Cameroon: 81 candidates apply to run in presidential elections/in /by
Never before has the country seen such a high number of candidate applications made for a presidential race. The individual applications now await approval - or rejection - from the electoral council, which can publish the final list of candidates at the very latest 60 days before the elections.
Egypt government scheme offers free train rides home to Sudanese refugees/in /by
With fighting shifting slowly away from Sudan's capital Khartoum, an increasing number of refugees have been returning from abroad. Egypt's government has now proposed free train travel to refugees going back to Sudan.
Senegal: Tensions persist between Ousmane Sonko and Bassirou Diomaye Faye/in /by
Ousmane Sonko's supporters continue to criticise president Bassirou Diomaye Faye.
Trump’s tariffs threat leaves Brazilian coffee producers in the dark/in /by
Brazil supplies about 30% of the coffee consumed in the United States.
Namibia: Prosecutor – Elindi Sold Namcor a ‘Dream’ Service Station Deal/in /by
[Namibian] Businessman Peter Elindi sold a dream to the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor) when Namcor purchased nine service stations from a company of Elindi three years ago, a prosecutor claimed in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court yesterday.
In Gaza, hundreds of thousands of students are forced to miss school for the second year in a row/in /by
More than 95% of Gaza schools have been partially or totally destroyed, according to UNICEF.
DRC signs peace deal with M23 rebels but experts in North Kivu remain sceptical/in /by
Weeks after signing a peace deal with Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has reached an accord with M23 rebels operating in the country's North Kivu region. But long-time observers of the DRC's attempts to restore peace within its borders aren't ready to celebrate.
Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi defiant after court appearance over protest-linked charges/in /by
Demonstrators have since expanded their demands to include action against corruption and what they describe as the regime's broken promises to ordinary Kenyans.
China ships 31 electric mining trucks to Africa for Zambian copper mine/in /by
The fleet of 31 pure electric mining trucks was sent on Sunday and will arrive in Durban, South Africa.
Scientists say warming climate is putting bees at risk/in /by
Bees are vital to producing the fruit, vegetables, nuts and other foods humans rely on. And while they’re generally heat-tolerant, scientists say the warming climate is putting bees at risk by reducing their ability to fend off disease and find food.