Africa: World Bank, AfDB to Offer Electricity to 300 Million Africans
The World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are partnering to provide electricity access to at least 300 million...
The World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are partnering to provide electricity access to at least 300 million...
Luanda — Angolan Vice President, Esperança da Costa, participated, on Wednesday, in Luanda, in the farewell ceremony to the Apostolic...
Nairobi — ODM Deputy Party Leaders Wycliffe Oparanya and Hassan Joho have downplayed 'unnecessary excitement' over Raila Odinga's succession as...
Tunis — The current water situation in Tunisia is still worrying, despite recent rainfall. The filling rate of dams stands...
With its action, The Daily Maverick warns against the devastating effects of ongoing business models of tech giants, which make...
Under the WAPIS (West Africa Police Information System/AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) Project, INTERPOL, with the European Union and the...
A retired SANDF brigadier general has been granted bail on a case related to alleged irregularities relating to a R2-million...
A Boeing 767 on the runway at a military base in Salisbury in the UK in June 2022, as...
In response, the government has taken several steps to bolster its security framework A video circulating on social platforms such...
Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Selam and greetings from Dr Tedros who is unfortunately travelling today but he has said...
Renowned Rwandan industrialist and businessman, Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa, has passed on at the age of 82. His death has been...
Climate mitigation will play a big role in the strategic plan of the Islands Development Company (IDC) and it is...
Abdoulaye Bathily, the United Nations envoy for Libya has resigned. Bathily held the post for 18 months. He submitted his...
Minister of Youth and Sports Uchizi Mkandawire has highlighted the crucial role young people play in transforming digital landscape in...
Monrovia — With the recent signing of the Resolution establishing the War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia, former United...
The IEC has confirmed Jacob Zuma's face will be on the ballot paper on 29 May. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images) ...
Critical minerals "important to US national and global security interests" include cobalt, with the main source coming from the...
A recent study by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) has found that disinformation campaigns to manipulate African information...
Speech given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the Humanitarian Conference on Sudan...
N'djamena — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of approximately US$ 7.6 million (JPY 1.1billion) from...
Millions face severe levels of hunger as a result of a power struggle that broke out in Sudan one year...
New York — The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Algerian authorities to allow Farid Alilat, a journalist and Algerian citizen,...
Lusaka — Malawian authorities should drop all legal proceedings against Nation Publications Limited journalist Macmillan Mhone, who is accused of...
Better democracy and growth in Africa's heavyweight nation will influence the region. Continued violence in West Africa is sharpening America's...
Nafiz Modack during a break in his corruption trial. (Jenni Evans/News24) Are police officers allowed to gamble, lend each other...
A fire erupted at a power generating station in the south just before 03:00 (0200 GMT), the state-owned power transmission...
Defence advocate Sipho Ramosepele Eight months later the defence has not brought in its ballistics experts because of a lack...
Washington, DC — U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons (D-Del.),...
A survey conducted by Rwanda Non-Communicable Disease Alliance in partnership with the Ministry of Health in 2023, has indicated that...
Morocco is a vital U.S. partner on a wide range of regional security issues, with a shared goal of a...
Southern Africa is on the brink of a hunger crisis after an historic drought decimated crops during the peak October...
In a historic move, Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine (called...
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Chad's Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. (File / Aurelie Bazzar, AFP) Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno launched his campaign as President...
In Boipatong, Phuthulla Primary School has struggled for at least eight years with the flow of sewage from broken pipes...
It is time the LGBTQ+ coalition changed its strategy on the continent. Considering the urgency with which authorities in a...
Dakar — Nearly 55 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to feed themselves in the June-August 2024...
Juba, South Sudan — Since gaining independence in 2011, South Sudanese residents have been working to build their country, the...
Marrakech — Members of the Marrakech police prefecture arrested on Wednesday, on the basis of precise information provided by the...
Gaborone, Botswana — African diamond producers, led by Botswana, are demanding a review of the tracking and verification system that...
The project includes constructing a new broadcasting building and a new broadcasting production system for LBS. The Government of Liberia,...
Professor Robert Balfour was appointed vice-chancellor effective from 1 January 2025. (Supplied/UWC) About 205 academics and support staff from the...
