

Gold rush spreads ebola - Doctor warns about movement of Ituri miners in eastern DRC

Rwanda Roundup: Kagame begins Oman visit, 7,188 pupils ordered to resit exams and youth leadership takes centre stage

Senegalese protest rising cost of living in Dakar

Niger accuses France of backing failed coup attempt

Egypt’s bizarre highway chicken heist takes a deadly turn

Niamey residents recount fear after overnight gunfire

Niger's Def. Min. says security forces regain control after soldiers open fire in Niamey

Queen Nazli's historic diamond necklace stolen from Vienna museum

Tanzania's 43-year-old Ndejembi wins every vote to become Vice President

Algeria wildfires destroy homes and livelihoods as 12 people die

What World Humanitarian Day should mean for Africa: Opinion

Mali Roundup: Soldiers freed in prisoner swap, army intensifies strikes and Mali moves to reset ties with Algeria

Gold mining resumes near Central African Republic border after deadly landslide

235 years after the uprising against slavery, the fight has moved to reparations

Survivors mourn 52 killed in Nigeria boat capsizing

Zambia Roundup: Election irregularities, Kafwaya death probe and ZCCM-IH’s K4.92bn loss

Central African Republic mine collapse leaves dozens dead as rescuers search for survivors