A leading East African media group whose outlets in Uganda were shut down at the weekend by soldiers is in talks with the military to reopen, with staff still unable to
June 30, 2026
With anti-migrant sentiment escalating in South Africa, Malawian John Allen threw some clothes in a bag, said goodbye to his South African
June 29, 2026
‘Leave or return in a coffin’: The threat driving migrants out of South Africa
June 29, 2026
Uganda's military chief and son of President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the shutdown of a major news organization
June 28, 2026
France said on Saturday it was considering taking reciprocal measures after Burkina Faso broke off diplomatic relations.
June 27, 2026
Congo has filed a case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice, accusing it of responsibility for decades of violence in eastern Congo
June 26, 2026
At least nine people were killed and many others injured on Thursday after a multi-storey building collapsed in Lagos , the state's commissioner for information said on
June 26, 2026
Tanzania's interior minister, Patrobas Katambi, said on Friday the government was banning all political rallies, less than two weeks before youth-led protests
June 26, 2026
Israel has released documents detailing the 1976 Operation Entebbe, a daring raid to rescue more than 100 hostages from an airport in Uganda
June 26, 2026
Thousands of Malawian migrants queued for processing at a makeshift camp in the South African city of Durban this week while
June 26, 2026
Protesters have told all undocumented foreigners to leave South Africa by Tuesday, ahead of anti-immigrant rallies that many fear will turn violent.
June 26, 2026
Police in Kenya have detained hundreds of people and fired tear gas as families of those killed in anti-government protests two years ago marched to Parliament demanding compensation and justice
June 25, 2026
Kenyan police fired tear gas on Thursday to disperse protesters in Nairobi after dozens took to the streets in memory of
June 25, 2026
South Africa advanced to the knockout phase of the World Cup for the first time with a 1-0 victory over South Korea on Wednesday night
June 25, 2026
‘I am a living statue’: How DR Congo’s most famous soccer fan is keeping Patrice Lumumba’s legacy alive
June 25, 2026
Civil society organizations in South Africa says that adolescent girls and women are among the first to feel the impact of U.S. foreign aid cuts
June 25, 2026
An
June 23, 2026
Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday two Italian pro-Palestinian campaigners detained in Libya had been released after spending about a month in custody.
June 23, 2026
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing new steps to ensure that perpetrators of crimes against peacekeepers face justice
June 23, 2026
A South African appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu should decide where he is buried, overturning a lower court's
June 23, 2026
Here’s something that very few could have reasonably expected coming into this World Cup: Cape Verde controls its own destiny with one match left in group play
June 23, 2026
While Mohamed Salah’s club career is still undecided, he’s building his legacy with Egypt
June 22, 2026
Ebola has now infected more than 1,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in an outbreak that has spread to a third displacement
June 22, 2026
Last month, Ali Rizkallah, a commander in the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, was welcomed to Sudan’s capital
June 22, 2026
Authorities say confirmed cases of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths
June 22, 2026
Egypt is on the brink of history in the World Cup, heavily favored against New Zealand on Sunday
June 22, 2026
Ethiopia’s ruling party has maintained an overwhelming majority in parliament following the June 1 election
June 21, 2026
Tunisia is looking to Cape Verde for inspiration ahead of its next World Cup game against Japan, says newly appointed coach Hervé Renard
June 20, 2026
Mourners in eastern Congo have gathered to bury a 6-month-old girl who died from Ebola earlier this week
June 20, 2026
Asylum seekers deported by the U.S. to Sierra Leone are being told they'll be sent back to their home countries despite legal protections by U.S. courts
June 20, 2026
African officials must step up financing to respond and develop vaccines for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
June 20, 2026
A Vietnamese man deported by the United States to South Sudan a year ago as part of the Trump administration's hardline immigration agenda left for Vietnam on Friday, South
June 19, 2026
Lawmakers from more than a dozen African countries have pledged to push new bills restricting LGBT rights, after a conference in
June 19, 2026
The Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has claimed 204 deaths, with 894 confirmed cases, Africa’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said
June 18, 2026
Authorities in Niger say that an attack at the airport in Niger’s capital has killed 11 soldiers and two civilians, while 22 of the attackers have been killed by security forces
June 18, 2026
Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi, under investigation for alleged betting-related offenses, has received authorization to enter Canada for his nation’s World Cup match against Germany, the Ivorian soccer federation says
June 18, 2026
Emmerson Mnangagwa's political skills may have earned him the nickname "The Crocodile", but it still took half a century of working under Robert Mugabe
June 18, 2026
The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in Gaza has reached more than 1,000 since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire last October, the enclave's health ministry said on
June 18, 2026
Dozens of countries including Britain, France and Germany raised the alarm at the U.N.