A vaccination group in Nigeria during the initial rollout of Men5CV. (WHO/Ayodamola Olufunto Owoseye) Nigeria has rolled out the...
Kenyan doctors chant as they march towards the health ministry headquarters to demand better pay and working conditions in the...
Violence, economic turmoil, climate change and shrinking humanitarian assistance among factors propelling food insecurity Dialo Koumba knew the violence spreading...
Mombasa — Two individuals suspected of recruiting young people into joining terrorist groups in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of...
Sudan is at imminent risk of collapsing after one year of violent conflict and is on the verge of mass...
Libya has emerged as the highest crude oil producer in Africa following the drop of Nigeria's output by 6.8 per...
Limpopo Premier Stanley Chupu Mathabatha has welcomed the sentencing of five men, who murdered the Mayor of Collins Chabane Municipality,...
The trial judge, Abimbola Awogboro, imposed the jail term on Bobrisky after earlier convicting him on 5 April. The Federal...
Deputy president Paul Mashatile. (Mlungisi Louw/Gallo Images/Volksblad) Deputy President Paul Mashatile, appointed to lead a water task team, conducted...
Baskets with roses are for sale for Valentine's Day at a flower shop in Nairobi. (Simon Maina/AFP) The UK...
Dr Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation. File photo Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande has dissolved the...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — Years of progress in the fight against malaria have been disrupted, but there is still...
Africa is expected to record better growth in merchandise trade in 2024 with trade volume increasing by 5.3 per cent...
The Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA), formerly Office Rwandais d' Information (ORINFOR), will Thursday, April 11, observe a moment to honor...
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Wednesday 10/4/2024 spoke over the phone with King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, His...
Many teachers are afraid to report for duty The Eastern Cape Department of Education has allocated an additional R59-million to...
Since the ruling, governments at various levels have failed to implement the policy by not meeting the 35 per cent...
The Eastern Cape legislature has charged five EFF MPLs with misconduct after they disrupted Premier Oscar Mabuyane's State of the...
FILE: Inhabitants of the Oure Cassoni Refugee Camp in Chad run to the site of a reported killing, in December...
Tuned in: Nothemba Madumo opens the show with Courage by Tutu Puoane at the launch of 702 and Cape Talk’s...
Addis Ababa — The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) has demanded adequate, sustainable, and predictable funding for the...
The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda stands as one of the darkest chapters in human history, claiming over...
Amsterdam — Sudan's independent journalists and media organisations, united under the Sudanese Media Forum (SMF), have launched a critical campaign...
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Mohammed Mustafa, and his accompanying delegation, including Minister of Planning,...
The chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Mariam Wangadya has revealed that Uganda has been barred from physically...
The Presidency has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of spreading misinformation in a "futile attempt to denigrate and find...
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. (Melinda Stuurman/Netwerk24) Nasi iSpani, which translates to 'here is a job' in isiZulu, is a mass...
The bodies of some of those who died in the maritime disaster just a few hundred metres from the...
None of the four candidates for a vacancy at the apex court were in favour of merging it with the...
Cities are growing rapidly in Africa, but many countries lack effective technologies to measure the associated air pollution. Experts are...
As Rwandans began to commemorate the painful memories of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis, on Sunday French President Emmanuel...
Over the last 13 years, along with the construction of the dam, which is not having a significant impact, Ethiopia...
Rabat — National economic growth should reach 2.7% in the second quarter of 2024, in annual variation, instead of +2.3%...
Prolific NewZimbabwe.com journalist, James Muonwa, has bagged an excellence award in insurance and pensions reporting, a testament of his literary...
There's a thin line between love and hate, so they say, and the intensity could go either way. For two...
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. (Supplied/GCIS) Chief Justice Raymond Zondo says he has not received many complaints or corruption allegations against...
Former president Thabo Mbeki. (Bongani Mnguni/Gallo Images) A South African soldier died in hospital, while three Tanzanians died on...
The intricate investigation details how Howard Mashaba’s elderly parents have become economically ostracised after their son used their names to...
In Palestine and across the African continent, national liberation from colonialism is incomplete without sovereignty over the land On March...
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the province of North Kivu alone is home to 2.6 million internally displaced...
