Crowds flock to Antananarivo as Madagascar restores Its pre‑colonial new year/in /by
Madagascar's traditional New Year, Alahamady Be, a pre-colonial custom abandoned for decades, has now been revived with rituals honouring ancestors, sacred fire and purification ceremonies.
Djibouti’s Guelleh faces only low-profile rival in presidential ballot/in /by
Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who has ruled the strategically located Horn of Africa nation for nearly three decades, will face just one little-known challenger in next month's presidential election, according to an official decree published Wednesday.
“We are living in fear”: Gay people in Senegal amid crackdown/in /by
Senegal is among more than half of African countries where same-sex relations are illegal. But it is now moving toward stricter enforcement.
Morocco’s 2025 AFCON win draws mixed emotions from supporters/in /by
Morocco fans in Rabat expressed mixed emotions Wednesday after CAF awarded the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title to the Atlas Lions following a controversial defeat to Senegal in January's final—a decision the Senegalese federation says it will appeal.
Moroccans turn to gold as safe haven investment/in /by
In Morocco, the gold business is booming. The precious metal is seen as a safe investment to hold wealth.
Middle East war boosts traffic through Kenyan port of Lamu/in /by
Thousands of high-end cars being shipped from Japan and destined for Dubai have been dropped off on the Kenyan island of Lamu, port authorities said, as the Mideast war provides a boost to African shipping hubs.
Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, and Malawi among the unhappiest countries/in /by
Finland has been named the world's happiest country for the ninth consecutive year, according to the World Happiness Report 2026 published Thursday, which also highlights the stark decline in well-being among young people linked to heavy social media use.
Sahel accounts for nearly half of all terror-related deaths: report/in /by
The Sahel region of Africa, which has become the "global epicentre of terrorism," accounted for nearly half of all terrorism-related deaths for the third consecutive year in 2025, the Global Terrorism Report said Thursday.
Rwanda, DRC agree to “ease tensions” after talks in Washington/in /by
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda agreed during talks in Washington to take "concrete steps" to ease tensions and advance a peace accord struck last year, a joint statement said.
Gulf crisis draws attention to African oil [Business Africa]/in /by
Unlike crude from the middle east, a lot of African oil does not have to transit vulnerable corridors such as the Strait of Hormuz, where events like war can put a stop to shipping. But years of constrained investment meant African producers cannot pump more and fast enough to cover supply gaps