Pape Gueye refuses Senegal return until technical staff changes/in /by
Senegal midfielder Pape Gueye has announced an indefinite break from international football following the Teranga Lions' dramatic FIFA World Cup exit to Belgium, saying he will not return to the national team while the current technical staff remain in charge.
Tanzania deploys security forces to major cities ahead of planned protests/in /by
Demonstrators are expected to gather on 7 July to call for democratic reforms and justice for those killed in last year’s election violence.
WHO says 120 dead in Sudan’s latest cholera outbreak/in /by
The UN health body says another 1,102 suspected cases have been reported since May in isolated war zones across the country.
At least 16 arrested as Niger expands anti-LGBTQ measures/in /by
Nigerian authorities have arrested at least 16 people following the introduction of harsh new penalties for same-sex sexual relations, marking a significant escalation in the country's stance on LGBTQ rights.
Energy security: Heat waves test Africa’s power grids [Business Africa]/in /by
Across the continent, rising temperatures are driving a surge in demand for cooling and water, pushing already fragile electricity grids to the breaking point. African countries must modernize aging grids while aggressively scaling off-grid solutions
Floods kill 59 in Ivory Coast since mid-May: Government/in /by
Widespread flooding has killed at least 59 people in Ivory Coast since the "particularly heavy" rainy season began in mid-May, a government spokesperson said Wednesday
Palestinians across Gaza Strip mark 1,000 days of war/in /by
One thousand days have passed since the Hamas-led attack on Israel triggered the war in Gaza. Palestinians across the Gaza Strip say the conflict has shattered nearly every aspect of their lives. Displaced families live among the ruins as communities struggle to rebuild.
Xenophobic attacks: Is South Africa still safe for Africans? (Africanews Debates)/in /by
Thousands of people have taken part in demonstrations across South Africa calling for tougher action against undocumented migrants, in what some accounts describe as the largest anti-immigration mobilisation in recent years.
New UN report links Joseph Kabila more closely to AFC/M23/in /by
A new United Nations Group of Experts report paints the clearest picture yet of the AFC/M23’s military strength and political ambitions in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, while highlighting the movement’s increasingly close ties with former President Joseph Kabila.
Bayern Munich signs Morocco star Ismael Saibari from PSV Eindhoven/in /by
Bayern Munich has signed Morocco’s World Cup standout Ismael Saibari from Dutch champion PSV Eindhoven for a reported fee of around 55 million euros