Two aid convoys carrying lifesaving supplies have reached Sudan's Darfurs for the first time in months, the UN World Food...
The protests in Morocco and Jordan are significant as both these countries have diplomatic ties with Israel. Protesters demanded the...
The main water supply to South Africa's economic hub, greater Johannesburg in the Gauteng province, and to the country's breadbasket...
Surviving its crisis, Senegal bolsters an arc of democracies against the region's coups. Senegal's dramatic transfer of presidential power this...
Two trucks collided, forcing the closure on N3 in Van Reenen's Pass in KZN on Sunday. KZN Department...
(Mark Rubens/Getty Images) Zimbabwe's central bank launched a new "structured currency" backed by gold on Friday, as it seeks...
A solar panel is installed on the roof of a mud hut in Qhaka, a village near Port St Johns....
It is interesting to see, from my vantage point in South Africa, the reaction to the slight rise in tuberculosis...
April 7 marks 30 years since the start of a genocide that would see nearly 1 million Tutsis and moderate...
A Turkish aid worker was killed Thursday in Somalia in an attack claimed by the al-Qaida-affiliated al-Shabab militant group. The...
Rabat — Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, held, here Thursday, talks with UN Secretary-General's...
Gaborone, Botswana — Africa's leading diamond producer, Botswana, has written to the Group of Seven leading industrial countries seeking to...
Bottom Line The recent constitutional changes in Togo have shifted the balance of power from a presidential to a parliamentary...
Taxi rank in Newtown, Johannesburg near the Nelson Mandela Bridge. (Alfonso Nqunjana, News24) Three metro municipalities account for more than...
South Africa's 1994 elections overshadowed Rwandan genocide. (Gallo Images/Misha Jordaan) South Africa's 1994 election overlapped with the Rwandan genocide.The...
In the rapidly evolving landscape of generative artificial intelligence (AI), societies worldwide, including South Africa, are witnessing a remarkable transformation...
As service delivery falls short, Africans rank health as a top priority for government action. Key findings On average across...
In memory of all those whose futures were taken away and those at risk across the world today One should...
In late March, Siddig Osman made a big announcement in Al Jazeera State: the formation of a civilian administration comprised...
Tunis, April 4 — The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani on Thursday approved a draft decree establishing...
South Africa's government is calling for public comments on an updated version of its existing biodiversity economy plan. Source link
Afrobeats sensation David Adeleke, also known as Davido, has expressed his joy at being a father of twins, describing it...
The Al Messilah docked at the East London Harbor on Tuesday. The National Council of Societies for the Prevention of...
A man walks past a large set of solar panels that provide over 600 people with electricity in Ibel,...
DA supporters. The writer says parties must take voters through their ‘thinking’ processes, not just pontificate at rallies. (Ihsaan Haffejee/Getty...
In the heart of sub-Saharan Africa, amidst the fields of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Nigeria, I...
DJ Brianne, real name Esther Brianne Gateka, known for her exceptional music mixing skills, is set to undergo abdominoplasty today,...
Uganda has taken proactive steps to mitigate biorisks and govern dual-use research by being a pioneer country in the WHO...
Rivers United secured a crucial 1-0 victory over USM Alger of Algeria in the first leg of their CAF Confederation...
The price of petrol increased by N$1.52 per litre, while both diesel grades will increase by 72 cents per litre,...
This innovative venture marks the first of its kind in Nigeria, setting a new standard for children's entertainment and education...
Former Eskom executive Matshela Koko. (Esa Alexander/Gallo Images) Former Eskom CEO Matshela Koko has commended the power utility, claiming its...
Faure Gnassingbe, President of Togo, in November 2023. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Togo's 20 April elections will no longer be...
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. File photo Under fire National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has resigned, a day after the High Court dismissed...
While there are legitimate concerns about the 'readiness' of the AU to significantly influence the G20 agenda, there is no...
The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced the nomination of its first woman prime minister, Judith Suminwa Tuluka. An economist,...
Mogadishu — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has appointed Dr. Abdirashid Mohamed Nur Jiley as the country's Special Envoy for...
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi expected to head to Jordan, Monday to meet with King Abdullah II, and discuss developments...
The City of Windhoek's newly launched debt relief programme has already made a significant impact drawing over 1900 pensioners, effectively...
