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The 14th-century medina in the capital Moroni includes the old Friday Mosque.  By Shainess DAOUD (AFP)

Six ancient Comoros medinas join UNESCO's heritage list

Jul 25, 2026 | Africa

UNESCO on Saturday added six centuries-old medinas in the Comoros -- once historic sultanates along Indian Ocean trading ...

Jul 24, 2026 | Africa

Guinea-Bissau opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira, who was being held in prison for alleged involvement in coup at ...

Jul 24, 2026 | Africa

In a makeshift tent covered in a torn tarp, Zakaria Hassan tried to make his baby son more comfortable after they fled f ...

Jul 23, 2026 | Africa

African leaders attending the African Union Extraordinary Summit on Health, held from July 21 ndash;22, 2026[/ ...

Jul 23, 2026 | Africa

As dawn breaks over Ghana's Atlantic coast, artisanal fishing boats return to shore with last night's catch -- baskets o ...

Jul 22, 2026 | Africa

William Nyarko, Executive Director of the Africa Center for International Law and Accountability (ACILA), has called for ...

Jul 22, 2026 | Africa

Nouakchott, 22 July 2026 ndash; The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply saddened by reports ...

Jul 22, 2026 | Africa

Ibrahim Traore, the head of Burkina Faso's military junta, sought last week to stamp out speculation of a power struggle ...

Jul 21, 2026 | Africa

UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima called on Tuesday for radical change following global aid cuts, telling AFP that African ...

Jul 20, 2026 | Africa

Sao Tome and Principe 39;s incumbent president Carlos Vila Nova was re-elected outright in this weekend 39;s ballot, t ...

Jul 19, 2026 | Africa

Ayissi's Autumn/Winter 2026-2027 collection fused sculptural elegance, artisanal mastery and cultural storytelling into ...

Jul 19, 2026 | Africa

Voters in the Atlantic archipelago of Sao Tome and Principe, regarded as a model of democracy in Africa, will head to po ...