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The festival helps to keep their heritage alive and celebrate the citys Afro-Brazilian history. By TOYIN ADEDOKUN (AFP)

Afro-Brazilian carnival celebrates cultural kinship in Lagos

9 hours ago

Thousands of young and old descendants of formerly enslaved people donned e ...

A draft order shows President Donald Trump is considering severe cuts to US diplomacy, especially in Africa. By Jim WATSON (AFP/File)

Trump eyes gutting US diplomacy in Africa, cutting soft powe...

14 hours ago

The United States would drastically reduce its diplomatic footprint in Afri ...

. By Bertrand GUAY (POOL/AFP)

Qatar's chief negotiator says 'frustrated' by pace of Gaza t...

18 hours ago

Qatar's chief negotiator voiced frustration over talks for a truce in Gaza ...

. By Bertrand GUAY (POOL/AFP)

Qatar's chief negoitator says 'frustrated' by pace of Gaza t...

22 hours ago

Qatar's chief negotiator voiced frustration over talks for a truce in Gaza ...

A satellite photo provided by Maxar Technologies shows smoke billowing and buildings burned in Zamzam camp near the besieged city of El-Fasher in Sudans Darfur. By - (Satellite image 2025 Maxar Technologies/AFP/File)

Neighbours improvise first aid for wounded in besieged Sudan...

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For a week, eight-year-old Mohamed has suffered the pain of shrapnel stuck ...

The incident took place in the northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo. By Valentin RAKOVSKY (AFP)

DR Congo boat fire toll revised down to 33

Apr 20, 2025

The mayor of the DR Congo town near where a boat caught fire earlier this w ...

Journalist and rights activist Chaima Issa, seen flashing the victory sign outside the court on April 11, 2025, was sentenced to 18 years. By FETHI BELAID (AFP)

Tunisia opposition figures get jail terms in mass trial

Apr 20, 2025

A Tunisian court has handed down jail sentences of up to 66 years to multip ...

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Tunisian government opponents handed jail terms ranging betw...

Apr 20, 2025

A Tunisian court handed jail terms ranging from 13 to 66 years to 40 opposi ...

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Apr 17, 2025

US envoy urges Rwanda to withdraw from DRC and stop M23 support US envoy urges Rwanda to withdraw from DRC and stop M23 support

Apr 13, 2025

Gabon military leader Oligui Nguema elected president by huge margin Gabon military leader Oligui Nguema elected president by huge margin

Apr 12, 2025

AP - Sarah Meyssonnier Nigeria bans song critical of President Bolo Tinubu's economic policies

Apr 12, 2025

Tanzanias main opposition leader Tundu Lissu was arrested on Wednesday. By ERICKY BONIPHACE (AFP) Amnesty calls for release of Tanzania opposition leader

Apr 7, 2025

Rwandan President Paul Kagame (C) spoke about countries that have issued sanctions against it during an event to mark the start of commemorations for the 1994 genocide. By Paloma Laudet (AFP) Kagame tells countries sanctioning Rwanda to 'go to hell'

Apr 5, 2025

Burkinabe journalists (from left) Boukari Ouoba, Luc Pagbelguem, and Guzouma Sanogo appeared in videos wearing military uniforms a little over a week after they were arrested on Match 24, 2025. (Photos, left and right: Association of Burkinabe Journalists; screenshot, center: BF1 TV/YouTube)A masked journalist is seen in London on April 7, 2020. As journalists face the challenges of covering COVID-19, CPJ and other organizations are working to assess the global impact. (AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth) 3 detained Burkina Faso journalists appear in videos wearing military uniforms

Apr 5, 2025

Together with his wife Mariam, Amadous music took him to the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. By LEON NEAL (AFP/File) Amadou of Malian blind music duo dies aged 70

Apr 2, 2025

Bui Power Authority Ghana unveils West Africa's largest floating solar project, boosting renewable e...

Mar 31, 2025

Wikimedia & RFI Outcry in Guinea as ex-military leader Camara pardoned by junta chief

Mar 31, 2025

Burkina Fasos junta chief Captain Ibrahim Traore led a coup in September 2022. By - (AFP/File) Burkina junta leader pardons 21 soldiers for 2015 failed coup

Mar 29, 2025

Sudans army chief General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan gave his first televised address since the military captured Khartoum. By - (AFP/File) Sudan army chief says war will not end until RSF lays down its arms

Mar 29, 2025

Guineas ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison, was pardoned for health reasons by the West African countrys junta head. By SEYLLOU DIALLO (AFP) Guinea ex-dictator sentenced for 2009 massacre pardoned: junta

Mar 25, 2025

Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe (second left) has been moved to the sports ministry. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP/File) Zimbabwe moves army chief to sports docket

Mar 25, 2025

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (right) with First Vice President Riek Machar struck a power-sharing agreement in 2018. By ALEX MCBRIDE (AFP/File) South Sudan opposition decries arrests, strike as US urges talks

Mar 25, 2025

ECA to mobilize Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan and Zimbabwean cities to join Quality of Life Initiative ECA to mobilize Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan and Zimbabwean cities to join Qualit...

Mar 23, 2025

M23 HANDOUT via REUTERS - M23 HANDOUT Congo M23 rebels say they will withdraw from seized town to support peace push

Mar 23, 2025

PHILMON BARBIER / AFP/File Uganda: the quiet power in the eastern DRC conflict

Mar 22, 2025

Tchandrou Nitanga / AFP Thousands without lifesaving aid in DRC, says UN agency

Mar 21, 2025

Togo has stepped up its overtures to a new confederation of junta-led Sahel states made up of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. By Boureima Hama (AFP/File) Togo eyes joining alliance of junta-led Sahel states