Johannesburg elected a new mayor on Friday, the seventh in three years to lead South Africa's biggest city as residents complain of worsening crime and basic
August 16, 2024
The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to curb the virus’ transmission
August 16, 2024
At least 18 people were killed when a landfill collapsed in the Ugandan capital, according to the Red Cross
August 11, 2024
The death toll from a landslide at a vast garbage dump in Uganda's capital Kampala has risen to 21, police said on Sunday, as rescue workers continued to dig
August 11, 2024
The ritualized circumcision of thousands of boys, known as Imbalu, began Aug. 3 in a remote corner of Uganda and will continue until the end of 2024
August 11, 2024
A Sierra Leonean military court has convicted 24 soldiers of their roles in last year's attempted coup
August 10, 2024
Libyan officials say clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in the country’s capital terrorized residents and killed about a dozen people, the latest bout of violence in the largely lawless North African nation
August 10, 2024
Ethiopian runner Tamirat Tola won the men’s marathon at the Paris Olympics to end Kenya’s dominance of the race
August 10, 2024
It was a dramatic night for the United States in track and field at the Paris Olympics, and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won gold after facing scrutiny over misconceptions about her sex
August 09, 2024
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins Olympic gold after social media firestorm
August 09, 2024
The United Nations refugee agency says flood conditions in Sudan are hindering the delivery of aid to areas where many are already facing starvation and famine, including to a camp for those who have fled the ongoing fighting in North Darfur
August 09, 2024
The foreign ministers of Somalia and Ethiopia will meet in Ankara next week to discuss disagreements over a port deal Addis Ababa signed with the breakaway region of Somaliland
August 09, 2024
Days after hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Nigeria to protest against inflation and other economic hardships, clothing seller Michael Nwankwo
August 09, 2024
It’s been 15 years since a teenage runner from South Africa was publicly scrutinized over her sex at a major sports event
August 09, 2024
In Zimbabwe, increased wildlife activity near people mean that children are at risk of attacks by animals while walking long distances to and from school
August 09, 2024
Former FIFA interim president and long-time leader of African soccer Issa Hayatou has died
August 08, 2024
A U.S. jury has convicted former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang in a financial conspiracy case that welled up from from his country’s “tuna bond” scandal
August 08, 2024
Like thousands of Nigerians and millions of others across the developing world, higher fuel costs have irked Antonia Arosanwo.
August 08, 2024
A top U.N. counterterrorism official has told the Security Council that a vast stretch of Africa could fall under the control of groups affiliated with the Islamic State group and affiliated terrorist groups
August 08, 2024
Somalia's cabinet approved a bill on Thursday that, if confirmed by parliament, will revert the country's election system to universal suffrage for the first time in decades,
August 08, 2024
Kenyan youth call for ‘mother of all protests’ as president swears in new cabinet
August 08, 2024
Police fired tear gas to clear pockets of anti-government demonstrators from the centre of Kenya's capital Nairobi on Thursday, as their protest movement sought to
August 08, 2024
Comoros President Azali Assoumani has granted sweeping new powers to his son, Nour El Fath, allowing him to intervene at all stages of government decision making,
August 07, 2024
Nigeria has arrested seven Polish nationals for raising Russian flags during anti-government protests this week in the northern state of Kano, Peter Afunanya, a
August 07, 2024
South Africa is moving ahead with implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) bill, President Cyril Ramaphosa said, despite strong opposition from
August 07, 2024
Alaska man arrested for threatening six US Supreme Court justices
Hershey Co lays off some workers this week
JPMorgan names heads for healthcare, tech investment banking
Israeli soldiers pushed three apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid
Dolphins dying again in Amazon lake made shallow by drought
German tax revenue rose by 5.3% in August
Cat travels over 1,000 miles back home after going missing in Yellowstone
Feathered firefighter: Lost duck finds home at Tuscaloosa fire station
Halloween shoppers hunt for early deals while total spending eases, survey shows