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Nigeria rejects US push to accept Venezuelan deportees

Jul 11, 2025

Nigeria has pushed back on accepting Venezuelans deported from the United S ...

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission heard atrocities committed during apartheid. By - (POOL/AFP/File)

S.Africa's apartheid crimes panel's work 'unfinished' 30 yea...

Jul 11, 2025

Nomonde Calata's tears as she testified in court last month about her husba ...

Rwandan soldiers were deployed to contain the long-running insurgency in Mozambique. By Camille LAFFONT (AFP/File)

TotalEnergies' Mozambique gas project at a turning point

Jul 11, 2025

Construction on a stalled $20 billion gas project by TotalEnergies in Mozam ...

Malis junta leader Assimi Goita, seen in June 2025, initially pledged to return his country to civilian rule in March 2024. By Pavel Bednyakov (POOL/AFP/File)

Mali junta chief approves law giving him unlimited mandate

Jul 10, 2025

Mali's junta chief has granted himself a five-year presidential mandate, re ...

Caster Semenya has been unable to compete in her favoured 800m category since 2018. By Phill Magakoe (AFP/File)

Europe court says S.African Semenya's gender eligibility tri...

Jul 10, 2025

A top European court ruled Thursday that the Swiss judiciary did not give d ...

AP - Evan Vucci

Africans accuse Trump of chasing minerals and mocking their ...

Jul 10, 2025

People across Africa have hit out at this week's high-profile summit betwee ...

via REUTERS - WFP

Four African billionaires richer than 750 million people liv...

Jul 10, 2025

Africa's wealth disparity has reached unprecedented levels, with just four ...

Caster Semenya has been unable to compete in her favoured 800m category since 2018. By Phill Magakoe (AFP/File)

Europe court says S.African athlete's gender eligibility tri...

Jul 10, 2025

A top European court ruled Thursday that the Swiss judiciary did not give d ...

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Jul 10, 2025

AP - Evan Vucci Africans accuse Trump of chasing minerals and mocking their presidents

Jul 4, 2025

Nigerian goalie Peter Rufai (L) holds the African Nations Cup trophy won in 1994 against Zambia in Tunis. By Fethi Belaid (AFP) Former Nigeria goalkeeper Peter Rufai dies aged 61

Jun 29, 2025

80-year-old Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni to seek reelection 80-year-old Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni to seek reelection

Jun 29, 2025

AP - Caitlin Kelly ‘Smoking to survive’: How Sierra Leone’s youth got hooked on kush

Jun 29, 2025

The project aims, in part, to cement Moroccos control over the disputed Western Sahara. By Abdel Majid BZIOUAT (AFP) Morocco's Atlantic gambit: linking restive Sahel to ocean

Jun 27, 2025

Experts from IOM, the World Bank, the Government of Ghana, and the private sector share insights during a panel session at the High-Level Policy Dialogue. Photo: IOM 2025 Ghana Charts Path for Ethical, Regular Labour Mobility at High-Level Dialogue

Jun 23, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Malis junta leader Assimi Goita held talks at the Kremlin. By Pavel Bednyakov (POOL/AFP) Mali junta chief visits Putin in bid to bolster defence ties

Jun 23, 2025

Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio takes over as ECOWAS Chair amid rising regional tensions Sierra Leone’s President Maada Bio takes over as ECOWAS Chair amid rising region...

Jun 22, 2025

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara waves to supporters. By Sia KAMBOU (AFP) I. Coast president weighs fourth-term run as tensions rise over barred rivals

Jun 21, 2025

Ivory Coasts President Alassane Ouattara has not yet confirmed whether will run for a fourth term. By Issouf SANOGO (AFP) I. Coast president Ouattara tapped to run for fourth term

Jun 21, 2025

Civilians have borne the brunt of the violence plaguing Borno state. By Audu Ali MARTE (AFP) Suicide blast kills 20 anti-jihadist fighters in Nigeria

Jun 18, 2025

Cameroon President Paul Biya, 92, came to power in 1982. By ETIENNE NSOM (AFP/File) Leader's health, separatist violence loom over Cameroon vote

Jun 17, 2025

Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba, seen receiving a decoration from Moroccos King Mohammed V in August 1960. By - (AFP/File) Belgium seeks to try ex-official over 1961 killing of Congo leader

Jun 14, 2025

SORA Technology How technology is helping African countries fight malaria from the skies