UN condemns drone strike on Sudan wedding, calls for end to hostilities/in /by
United Nations Secretary-General spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric condemned a drone strike in Sudan on Thursday that killed 30 people at a wedding in North Darfur state.
Djibouti presidential election gets underway/in /by
Authorities in Djibouti dispatch ballot papers and boxes on the eve of the country's presidential election. Incumbent Ismail Omar Guelleh, in power since 1999, is expected to win the election, facing a divided and largely silenced opposition.
Army general and several soldiers killed in attack on military base in Nigeria’s northeast/in /by
Jihadists in northeast Nigeria killed several troops including a brigadier general in an assault on a military base, local officials said on Thursday, the second killing of a high-ranking officer in five months.
IMF chief warns that Iran war will slow global economic growth/in /by
The war on Iran is darkening the outlook for the world economy — whether or not a fragile ceasefire holds, the head of the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday
Can Africa’s informal economy become the continent’s next investment frontier? {Business Africa}/in /by
Formalising Africa’s sizable informal sector: how an investment company is turning unreported consumer power into verifiable, high-growth portfolios. While Kenya’s housing faces crisis, a massive deficit of two million units persists despite the real estate sector’s 5.7% growth.
Gambia appoints special prosecutor for Jammeh-era crimes/in /by
The Gambia on Wednesday appointed a special prosecutor nearly two years after creating the post to try crimes committed under the reign of brutal former strongman Yahya Jammeh
Tanzania president orders smaller official convoys to cut fuel/in /by
Samia Suluhu Hassan is known for her extensive motorcades. Her move is part of a series of steps announced by several African governments in recent days to cope with fuel shortages and rising prices.
Women’s sports revenues set to break $3bn in 2026/in /by
Women’s sports are hitting a major turning point. Global revenues are set to pass 3 billion dollars in 2026, up from 2.4 billion just a year earlier. That’s not just growth, it’s momentum building fast.
UN: Over 1,000 aid workers killed in past 3 years, most in Gaza/in /by
Of the more than 1,010 humanitarian workers killed from 2023 to 2025, more than 560 were in Gaza and the West Bank, 130 in Sudan, 60 in South Sudan, 25 in Ukraine and 25 in Congo. That compares with 377 killed from 2020 to 2022
Paul Hounkpè, the moderate challenger facing favourite Wadagni in Benin vote/in /by
Paul Hounkpè, of the Cowry Forces for ⁠an Emerging Benin party, is the only opposition candidate in Benin's presidential election.