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South Africa substitute loose forward Cameron Hanekom carries the ball during a 43-28 victory over New Zealand in Baltimore on September 12. By Caean Couto (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP)

Springboks to face Fiji before 2027 Rugby World Cup

Sep 18, 2026

Defending champions South Africa will complete a seven-match build-up next ...

Thirty-seven suspected illegal gold miners die in custody in central Nigerian city of Minna. By Light Oriye Tamunotonye (AFP/File)

Nigeria miners struggled to breathe in cell before 37 died: ...

Sep 18, 2026

Survivors of a Nigerian disaster that saw 37 suspected illegal gold miners ...

From 2026, children in Algeria will begin learning English in the third year of primary school, with French introduced a year later. - AFP / FRED TANNEAU

Algeria shifts towards English as French loses ground in sch...

Sep 18, 2026

Algeria's 2026-27 school year kicks off next week with a change: a shift aw ...

Makeshift tents of migrants on Benitez beach in Ceuta, on September 13, 2026. By Antonio Sempere (AFP)

Police move Ceuta migrants off beaches in Spanish enclave

Sep 18, 2026

Police on Friday were moving hundreds of migrants from the beaches of Ceuta ...

H.E Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of The United Republic of Tanzania

Tanzania to host global lawmakers for 153rd IPU Assembly in ...

Sep 18, 2026

ARUSHA, Tanzania mdash; Tanzania will host hundreds of lawmakers from aroun ...

Zimbabwe is Africas third-largest blueberry producer. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

Zimbabwe farmers seek funds to cash in on China blueberry bo...

Sep 18, 2026

Under the morning sun, women moved briskly through neat rows of bushes, plu ...

AFP has confirmed the deaths of at least 24 HIV-positive sex workers in Kenya who were in good health until the US slashed aid in 2025. By SIMON MAINA (AFP)

US aid cuts are killing Kenyan sex workers

Sep 18, 2026

Under an unmarked block of concrete in a Nairobi cemetery lie the remains o ...

A Sudanese farmer cultivates henna amidst water shortages in El-Damer in the Nile River State. By - (AFP)

Sudanese women hold fast to threatened henna body art

Sep 18, 2026

Inside a beauty salon in northern Sudan, a woman in a striped dress sat pat ...

Trust in Ghana’s Judiciary: Which recent case most influenced your view?

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Sep 14, 2026

Billionaire Aliko Dangote (C) launched an IPO of his refinery, which has become the largest supplier of jet fuel to Europe. By Temiloluwa Johnson (AFP) Nigeria's Dangote refinery launches continent's biggest IPO

Sep 13, 2026

Some fishermen around Kinshasa are now earning more from collecting plastic waste than catching fish, as declining catches put growing pressure on livelihoods along the Congo River. - AFP - GUERCHOM NDEBO As catches dwindle, Congo River fishermen turn to plastic waste

Sep 13, 2026

Sifuna drew roars of approval as he greeted supporters during a campaign rally in capital Nairobi. By SIMON MAINA (AFP) Thousands attend Kenya opposition rally amid anger over political violence

Sep 13, 2026

South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth (C) carries the ball against New Zealand in Baltimore. By Caean Couto (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP) Former captain De Villiers hails 'fantastic' Springboks

Sep 13, 2026

The kings burial ceremony took place in western Uganda. By Badru KATUMBA (AFP) Uganda buries 'youngest' king amid succession row

Sep 11, 2026

The project to create a new capital was launched by Equatorial Guineas President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. By Alberto PIZZOLI (AFP) No shops, no schools: Equatorial Guinea's ghost town new capital

Sep 10, 2026

A file photo showing Algerian flags flying in Algiers on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. - Fateh Guidoum, AP Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with United Arab Emirates over 'provocative and hos...

Sep 8, 2026

Nelson Mandela was elected as first president of democratic South Africa in May 1994. By ANNA ZIEMINSKI (AFP) S.Africa again seeks to halt US auction of Mandela items

Sep 6, 2026

Ernest Bai Koroma has returned home after treason charges were dropped. By Michele Spatari (AFP) Sierra Leone ex-president returns after treason case dropped

Sep 4, 2026

Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote is ranked as Africas richest man. By Ludovic MARIN (AFP) Nigeria's Dangote refinery looks to raise $1.6 bn in IPO

Sep 3, 2026

Activists staged a reenactment of the Sharpeville Massacre. By PHILL MAGAKOE (AFP) Survivors of South Africa's 1960 massacre launch legal claim

Sep 2, 2026

Former president Jacob Zuma met one of the wanted Gupta brothers in India in June. By RAJESH JANTILAL (AFP) S.Africa clears diplomat over Zuma-Gupta meetings in India

Sep 2, 2026

Yosuke Nagai, director of Accept International. By ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS (AFP) The Japanese idealist behind the last deradicalisation NGO in Somalia

Aug 29, 2026

Air force base 101 is housed in the international airport complex in Niamey. By BERTRAND GUAY (AFP) Niger junta says it is back in control after soldiers' mutiny

Aug 27, 2026

Anti-vaccination rhetoric was amplified during the Covid-19 pandemic. By RODGER BOSCH (AFP) S.Africa sounds alarm as infant vaccinations plummet

Aug 25, 2026

Former presidential guard chief Tom Byabagamba was sentenced in 2016 to 21 years in prison. By STEPHANIE AGLIETTI (AFP) Former Rwanda security chief dies in prison: family sources

Aug 20, 2026

In Gaga, one of the mining areas in the northwest of the Central African Republic, villagers lament the environmental degradation resulting from unregulated gold mining. - RFI/Rolf Steve Domia-Leu Deadly border mine collapse exposes risks behind Central Africa's gold rush

Aug 20, 2026

Des policiers montent la garde prs dun avion transportant des migrants expulss des tats-Unis, laroport international Roberts de Harbel, prs de Monrovia, le 20 aot 2026 au Liberia. By Matthew Jacobs (AFP) First US deportees land in Liberia

Aug 20, 2026

Cameronian media had reported that Paul Biya, leader since 1982, had been in the Swiss city with family members and close aides. By PATRICK MEINHARDT (AFP/File) President Paul Biya back in Cameroon after 73 days away

Aug 20, 2026

Cameroon President Paul Biya was known as The Sphinx for being wily and having a taste for secrecy that helped him hold onto power for more than four decades. By Kevin Dietsch (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP) Paul Biya, Cameroon's undefeated ruler for 44 years, returns after long absence