The Sahel region of Africa, which has become the "global epicentre of terrorism," accounted for nearly half of all terrorism-related deaths for the third consecutive year in 2025, the Global Terrorism Report said Thursday.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda agreed during talks in Washington to take "concrete steps" to ease tensions and advance a peace accord struck last year, a joint statement said.
Unlike crude from the middle east, a lot of African oil does not have to transit vulnerable corridors such as the Strait of Hormuz, where events like war can put a stop to shipping. But years of constrained investment meant African producers cannot pum...
Pix of the Day, 19 March 2026
The rising cost of fuel is beginning to be felt in Morocco due to the ongoing fighting in the Middle East that has led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Staff at Nyíregyháza Zoo carried out a wellness programme for resident tortoises on Wednesday 18 March, providing cleaning, grooming and veterinary checks.
They say mines kill and maim a disproportionate number of children and that people cannot return to safety without addressing explosive hazards.
Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt partially reopened Thursday for the first time since Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, allowing a small number of Palestinian patients to leave the devastated enclave and stranded travelers t...
An orphaned grey titi monkey was released back into the wild after rehabilitation at a wildlife centre in Antioquia, authorities said on 18 March.
The dispute between Rwanda and Britain over a scrapped refugee resettlement programme on Wednesday reached the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. Kigali told a panel of international judges that London is $115 million dollars in arrears, sayi...
