Ivorian defender, Sol Bamba, dies aged 39/in /by
The footballer, who retired from the game in 2023, had been fighting Non-Hodgkin lymphoma since 2021.
Gabon’s transitional president handed draft version of future constitution/in /by
The handover came a year after the military seized power ousting President Ali Bongo, whose family had ruled the country for over 50 years.
Israel recovers the bodies of six hostages in Gaza/in /by
The recovery of their bodies has sparked calls for mass protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who families blame for failing to reach a deal to bring them back alive.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels suspected of firing missiles at a container ship/in /by
Two missiles suspected to have been fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Gulf of Aden late Friday, splashing down nearby without causing any damage, authorities said.
Floods in Nigeria kill scores and wash away farmland raising food insecurity/in /by
Weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, the country's disaster management agency said, further threatening food supplies, especially in the hard-hit northern region.
Voter registration ends in Cameroon as polls near/in /by
According to an official announcement from the Director of Elections, registrations were to officially close on Saturday, August 31, at exactly 2:00 PM local time.
Mpox cases in Nigeria reach 48 in at least 20 states/in /by
The number of monkeypox (mpox) cases in Nigeria has reached 48, with the virus now detected in Abuja and 20 other states, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Despite the rising cases, no deaths have been reported.
In Senegal’s thriving hip-hop scene, women are now taking the front seats/in /by
Thiam is a beatmaker, and one of only a few women in Senegal who call themselves such. Her stage name is “Myamy the Ay Girl,” a mix of English and Wolof that means “the girl who can”.
Springboks upbeat on rematch against All Blacks on Saturday/in /by
South Africa looked ahead to facing New Zealand on Saturday in a repeat of last year's Rugby World Cup final.
A centuries-old cemetery for people who were enslaved is reclaimed in New York/in /by
In the last three summers, the remains of up to 27 people have been located. Grave markers have been found, one for Caezar Smith, who was born enslaved and died a free man in 1839