Bassirou Diomaye Faye became Senegal's youngest president, Tuesday, pledging systemic change, greater sovereignty and calm after years of turmoil in...
Ten opposition parties have petitioned President Cyril Ramaphosa not to sign the Electoral Amendment Matters Bill into law. (Sharon Seretlo/Gallo...
Bassirou Diomaye Faye (L) is sworn in as Senegal's President at an exhibition centre in the new town of...
ANC deputy secretary general Nomvula Mokonyane. (Ntswe Mokoena) The deputy secretary general of the ANC warned that not voting would...
Nairobi — It is a new dawn as Africa's high fashion industry enters an era defined and driven by young...
As the world celebrates Easter 2024, it is a time for reflection, renewal, and hope. This special occasion holds a...
Entebbe — Brigadier General Stephen Kigundu, the Deputy Commandant of the Air Defense Forces is dead. The Defense Spokesperson, Brigadier...
Beja/Tunisia — The Beja sugar factory has been operating for two weeks at a production rate of 500 tonnes per...
Following an intense elective congress over the weekend at Otjiwarongo, the Namibia Exile Kids Association (Neka) has elected new leadership...
Togo's presidency has asked the parliament for a "second reading" of a controversial constitutional reform approved last week following public...
Partly cloudy conditions with isolated showers are forecast for most parts of South Africa. (Ashish Kumar/Getty Images) The South...
Assimi Goita. (Michele Cattani/AFP) Mali has been ruled by a junta since back-to-back coups in 2020 and 2021.In...
Neverending fight: Albert Camus, author of La Peste, uses a plague to explore humanity and belief in God in fighting...
Faith communities and faith-based organizations (FBOs) are integral to the provision of comprehensive health care in many countries, including national...
In pursuit of fostering gender diversity and promoting women's participation in the rapidly evolving field of technology, the University of...
DAR ES SALAAM — Former President of the Fourth Phase, Dr. Jakaya Kikwete has expressed his satisfaction with the growth...
Alexei Kononenko, Vice President of Atom Astroy Export and Project Manager of the Dabaa Nuclear Station, confirmed that there are...
Port Louis — His Excellency Mlondi Solomon Dlamini, the new High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Eswatini with residence in...
Today, we live in a probing and a highly conscious world. Young men and women are, absolutely, impatient, and rightly...
Cape Town firefighters responded to fires in Langa, Mfuleni and Dunoon. (Gift of the Givers/screengrab) Two people have died and...
Faustina Amponsah in her farm, holding a seedling. (Michael Mfum/ bird story agency) Despite the lack of rainfall in a...
Margaret Atwood set a rule for herself when she was writing The Handmaid’s Tale in 1984. “I would not include...
Given the catalytic potential of digital technologies in Africa, experts have emphasized the need to galvanize investments and set regulations...
The Rwandan gendarmerie was mandated to ensure public security and conduct preliminary police investigations to identify "troublemakers" and refer them...
It's now four matches unbeaten for Rwanda coach Torsten Spittler since he took over the national team in November 2023....
The Executive Council of UNESCO issued a resolution unanimously among its members, affirming the support of the organization's 194 member...
President Lazarus Chakwera has praised the enduring alliance between Malawi and the United States during bilateral discussions with members of...
Determined to prove his innocence in the controversy surrounding the murder of 17 military men in Okuama, the Ovie of...
The bridge being built over rocks to join two sections of the Hermanus Cliff Path (Jenni Evans/News24) The gloves are...
Citizens of Sudan are succumbing to hunger as millions struggle to gain access to food and aid.Nearly 25 million people...
Inspirational goddesses: The Muses Urania and Calliope painted by 17th-century French artist Simon Vouet. Photo: Heritage Art/Getty Images Most working...
Displacements, environmental damage, and CO2 emissions from projects in Mozambique and Uganda are just the latest chapter in a long...
The humanitarian situation in Ituri province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is becoming increasingly critical, with over 1.6...
Addis Abeba — Earlier this week, violent confrontations occurred in Raya Alamata, situated in the South Tigray Zone currently under...
Tunis/Tunisia — The Council of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) will meet on Thursday to approve the results...
