Congo’s Sassou-N’Guesso sworn in to fifth presidential term/in /by
Denis Sassou-N’Guesso was sworn in on Thursday to a fifth term as president of the Republic of the Congo.
1,100 Kenyan workers face lay off as Meta ends contract with Sama/in /by
After years of criticism and lawsuits, Meta is ending a major contract with the Kenyan outsourcing company Sama. The move will see more than 1,100 people lose their jobs, Sama said in a statement.
“Sub-Saharan Africa resilient, despite mounting global shocks” – Abebe Selassie/in /by
Sub-Saharan African economies have demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of repeated global shocks, according to Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department at the IMF.
Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire/in /by
US President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, a truce that could boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel after weeks of devastating war.
South African opposition leader sentenced to five years in jail for firing gun/in /by
South African opposition party leader Julius Malema was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after he was convicted of breaking firearm laws by firing a rifle at a political rally in 2018.
Burkina Faso junta dissolves dozens of civil society groups/in /by
Territorial Administration Minister Emile Zerbo said the latest dissolutions are part of efforts to enforce that law. He urged affected groups to comply with the regulations, warning that “any offender faces the penalties provided for under current regulations.”
Iran says talks with US remain inconclusive, denies truce extension/in /by
Iran on Wednesday dismissed reports of an agreement with the United States to extend the temporary ceasefire between the two countries, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei stressing that negotiations remain unresolved.
Centuries-old Gabonese animist tradition to protect the coastline/in /by
Worshippers presented offerings to the spirits of the sea off the coast of Pointe-Denis on Sunday.
Europe has ‘maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,’ energy agency head reveals/in /by
The consequences are already being felt through rising energy costs, with Birol warning of “two big problems”: soaring prices and dwindling availability of key petroleum products.
Pope condemns ‘endless cycle’ of death in Cameroon separatist region/in /by
Pope Leo XIV condemned an "endless cycle of destabilisation and death" as he visited Cameroon's English-speaking northwest on Thursday.