A Kenyan court ruled on Friday that Facebook's parent company Meta could be sued in the East African nation over the dismissal of dozens of
September 20, 2024
Ghana's electoral commission on Friday published a list of 13 candidates approved to run in the presidential election, which analysts say will be a two-man race between Vice President
September 20, 2024
It is possible to end the mpox outbreak in Burundi within weeks, a U.N. health official said on Friday, but progress in Africa's second-worst affected country will
September 20, 2024
Tests on dead Cape fur seals in South Africa have shown some had rabies
September 20, 2024
As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across the region
September 20, 2024
The African health agency says that Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses it obtained from Nigeria
September 19, 2024
An elaborate attack by an Al Qaeda affiliate in Mali's capital this week killed some 70 people, diplomatic and security sources said on Thursday, while the government offered no figures on
September 19, 2024
Coca-Cola plans to invest $1 billion in its Nigeria operations over the next five years, the country's presidency said after a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and senior
September 19, 2024
The mpox outbreak in Africa is still not under control, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned on Thursday, adding that cases were still increasing
September 19, 2024
South Africa's central bank struck a measured tone after its first rate cut in more than four years on Thursday, saying although
September 19, 2024
Five months after its launch, Zimbabwe's new currency is under pressure as increased grain imports eat away at foreign reserves, putting at risk the government's
September 19, 2024
When floods swept through Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri last week, canoe owners volunteered to help move residents to safety.
September 19, 2024
International guarantors of South Sudan's peace process said the transitional government's postponement of elections due in December was disappointing and showed its failure to
September 19, 2024
Relentless violence is devastating Sudan, and large-scale fighting has escalated in and around El Fasher
September 19, 2024
Nigeria has warned of possible flooding in 11 states following the release of water from a dam in neighboring Cameroon
September 18, 2024
The global vaccine alliance Gavi says it will buy 500,000 doses of vaccine against mpox to fight outbreaks of the disease in African countries
September 18, 2024
Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighbouring Cameroon said it was starting to release water from one of its largest dams
September 18, 2024
Jihadist groups in Burkina Faso have escalated attacks on civilians, often in retaliation against communities for refusing to join their ranks or allegedly collaborating with
September 18, 2024
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been sworn in for a second term after being elected in a landslide vote marred by apathy and questions around the vote count
September 17, 2024
Three Americans sentenced to death in Congo for a coup attempt have filed an appeal
September 17, 2024
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon plans to travel to Africa in mid-October in a push by the biggest U.S. lender to expand on the
September 17, 2024
In Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, many households have limited access to nutrient-rich foods due to rising costs and the impact of climate change on agriculture and food systems
September 17, 2024
The billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates thinks the richest governments should increase their support for African countries
September 16, 2024
Mali said on Tuesday that its capital Bamako was under control after insurgents attacked a gendarmerie training school and
September 17, 2024
Army troops have subdued Islamic militants who attacked a military training camp and the airport in Mali's capital, but some soldiers were killed
September 17, 2024
Japan's Icom: highly unlikely wireless devices that exploded in Lebanon are our products
Weaponizing ordinary devices violates international law, United Nations rights chief says
Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide how it recovers from economic crisis
Court rules nearly 98,000 Arizonans whose citizenship hadn't been confirmed can vote the full ballot
Wojnarowski one of the first significant sports 'insiders' to step away from the spotlight
Lewd posts by Trump-backed candidate for NC governor removed from porn forum
A lost cat's mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California