Kenyan President William Ruto will officially open the 2024 Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister...
Even if the world stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, ocean levels would continue to rise. Not only is dangerous sea...
Emergency services are combing the scene on the R518. (Supplied/ Tidimalo Chuene) At least 45 people are dead after...
About 190 schools have been closed in the North Kivu province in war-torn DRC. (Guerchom Ndebo/AFP) About 190 schools...
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Sometimes the only thing worse than foreign intervention is non-intervention. It takes no special powers to discern that external intervention...
Insecurity in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has worsened since the end of recent elections, UN...
A former UN staff member who worked for a decade in Sudan's Darfur region for the African Union-United Nations mission,...
State Minister of Emigration Soha Gendy asserted the keenness of her ministry to boost cooperation with the German Agency for...
Zimbabwe's mineral wealth is a flick of nature; the earth packed with metal ores like gold, lithium, diamond, granite and...
Rabat — In accordance with the High Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, may God...
The City of Cape Town's disaster risk management division is investigating the source of a loud rumble or blast sound...
Detainees were brutally beaten by recruits from the Lesotho Correctional Services (LCS), resulting in injuries, according to the Ombudsman's...
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Luanda — The use of the French language and the promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity in Angola were the...
Luanda — The former captain of the National Women's Football Team, Irene Gonçalves, is one of those invited to take...
A measles crisis is mounting in South Sudan's Western Equatoria state, just as health authorities struggle to overcome a yellow...
Egypt has expressed its approval in a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 25, regarding the...
Maputo — At least four people have died and around 50,000 have been affected by the heavy rain that has...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a $50 million loan for the Yobe State Environmental...
Warrant Officer Severiano Blundin (right) leaves the Gqeberha Magistrate's Court with his lawyer, advocate Jason Thysse. (Lulama Zenzile/Netwerk24) A multiple...
Supporters of Bassirou Diomaye Faye and fellow opposition leader Ousmane Sonko celebrate on 24 March 2024, in Dakar. (JOHN WESSELS...
Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. (Photo by Jaco Marais/Die Burger/Gallo Images via Getty Images) While the ANC at...
Recognizing the pivotal role women play in peace-making and peace-building endeavours, the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC)...
Senegal's President Macky Sall has inaugurated a statue in the capital Dakar in memory of Capt Mbaye Diagne, a Senegalese...
Nairobi — The National Police Service (NPS) has launched a search and recovery operation for a police officer who was...
In the face of escalating conflicts and humanitarian crises, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is set to embark on his annual...
ZIMBABWE continues to record positive strides in the fight against the deadly Tuberculosis disease with the estimated incidence rate going...
Several opposition candidates have congratulated Bassirou Diomaye Faye after he appeared to be ahead in preliminary tallies. However, the governing...
Residents of Dube and Meadowlands seek alternative means of getting water in Soweto. (Fani Mahuntsi/Gallo Images) After nearly three weeks...
A hotel being built on the top of a hill in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, seen in October...
A new species of African bullfrog has been discovered in north eastern Namibia, southern Angola, south western Zambia and north...
São Tomé and Príncipe has ratified the Agreement establishing the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), paving the way for full...
Prominent Congolese journalist Stanis Bujakera, released from prison this week after spending six months behind bars, has accused the government...
The South Sudan National Army, also known as the South Sudan People's Defense Force, (SSPDF) has distanced itself from any...
Addis Ababa — The role of Moroccan women and their active participation in peacekeeping operations particularly in Africa were highlighted,...
Rabat — Morocco's national football team beat Angol 1-0 in a friendly game, held Friday evening at the Grand stadium...
Senegal votes on Sunday in a presidential election that is expected to be the most tightly contested in years. Before...
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba unveiled the party's manifesto on Saturday. (Deaan Vivier/Gallo Images) ActionSA president Herman Mashaba received the loudest...
Several African countries have been affected by outages or poor internet performance since last week. (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) ...
Local farmers gather dried cocoa beans to be weighed before selling them to merchants in a village outside of Kumasi,...
Around 43% of the population, or 3.4 billion people, live with a neurological disease worldwide. Why are rates highest in...
Rwanda's Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta and his Congolese counterpart Christophe Lutundula on Thursday, March 21, met in the Angolan capital...
