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Tensions mount in Cameroon as Biya secures eighth term amid disputed results/in /by
As the country awaits the swearing-in ceremony, the political temperature remains high. With opposition figures refusing to concede and civil society calling for deep reforms, Cameroon faces a critical test: whether it can restore calm and chart a path toward more transparent and inclusive governanc
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica/in /by
Heavy floodwaters swept across southwestern Jamaica, winds tore roofs off buildings, and boulders tumbled onto roads Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa pummeled the Caribbean island as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
Tanzania votes amid crackdown and opposition arrests/in /by
Polling stations opened across Tanzania on Wednesday for a national election overshadowed by concerns from human rights groups and the detention of opposition figures.
US Embassy urges Americans to leave Mali immediately amid Jihadi fuel bloackade/in /by
The U.S. Embassy in Mali is urging all American citizens to leave the country immediately, warning of rising terror threats and a worsening fuel crisis caused by a jihadi blockade.
Life inside the camps of Tawila in Dafur/in /by
In Darfur, hundreds of thousands of displaced people are crammed into overcrowded camps, struggling against disease, hunger, and trauma after fleeing brutal clashes between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces.
Zanzibar early voting starts as Suluhu conducts last rally in Mwanza/in /by
President Samia Suluhu Hassan made her final campaign appeal to supporters on Tuesday, addressing a massive rally in the party's signature green colors as Tanzania prepares for general elections that are expected to extend her party's six-decade hold on power.
Netanyahu orders “powerful strikes” on Gaza threatening fragile ceasefire/in /by
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to prepare "powerful strikes" in Gaza on Tuesday, while Hamas announced it would delay returning a hostage's body, pushing a U.S.-brokered ceasefire to the brink of collapse and threatening a return to all-out war.
Amazon to lay off some 30,000 corporate employees/in /by
It said the company needs to be organised 'more leanly' to seize opportunities provided by artificial intelligence.
Cameroon gripped by tension as post-election protests erupt/in /by
Cameroon faced a second day of political turmoil on Tuesday following the official proclamation of presidential election results, with protests disrupting cities and drawing international condemnation over the violent suppression of demonstrations and arbitrary arrests.
Angola makes bold move to acquire De Beers stake amid strategic shift/in /by
Endiama sees value in leveraging De Beers’ mining technologies and marketing infrastructure to propel Angola’s diamond industry forward.