Haiti’s leaders face calls to resign as gangs step up attacks/in /by
The head of the interim presidential council appealed for calm after gunfire erupted in the capital Port-au-Prince as thousands of protesters demanding an end to gang violence clashed with police outside the offices of the council and the prime minister
UN concerned after Niger quits force fighting armed Islamist groups/in /by
The head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel says the coalition is the only security mechanism operational in the region.
South Africa’s presidency expresses concerns over new US tariffs/in /by
It said they highlight the urgent need to negotiate a new bilateral and mutually beneficial trade agreement with the US.
Museveni visits Juba amid tension in the oil-rich east African nation/in /by
Museveni’s visit also comes on the heels of the arrival of the African Union mediators who are in the South Sudanese capital to assess the situation in the country.
Russia’s Lavrov accuses Ukraine of destabilising Sahel/in /by
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov accused Ukraine of trying to "destabilize" the Sahel region on Thursday.
U.S. and global stock markets plunge after new Trump tariffs/in /by
The markets reacted violently to Donald Trump’s announcement of a new 10 per cent tariff on all imports to the United States.
Sudan: At least 89 killed in paramilitary attack/in /by
The Emergency Lawyers’ Association says at least 89 civilians have been killed and hundreds injured in attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on villages in Omdurman.
Hungary withdraws from top war crimes court as Israel’s Netanyahu visits/in /by
Netanyahu's visit to Hungary, which is scheduled to last until Sunday, was only his second foreign trip since the ICC issued the warrant against him in November
In Abidjan, the sport academy fueling Ivory Coast’s football dreams/in /by
The Africa Sport Academy was founded by Michel Goba, the former international football player and mentor to national star Didier Drogba.
Trump imposes a hefty 50% reciprocal tariff on Lesotho/in /by
U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a hefty 50% reciprocal tariff on Lesotho, a small, landlocked kingdom in southern Africa.