London — MODERATOR: Greetings to everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s London International Media Hub. I would like to...
Tunis — President of the Republic, Kais Saied, had a meeting, Thursday, at Carthage Palace with Minister of Public Works...
An evaluation report released today by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charts progress towards decentralizing services for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis...
PZ Cussons (Holdings) UK set out on 4 September 2023 to purchase other stockholders' shares numbering 1.06 billion at N21...
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Uganda's veteran leader Yoweri Museveni has appointed his son to head the country's defence forces, the East African nation's...
The ANC’s provincial chair, Siboniso Duma, has perfected the art of seizing moments. Photo: Darren Stewart/Getty Images Thursday. The fur...
Powering Africa's green growth with new sustainable investment models offers huge opportunities for the continent, a workshop organised jointly by...
In the world of music, finding your niche and connecting with listeners can be tough. But for Sid Wurld, a...
The Kenyan government will be releasing some of the bodies discovered in mass graves in the Shakahola forest last year,...
Washington — Morocco's Ambassador to the United States, Youssef Amrani, was received Wednesday by the Managing Director of the International...
Small-town bakers have become a critical financial lifeline for their families and communities. Long before dawn's early light streaks the...
As Nigeria grapples with deepening socio-economic challenges, Ambassador James Erebuoye, President of the Concerned Nigerian Network in Diaspora and Rebuild...
National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will take "special leave" from her role. (Jaco Marais/Netwerk24/Gallo Images) National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe...
AU Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Bankole Adeoye, at the second AU Reflection Forum on Unconstitutional Change...
File photo by Delwyn Verasamy/M&G Parliament’s portfolio committee on public enterprises will refer the matter of the Takatso Consortium deal...
The central Mediterranean route (the route from Algeria, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia to Italy and Malta) has long been the...
Renowned Rwandan gospel singer Israel Mbonyi continues to shine in the world of online music once again, after hitting one...
As Rwanda prepares to mark the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, senators have said the role...
Over the weekend of 16-17 March, the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team on board the rescue vessel Geo Barents witnessed...
Political and social commentator Wonderful Mkhutche has said that Tonse Alliance not brought the change it had promised. Mkutche was...
The Ramadan breaking of fast is a tradition at the Aso Rock Villa, residence of the Presidents of Nigeria since...
A charter boat captained by John Matambu has gone missing at sea. (Supplied/NSRI) The family of John Matambu, the missing...
15 people, including the commissioner of Boma County, Pibor, were allegedly killed by unidentified youths on Wednesday. (Aoraee /...
A new report predicts that the effect of climate change will cause a 4% drop in visitors Kruger National Park...
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has in the interest of the dire implications on peace and...
A new draft law governing the National Electoral Commission (NEC) that provides its commissioners shall work on a permanent basis...
El Gezira — The Hasaheisa Resistance Committees have condemned the killing and injury of 17 people in the villages of...
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated the activities of the Egyptian-European Summit on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at the Federal Palace,...
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is set to unveil the Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) hinged on a structured currency...
Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti announced Monday, March 18, that starting Tuesday, March 19, 2024, all individuals holding Diplomatic, Official,...
A power trip at the Eikenhof pump station had an impact on water for Johannesburg residents. (Papi Morake/Gallo Images) City...
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga.(Simon Maina/AFP) Kenya is on a regional offensive to have opposition leader Raila Odinga elected to...
The double standards on Palestine and Ukraine have left white liberalism morally bankrupt in the eyes of many black South...
Pan-African Airline, a highly anticipated venture, finds itself in a state of uncertainty following the collapse of plans for a...
The UN chief on Saturday condemned an attack which saw eight peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic...
Chances today are that if you walk into a health facility, you will be received by a female receptionist who...
The money, paid out over three years, is partly to help Egypt "move further away from Russian gas" and fund...
They have been demanding that government use the State Land Disposal Act of 1961 to rapidly free up land for...
Washington, DC — The military regime in Niger on Saturday revoked "with immediate effect" the military cooperation agreement with the...
Jacob Zuma. (Graphic by Sharlene Rood) When the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) was registered in September 2023, it listed a...
