Mali’s Cultural and Artistic Biennial gets underway in Timbuktu/in /by
For the first time since its creation, the Mali Cultural and Artistic Biennial, founded in the aftermath of independence, is being held in Timbuktu, in the north of the country.
WHO chief looks back on a successful yet challenging 2025/in /by
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the adoption of the WHO Pandemic Agreement stood out as the year’s most significant achievement, calling it “a powerful example of what multilateralism can deliver when countries choose cooperation over division”
Making Africa’s Creative Sector Bankable {Business Africa}/in /by
We explore how Africa’s booming creative industry is transforming cultural influence into hard, bankable collateral while Dar es Salaam’s Megacity Challenge – Traffic gridlock is tightening its grip on Tanzania’s commercial capital as the city edges toward megacity status.
Kenyans protest after roaming elephants kill 4 people in a week/in /by
Some Kenyans on Wednesday protested after roaming elephants killed four people over the past week in what experts describe as human–wildlife conflict driven by scarcity of vegetation.
Record rainfall in Moroccan city of Salé leaves residential buildings inundated/in /by
Record rainfall in Morocco overnight on Tuesday has left residential complexes in the city of Salé inundated.
Sudanese fans find hope in AFCON despite ongoing conflict/in /by
For the Sudanese people, AFCON 2025 is more than just a football tournament; it is a rare beacon of hope. As Sudan endures more than two and a half years of devastating war, fans have flocked to Morocco, eager to witness their team bring a moment of joy amidst the hardship.
Nigeria: Rescued teacher reunites with family as last captives are freed/in /by
Emmanuel Ibrahim, a social studies teacher at St. Mary’s School in Papiri is one of several hundred students and teachers who were abducted from the school, in Niger State, in an early morning attack in November
Somalis vote in the first one-person, one-vote local election in decades/in /by
Residents of Somalia’s capital are set to vote Thursday in a controversial local election that marks the country’s first-ever one-person, one-vote poll since 1969.
South Africa urges effective ceasefire and inclusive dialogue to end DRC conflict/in /by
South Africa's Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has raised urgent concerns about the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, questioning why peace remains elusive despite years of agreements.
Five dead in Mount Kilimanjaro helicopter crash/in /by
Five people have died after a helicopter crashed on Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania.