The U.S. said on Wednesday it would provide nearly $414 million in humanitarian assistance for the Democratic Republic of Congo, where more than 25 million people need such
August 07, 2024
Niger's junta on Tuesday cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine over remarks from officials it said showed Ukraine's support for groups involved in fighting in neighbouring Mali that
August 06, 2024
Nigeria has detained some tailors for making Russian flags that were waved during anti-government protests this week in northern states, the state
August 06, 2024
A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced four potential presidential election candidates to eight months in prison and banned them from running for office on a charge of
August 05, 2024
From Nigeria to London: Nelly Agbogu is on a mission to elevate African small businesses
August 05, 2024
Police arrested 14 Ugandan opposition officials and supporters on Monday as they marched through their capital towards the Kenyan embassy to protest against Nairobi's decision to
August 05, 2024
Ethiopia has imported 14 million litres of cooking oil to ensure sufficient supplies of the basic commodity, its trade minister said, after the country's central bank floated
August 05, 2024
The United States military has completed its withdrawal from air base 201 in Niger, officials said on Monday, after Niger's ruling junta ordered nearly 1,000 U.S. military
August 05, 2024
Nearly 100 police officers from the Democratic Republic of Congo fled to neighbouring Uganda over the weekend as fighting between M23 rebels and the military in Congo's east
August 05, 2024
Protests in Nigeria over the soaring cost of living ebbed on Monday, with only a few hundred people turning out in major cities following a deadly crackdown by security
August 05, 2024
Sudan on Sunday denied the existence of famine in North Darfur's Zamzam camp for internally displaced people, while an aid group said there was a risk of a severe shortage of special
August 04, 2024
An international aid group says it was forced to ration malnutrition treatment for children in a famine-hit area in Sudan's Darfur region because of a blockade imposed by a notorious paramilitary group on the area
August 04, 2024
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will visit three African countries this week in an effort to drum up support for Kyiv's position in its war with Russia, his ministry said on
August 04, 2024
Nigeria’s leader has called for an end to mass protests over economic hardship, saying the rallies have turned violent and blaming “a few with a political agenda” for driving them
August 04, 2024
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu called on Sunday for a suspension of protests against a cost of living crisis, saying this would create an opportunity for dialogue,
August 04, 2024
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins quarterfinal bout and guarantees herself an Olympic medal
August 03, 2024
Nigeria's police on Saturday arrested dozens of protesters and fired teargas to disperse those trying to march to government offices in the
August 03, 2024
Police in Somalia say 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in an attack on a beach hotel in the capital, Mogadishu
August 03, 2024
Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria has clinched a medal at the Paris Olympics following days of sharp scrutiny and online abuse as misconceptions about her gender have exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports
August 03, 2024
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwan's double world champion Lin Yu-ting are women who have every right to compete at the Paris Olympics despite a gender dispute
August 03, 2024
At least 37 civilians were killed and 212 were injured in an explosion at a popular beach restaurant in the Somali capital late on Friday, the health minister said, an attack the
August 02, 2024
Powerful and politically-connected "construction mafias" are scaring away investors and holding back infrastructure projects needed to grow South Africa's economy
August 02, 2024
A famine-stricken camp in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region is facing a significant new influx of displaced people while floods threaten to contaminate water and
August 02, 2024
U.S. officials are warning that a newly confirmed famine in Sudan's Darfur region is on pace to become the world's worst in decades
August 02, 2024
The young people who make up more than half of Algeria's population are so disenchanted that they may not vote in next month's presidential election
August 02, 2024
DOJ launches civil rights probe of Mississippi sheriff’s office whose deputies tortured 2 Black men in ‘Goon Squad’ case
Alaska man arrested for threatening six US Supreme Court justices
Hershey Co lays off some workers this week
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
JPMorgan names heads for healthcare, tech investment banking
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