Tunisian president extends state of emergency for another 11 months/in /by
The emergency law, which gives the authorities exceptional powers, has been consistently extended since 2015.
Witnesses accuse Sudan’s paramilitary of abducting children in Darfur/in /by
Accounts of the abductions by the Rapid Support Forces stretch back to the first year of the war.
Senegal says it will appeal CAF sanctions imposed after AFCON final chaos/in /by
Senegal’s sports minister said it would do everything it can 'to mitigate this sanction'.
South Africa expels top Israeli diplomat over social media posts/in /by
It said the violations include using official Israeli social media platforms to launch attacks against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Guinea Bissau’s opposition leader released from jail after months behind bars/in /by
Domingos Simoes Pereira was one of several senior politicians imprisoned by the military following a November coup which took place days after presidential elections.
More than 200 dead in landslides at rebel-controlled mine in DR Congo/in /by
The Rubaya site produces about 15 per cent of the world's coltan, a key ingredient used to make smartphones.
Italian officials on trial over deadly 2023 migrant shipwreck/in /by
At least 94 people, including 35 children, died when the boat crashed on the rocks off the tourist town of Steccato di Cutro.
UN says climate shocks driving displacement in Mozambque/in /by
The southern African country's latest bout of flooding has claimed nearly 140 lives since October 1, according to the National Disasters Management Institute, while nearly 400,000 people have had to flee their homes
Iran steps up diplomacy as threat of US attack grows/in /by
Iran is ready for dialogue to resolve tensions with the United States but that there are no concrete plans for talks with Washington, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday
French-Nigerian artists team up to craft future hits/in /by
In less than a week, nearly 60 tracks have been created in Lagos during a songwriting camp that brought together nine French artists from genres like rap and pop, and Afrobeats talents from Nigeria's Mavin Records