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Reporters Without Borders published a photo of the men to accompany a statement about their detention. - Courtesy Reporters Without Borders

Togo says it has 'serious' evidence against detained French filmmakers

2 hours ago | Africa

Togo's government ...

New Zealand wing Will Jordan scores his first try against South Africa in Johannesburg. By PHILL MAGAKOE (AFP)

Clinical New Zealand shock wasteful South Africa in first Test

4 hours ago | Africa

Clinical New Zealand outscored wasteful South Africa by five tries to one for a shock 33-16 victory in Johannesburg on S ...

Yves Matwa, an Ebola outbreak response worker, tells passengers on Congo river ferries to brace for checks before they can enter the DR Congo capital Kinshasa. By Sophie Douce (AFP)

DR Congo capital wary of Ebola nightmare

4 hours ago | Africa

The Ebola virus has spread across Democratic Republic of Congo at a frightening speed and one of the authorities' bigges ...

The Nigerian military has been battling jihadists since Boko Harams 2009 uprising. By - (AFP)

Dozens of civilians killed, kidnapped as jihadists clash in Nigeria

11 hours ago | Africa

Jihadists kidnapped and killed scores of people in an attack during Friday prayers in central Nigeria's Niger state, sur ...

Over Half of African Youth Eye Emigration — Advocates Urge Creation of Opportunities to Make Staying a Real Choice

Over Half of African Youth Eye Emigration — Advocates Urge Creation of Opportuni...

12 hours ago | Africa

More than half of young Africans say they have considered emigrating mdash;most in search of better work and economic op ...

Sudanese farmers struggle with delayed rains and low Nile water levels as El Nino climate conditions impact the worlds largest hunger crisis. By - (AFP)

Sudan farms lie barren as El Nino leaves Nile banks dry

14 hours ago | Africa

Along the bone-dry riverbanks of the Nile in Sudan, farmers struggle to pull water to their crops. Others gather to pray ...

Aerial view of the crater Nyos lake in Cameroon. - Wikipedia/Domaine public

'An invisible avalanche': what happened in Cameroon's 1986 Lake Nyos disaster?

Aug 21, 2026 | Africa

The village of Nyos, in north-west

Families watch as migrants return after crossing the border into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, at the Bab Ceuta border post near the town of Fnideq, Morocco on August 2, 2026. - Abdel Majid Bziouat, AFP

Moroccan families travel to Ceuta border in search of missing loved ones

Aug 21, 2026 | Africa

More than two weeks after a

A health worker sprays a colleague with disinfectant after taking part in a burial service for 3-year-old Mave Mercienne, who died of Ebola, in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo on August 18, 2026. - Dieudonne Dirole, AP

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo growing 'exponentially' as death toll passes 2,500

Aug 21, 2026 | Africa

The Ebola outbre ...

The UN says more than 2,500 people have now died in an Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo. By Jospin Mwisha (AFP)

2,500 dead and rising -- UN says DR Congo Ebola outbreak 'growing exponentially'

Aug 21, 2026 | Africa

The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing exponentially , with more than 2,500 deaths re ...

Paul Biya, the president of Cameroon, turned 93 in February 2026. - AP - Sunday Alamba

Cameroon’s President Biya home after 73-day absence, amid health speculation

Aug 21, 2026 | Africa

Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state, landed in the Cameroonian capital Yaoundé on Thursday after travelling f ...

Tundu Lissu returned from exile in 2023 and has faced multiple arrests over the years, surviving an assassination attempt in 2017. By - (AFP)

Tanzania court rules opposition leader has case to answer in treason trial

Aug 21, 2026 | Africa

A Tanzanian court on Friday ruled that the treason trial of opposition leader Tundu Lissu will go ahead after finding th ...

Opposition leader Brian Mundubile came second in last weeks election. By GIANLUIGI GUERCIA (AFP/File)

Zambia police summon opposition leader after disputed vote

Aug 21, 2026 | Africa

Zambian police summoned opposition leader Brian Mundubile late Thursday for questioning over an alleged national securit ...

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