June 18, 2026
The U.S.
June 18, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates were surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw by Congo in their opening match of the World Cup
June 18, 2026
Former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke was found not guilty of six bribery charges by a London jury on Wednesday, after a rare corruption trial of
June 17, 2026
A former Egyptian doctor has been arrested after posting about obstetric violence and mistreatment at a university hospital in Alexandria
June 18, 2026
South Africa's biggest labour unions on Wednesday urged workers not to participate in anti-immigrant protests that have seized the country, and said they could face
June 17, 2026
Kenya has barred delegates from Taiwan from attending an international conference on oceans in the east African country under pressure from China, Taiwan's government said
June 17, 2026
Israel has no base in Somaliland but is training its police and military forces, Somaliland's Defence Minister Mohamed Yusuf Ali said on Wednesday, as
June 17, 2026
The leader of South Africa's Democratic Alliance has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa for changes to his party's representatives in the cabinet, including the demotion
June 17, 2026
Hervé Renard has taken over as Tunisia's head coach, replacing Sabri Lamouchi after a heavy loss to Sweden
June 17, 2026
A Canadian federal judge has rejected Ghana’s bid to get Thomas Partey into the country for the team’s first World Cup match while the midfielder awaits trial on rape charges
June 16, 2026
Congo's opposition has denounced a bill that could allow President Félix Tshisekedi a third term and called it a power grab
June 17, 2026
Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate has adopted a bill to change the constitution which could open the door to a third term in office for President Felix Tshisekedi,
June 16, 2026
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday warned against blaming migrants for the country's economic pain, saying they should not be scapegoated for South
June 16, 2026
South Africa marks the 50th anniversary of the Soweto uprising by students, a pivotal moment in the fight against apartheid
June 16, 2026
Family members say renowned South African jazz musician Abdullah Ibrahim has died at age 91
June 16, 2026
Tiny Cape Verde shocks favorite Spain with a draw in country’s first World Cup match
June 16, 2026
A Nigerian court on Monday ordered the electoral agency to de-register one of the main opposition political parties and four others for failing to meet
June 15, 2026
A senior United Nations official reports that drone strikes have killed more than 1,000 civilians in Sudan in the first five months of 2026
June 15, 2026
When 33-year-old Princess Adjei set up her hair salon in downtown Durban in November, she had lived in South Africa since moving from Ghana as a
June 15, 2026
The Congolese Ministry of Health reports that confirmed Ebola cases in Congo have increased to 782, with 181 deaths
June 15, 2026
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 782 after 72 new cases were documented in 24 hours, one of the biggest single-day
June 15, 2026
The meetings have become routine.
June 13, 2026
Somaliland has a right to choose its own relationships and pressure tactics from Beijing and Mogadishu have not succeeded in altering its friendship with
June 12, 2026
Attorneys say an Iranian woman is among a group of people who have been deported to the Central African Republic from the United States
June 12, 2026
Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will not play in his team's World Cup opener Wednesday after Canada denied his visa application while he awaits trial in London on multiple charges of rape
June 13, 2026
Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo dispersed a crowd outside the parliament building in Kinshasa on Friday, witnesses and opposition politicians said, as
June 12, 2026
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa filed an urgent court application on Friday to try to stop a parliamentary impeachment process from starting to probe
June 13, 2026
The United States has deported an Iranian pro-democracy activist to Central African Republic, her lawyer said on Friday, describing it as a "super
June 12, 2026
Niger's military junta has introduced a new penal code that criminalizes homosexuality
June 12, 2026
Pope Leo on Friday issued a stern warning to human traffickers and criminal groups who exploit desperate migrants trying to reach
June 12, 2026
A person who was killed this week during a protest in central Kenya against a quarantine facility for Americans exposed to Ebola was a
June 12, 2026
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Kenya’s central town of Gilgil for a memorial service to honor the lives of 16 students who died in a school fire last month that police said was caused by arson
June 12, 2026
Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to three new health zones, according to a government report published on Thursday that showed the number of confirmed cases had risen to
June 11, 2026
A Nigerian court has convicted 11 Indian sailors and their vessel over the trafficking of cocaine into the country, imposing fines totaling $6 million, the National Drug Law
June 12, 2026
The Trump administration plans to deport a number of Iranians and other migrants to Central African Republic, a
June 11, 2026
Americans expect prolonged US-Iran war as ceasefire falters, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
L3Harris gets $955 million US contract to supply 18 satellites for Golden Dome missile shield
Argentina's YPF Electric Energy reveals revenue jump in US IPO filing
Trump sends Congress formal notice that Iran conflict has resumed
US states tap private law firm Milbank to fight Paramount-Warner Bros deal
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Trump reduces size of 2 national monuments in Utah as Republicans reshape land management