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South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir dismisses army chief Paul Nang Majok
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed the army chief after seven months in the role and appointed a successor, as announced on state radio.
Ghana cracks down on gold smuggling with new multi-agency task force
Ghana's President John Mahama inaugurated the GOLDBOD Task Force, saying its creation “signals our readiness to act decisively.”
Marseille airport suspends flights as wildfire continues to burn
More than 1,000 firefighters were deployed to tackle the fire, which broke out near the town of Les Pennes-Mirabeau before racing toward Marseille
WAFCON: Super Falcons fans optimistic about the team’s performance
Nigeria's Super Falcons began the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) tournament with a 3-nil victory over Tunisia on Sunday.
China expands visa-free travel to 74 countries, Africa left out
With most tourists from the Global North now able to travel visa-free, China has yet to grant a single African country visa-exempt status.
Eastern Libyan authorities deport EU ministers, commissioner
A statement from the prime minister of the eastern part of Libya, Osama Hammad, said the interior ministers of Italy, Greece, Malta and the EU migration commissioner, Magnus Brunner, were “persona non-grata” after they were denied entry shortly after their arrival in Benghazi
First Malaria treatment for babies approved
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Spanish police reveal Jota was driving above speed limit when he crashed
Spanish police believe Liverpool player Diogo Jota was driving over the speed limit when he and his brother died in a car crash last week.
Catholics in eastern Congo honor beatified anti-corruption martyr
Pope Francis recognized Floribert Bwana Kositi, a customs officer killed in 2007 for refusing a bribe, as a martyr of the faith late last year, setting him on the path to beatification and to possibly becoming Congo’s first saint
Football: Mbappé drops criminal complaint against PSG
Kylian Mbappé has withdrawn his moral harassment complaint against his former employer, Paris Saint-Germain. The player had demanded €55 million in unpaid salaries and bonuses from the club for the past year.