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Kenya: More protests over controversial tax bill
Demonstrators took to the streets of Nairobi and other cities across the country on Thursday saying the proposed tax hikes will raise the cost of living.
Chad: Residents react after deadly military ammunition depot blast
“At one point, we thought it was over for us," a resident named Ahmet says. 46 people were being treated for various injuries after the explosions jolted residents from their sleep late Tuesday (Jun. 18) in the Goudji district of the capital, N’Djamena.
Celebrations after Ramaphosa is sworn in for a second term as SA’s president
Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in for a second term as South Africa's president on Wednesday in a ceremony in the administrative capital, Pretoria, after his reelection with the help from a coalition of parties, a first in the country's 30-year rule.
WATCH: Fatal train collision near Santiago, Chile
At least two people died and nine were injured in a head-on collision between two trains near Santiago.
Gabonese-born singer continues her meteoric rise
Pamela Badjogo has just released her third solo album, Yiêh, and performed this week at the Nuits de Fourvière in the French city of Lyon.
WATCH: Tensions escalate in South China Sea as China clashes with Philippines
Chinese personnel repeatedly rammed and boarded two Philippine navy boats to prevent them from delivering supplies to an outpost on Second Thomas Shoal, claimed by both nations.
Kenya offers free E-Visa to Ghanaian travelers
This initiative recognizes the visa-free regime agreement between Kenya and Ghana.
Meeting between Diomaye Faye and Emmanuel Macron: a turning point in Franco-Senegalese relations?
President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is meeting Emmanuel Macron for lunch at the Élysée Palace on Thursday. Trade agreements between the two countries, the CFA franc and the French military presence in the country are also on the agenda for discussion.
Gaza war: In gesture of solidarity, artists present exhibition in Chile
The National Archives of Chile opened Wednesday (Jun. 19) an exhibition titled "From all the rivers to all the seas of the world". It echoes a famous Palestinian rallying cry.
Paris hosts African heads of stete for the global forum for vaccine sovereignty and innovation
France, in collaboration with the African Union (AU) and GAVI (the Vaccine Alliance), aims to raise over a billion US dollars to speed up the manufacturing of vaccines in Africa.