Egypt’s FM welcomes US envoy for talks in Cairo on boosting bilateral cooperation
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty welcomed U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau to Cairo on Sunday for talks on bolstering the strategic partnership between Egypt and the United States.
Women ‘main victims’ of Sudan crisis as sexual violence used as weapon of war
Women are the main victims of abuse in Sudan's war, facing "the world's worst" sexual violence and other crimes committed with impunity, a rights activist turned social affairs minister for the army-backed government says.
Wife of Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine in hospital after soldiers raid her house
The wife of Ugandan opposition politician Bobi Wine speaks to journalists from her hospital bed in Kampala, describing what she says was an overnight raid on her home by armed men searching for her husband.
Egypt’s El-Sissi again rejects Israeli efforts to transfer Palestinians out of Gaza
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt reiterated Saturday his country’s rejection of Israeli efforts to transfer Palestinians out of their territories in the Gaza Strip.
Protesters in Johannesburg call on US to release Venezuela’s Maduro
Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the United States Consulate embassy in Johannesburg, South Africa, to hand over a memorandum calling for the release of former president Nicolas Maduro.
More than 640,000 people affected by catastrophic Mozambique floods
Catastrophic flooding across Mozambique has affected more than 640,000 people, authorities say, with more than half of those in Gaza province.
Road collision involving fuel tanker causes huge fire in Nairobi
Thick plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing from the scene as firefighters worked to contain the blaze
Singing contest in Rio prison offers creative outlet for women behind bars
Within a vast, echoing multipurpose hall, the fifteen candidates took turns to sing their hearts out on a purple-themed stage in front of an audience made up of prison officials, volunteers and fellow detainees, who clapped and sang along with them
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara makes brother deputy PM in reshuffle
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara announced a government reshuffle Friday in which most ministers retained their posts and his brother, the current defence minister, also became deputy premier
YouTuber IShowSpeed rallies Benin on Africa tour
Rolling Stone magazine has named IShowSpeed the Most Influential Creator of 2025 while Forbes estimates his net worth at $20 million