Somalis vote in the first one-person, one-vote election in decades/in /by
Residents of Somalia’s capital voted Thursday in a controversial local election that marks the country’s first one-person, one-vote poll since 1969
AFCON 2025: South Africa and Egypt to face off in Group B tie/in /by
This will be the fourth meeting of the two countries at AFCON finals, having previously clashed in 1996, 1998 and 2019. Of their previous AFCON meetings Egypt have two wins and South Africa one victory
Pope Leo calls for peace in countries torn by wars on Christmas Day/in /by
Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday called for “peace and consolation” for victims of “injustice, political stability, religious persecution and terrorism”, citing Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso and Congo
Al-Shabab remains major threat to stability in Somalia and neighboring countries, UN experts warn/in /by
The al-Shabab extremist group continues to pose the greatest immediate threat to peace and stability in Somalia and the wider region, including neighboring Kenya, UN experts warned in a report released Wednesday.
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.