Yemen: Houthi rebels claim to have downed US drone/in /by
Houthi rebels on Wednesday claimed to have downed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone with a surface-to-air missile in Yemen's central Marib province.
Nigeria’s new anthem, written by a Briton, sparks criticism after a contentious law is passed/in /by
Nigeria adopted a new national anthem on Wednesday after lawmakers passed a law that replaced the current one with a version dropped nearly a half-century ago, sparking widespread criticism about how the law was hastily passed without much public input.
China’s Xi backs Palestinian statehood at summit with Arab leaders/in /by
The summit attended by heads of state from Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Tunisia among others was set to focus on China’s expanding trade ties and on security concerns related to Israel's war on Gaza
South Africa counts votes after high-stakes election/in /by
Officials were gearing up for counting but the final results are not expected for days. The independent electoral commission that runs the election said they would be announced by Sunday
Gaza: People flee Rafah as Israel intensifies attack on city/in /by
The move comes as Israel has deepened its incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of people seeking shelter from fighting elsewhere had been displaced, and where intensifying violence in recent days has killed dozens of Palestinians
Egypt and China deepen cooperation during el-Sissi’s visit to Beijing/in /by
Egypt and China on Wednesday signed agreements deepening their cooperation during President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's visit to Beijing
A vote of defiance: In South Africa, it is a vote for or against ANC/in /by
At stake is the three-decade dominance of the African National Congress party, which led South Africa out of apartheid’s brutal white minority rule in 1994. It is now the target of a new generation of discontent in a country of 62 million people — half of whom are estimated to be living in poverty
Congolese share their views on Tshisekedi’s new cabinet/in /by
The announcement was eagerly awaited, as the country's east faces a serious security crisis, particularly in the North Kivu province.
Irish festival explores Nigeria’s thriving writing industry/in /by
Nigerian-German writer Olumide Popoola and literary agent Bibi Bakare-Yusuf of Cassava Republic Press discussed the past, present and future of Nigerian and African writing.
Various leaders cast ballots in the highly contested vote in South Africa/in /by
South Africans began voting Wednesday at schools, community centers and in large white tents set up in open fields in an election seen as their country’s most important in 30 years.