Ethiopia holds a general election on June 1, with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed all but guaranteed of victory despite multiple armed conflicts and the economic impact of the Middle East war.
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With Eid-al Adha just days away, customers at a sheep market in Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan are looking for the best-priced sheep to sacrifice for the Muslim festival. But supply is significantly down on last year and traders are driving hard bargain...
As the World Health Organization raises the risk of Ebola to the highest level for the DR Congo, the African Union is warning that 10 countries are at risk of being affected by the virus.
The World Bank is warning that the Iran war is forcing more African countries to seek emergency financing.
The World Bank is warning that the Iran war is forcing more African countries to seek emergency financing.
It's still spring in western Europe, but hot weather has already arrived. Forecasters say it’s only going to get worse.
Residents of Dakar have been reacting to Friday’s sacking of prime minister Ousmane Sonko. After months of tensions, Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye dissolved government and fired Sonko. But the former prime minister retains a passionate foll...
Uganda said on Saturday it had confirmed three new cases of Ebola, bringing to five the total since the virus outbreak was discovered in the east African country on May 15.
Muslim worshippers gathered in Mecca for prayers on Friday in the final days before the start of the Hajj, one of the biggest gatherings in the Islamic calendar.
Senegal's charismatic former prime minister Ousmane Sonko has a passionate following among Senegal’s disaffected youth. Their response to his pan-African and anti-colonial rhetoric led to the term 'Sonkomania' to describe the fervor of their support.
