Russian drone strikes hit Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 5 people/in /by
Ukraine reports five deaths after a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, as officials work to contain fires and assess damage.
Blaze disrupts COP30 Summit in Brazil, 13 hospitalized for smoke inhalation/in /by
A fire briefly spread through pavilions being used for U.N. climate talks in Brazil and prompted evacuations Thursday on the next-to-last day of the conference, and officials said 13 people were treated for smoke inhalation.
Austria’s Salzburg Christmas market begins amid heightened security/in /by
Salzburg's Christmas market has opened with increased security measures, including more police patrols and cameras, following a trial against a man accused of planning attacks.
Sudan’s army chief says ready to cooperate with US and Riyadh to achieve peace/in /by
Sudan's Sovereign Council, led by army chief Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Al-Burhan, announced on Wednesday its readiness to cooperate with the United States and Saudi Arabia to end the two-year-long conflict devastating the country.
‘We will not be bullied,’ Ramaphosa says as US confirms boycott of G20 Summit in Johannesburg/in /by
As Johannesburg gears up to host this weekend’s G20 summit of rich and developing nations, the US has once again said that it won’t participate and is putting pressure on South Africa not to issue at joint declaration at the end of the meeting.
Sierra Leone chimpanzee sanctuary reopens after securing forest protection/in /by
Earlier this year, Sierra Leone’s world renowned Tacugama chimpanzee sanctuary shut down to protest the destruction of surrounding forest in the Western Area Peninsula National Park. Five months later, it’s once again welcoming visitors to the sanctuary.
Chinese premier in landmark visit to Zambia focusing on access to critical minerals/in /by
The two countries are due to sign documents to start the upgrade of the Tazara railway line linking Zambia's mines to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam.
Nigeria closes schools in Kwara state over fears of new attacks/in /by
Nigerian authorities have shut schools in five districts of central Kwara state, over fears they could be targeted by armed gangs after a deadly attack on a church in the state earlier this week.
Dutch prosecutors seek hefty sentence for Eritrean trafficking suspect/in /by
Amanuel Walid, known as Tewelde Goitom, is accused of running a migration route to Europe via Libya.
Macron returns to Africa, starting tour in Mauritius with promise of “win-win” ties/in /by
From Mauritius, Macron will travel on to South Africa for the G20 summit, before visiting Gabon and Angola — a trip that underscores Paris’s ambition to re-engage with Africa through diplomacy, business, and shared strategic goals