From oil to arrests: Niger-Benin row escalates/in /by
This week Benin arrested five Nigerien nationals on accusations of entering the port of Seme illegally. Niger responded by accusing Benin of kidnapping staff of its oil company who it said were at the port to witness the loading of an oil shipment
Hundreds rally in Ghana over power outages/in /by
Ghana has struggled with intermittent power supply for over a decade, impacting businesses, education, healthcare, and daily life
Black medic who saved dozens of lives on D-Day finally honored/in /by
Waverly Woodson Jr. was a US army medic who treated hundreds of wounded men in the D-Day landings in June 1944. Despite his heroic work, Woodson's recognition did not come until now, 80 years after his D-day exploits, and 19 after his death
Haiti’s new leader faces health scare/in /by
The office of the prime minister said in a statement that Conille was feeling slightly unwell “following a week of intense activities”
Gaza faces water crisis as Israel targets wells and pipelines/in /by
Gaza's entire potable water infrastructure has almost all been destroyed by Israel. The military has been accused of deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure in Gaza as a weapon of war
Gaza: Scores killed in Israeli attack on refugee camp/in /by
At least 94 people were killed by Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza on Saturday, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, as Israeli forces fired on the Nuseirat refugee camp
NGO ship recovers bodies of 11 migrants in Mediterranean/in /by
The Doctors Without Borders NGO rescue ship, Geo Barents, recovered the bodies of 11 people on Friday who died at sea while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe
Israel says four captives rescued from Gaza/in /by
Hamas fighters took some 250 hostages during its attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7. About half were released in a weeklong cease-fire in November
World Oceans Day: Coral reefs experiencing bleaching – Scientists/in /by
Coral reef bleaching across at least 53 countries has been confirmed from February 2023 to now, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported in April. Bleaching happens when stressed coral expel the algae that are their food source and give them their colour
This week in pictures (3 – 7 June)/in /by
Here are highlights of Africa’s most captivating images representing this week's top stories.