Burkinabé architect builds cultural centre in Dakar using sustainable material/in /by
Francis Kere, a citizen of both Burkina Faso and Germany, is the only African to have won the prestigious Pritzker Prize for architecture.
Ghana summons South African envoy over xenophobic incidents/in /by
Ghana summoned South Africa's envoy to the country on Thursday over several "xenophobic incidents," including one in which a legal Ghanaian migrant was asked to return home and "fix his country."
Haitian PM says gang suppression force is making an impact in Port-Au-Prince/in /by
Alix Didier Fils-Aimé told the United Nations that several areas of the capital, Port-Au-Prince, are slowly being retaken by security forces.
Refugee crisis fuels measles and meningitis outbreaks in eastern Chad/in /by
A dual outbreak of measles and meningitis is sweeping eastern Chad, driven by the continued influx of refugees fleeing Sudan's civil war, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned Thursday, as overcrowded camps and limited healthcare accelerate transmission.
China-Africa entrepreneurs summit calls for deepened cooperation/in /by
The inaugural meeting took place at the African Union headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Tuesday.
Trump administration may expand refugee programme for white South Africans/in /by
The US president has repeatedly made false claims of a genocide being carried out against minority white Afrikaners.
Pix of the Day, 24 April 2026/in /by
Pix of the Day, 24 April 2026
Ukraine’s Chernobyl ‘liquidators’ return 40 years after disaster/in /by
Ukraine marked the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in April 2026 as former clean-up workers returned to the site.
Philippines’ ex-president Duterte to face ICC trial for crimes against humanity/in /by
The Philippines’ former president Rodrigo Duterte will face trail at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Judges on Thursday confirmed charges of crimes against humanity against Duterte for dozens of alleged extrajudicial killings.
Tanzania vows constitutional reform following post-election bloodshed/in /by
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has promised constitutional reform in response to last year’s post-election violence that left hundreds of people dead.