People gather at a busy road while carrying some of their belongings as they flee the Masisi territory following...
The persistence of corporal punishment has often been attributed to a lack of support for the ban among teachers. (Delwyn...
In my mind, the spring season will always be associated with COVID-19. In spring 2020, the federal government declared a...
Luanda — The Japanese government made available Thursday a total of 429,903 US dollars to support demining projects and the...
Access to clean water remains a significant concern in Uganda, despite an increase in improved drinking water sources. The Uganda...
Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Qabbaj received Thursday 14/3/2024 a delegation from UNICEF to examine opportunities of collaboration on providing...
Geneva — A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues. Our editors' weekly take on humanitarian...
President Bola Tinubu signed the host agreement for the Africa CDC's Western Regional Coordinating Centre to be situated in Abuja,...
Almost 590 shots rang out during the funeral of an alleged gang member in Nyanga, Cape Town last weekend. (Alan...
South Sudan on Saturday said it would close schools and told children not to play outside as temperatures reach...
The adverts impersonated billionaires such as Elon Musk and Johann Rupert, as well as SABC anchors, to promote an online...
Microsoft Africa is close to fixing an outage that's been plaguing users across the continent. The culprit? Damaged undersea fiber...
Luanda — The Angolan Debt and Securities Exchange (BODIVA) plans to increase the value of its transactions from 8.4 to...
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has confirmed his attendance at the 30th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the...
Migration Control Obsession Ignores Abuses, Entrenches Oppression The European Union is about to reward Egypt's autocratic leader, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi,...
Geneva — This is a summary of what was said by Antonella d'Aprile, WFP Country Director in Mozambique to whom...
Responding to the upcoming vote in Gambia's parliament on 18 March on a bill to reverse the ban on female...
Police arrested three suspects for malicious damage to property after a shop was burned in Mayfair this week. (iStock Images)...
Ukrainian rescuers work at the site of a missile attack in Odesa on 15 March 2024, amid the Russian...
EFF leader Julius Malema. File photo Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has called former president Thabo Mbeki a...
Merck Foundation marked International Women Day 2024 through their "More Than a Mother" programme which was launched in 2016 to...
Women account for a far smaller percentage of job applicants compared to men in public service, the lower chamber of...
Mogadishu, Somalia — The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) will ensure a seamless transfer of security responsibilities ahead...
Yaoundé — Morocco became Cameroon's primary African supplier in 2022, as per the latest report on Cameroon's foreign trade recently...
The IFP took three wards off the ANC in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, to become the largest party in the Newcastle council....
Access Holdings Plc (the Holdco) has announced that Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede is returning as its Non-Executive Chairman. This decision was made...
SANParks says 109 443 people visited the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway. (Duncan Alfreds/News24) More than 1.7 million tourists visited Table...
A section of a cocoa pod in Ghana. (DeAgostini/Getty Images) Big chocolate-ingredient plants in Africa are standing idle because...
Chief Justice Raymond Zondo Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has mooted a constitutional amendment to ease the case flow at the...
Pretoria, South Africa — Groundwater pollution significantly affects the prevalence of waterborne diseases. This form of pollution occurs when hazardous...
Luanda — The Draft Illegal Mining Activity, which criminalizes illicit exploitation of mineral resources, is ready for general discussion and...
Nairobi — The Kenyan government has halted its intended deployment of police officers to Haiti for a peacekeeping mission. The...
Beirut — Risk of Impunity for Grave Human Rights Abuses The Egyptian authorities appear to have made opaque amnesty deals...
It has been an interesting few days at the Africa Energy Indaba, currently in Cape Town, an event The Green...
Nigeria's crude oil production rose to 1.476 million barrels per day in February, from 1.429 million bpd recorded in January,...
Thabelo Mbau, a second-year engineering student at the Tshwane University of Technology's Emalahleni campus, died after allegedly being assaulted by...
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. (Seyllou/ AFP) Popular Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko received a presidential pardon - and...
A woman holds a placard on the beach as hundreds of people (not visible) take part in a protest against...
The online financial products and services known as "fintech" have become deeply embedded in the economic and social life of...
N'djamena — In N'Djamena, capital of Chad, where arrests took place during the night, the situation appears to be calm...
NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 11 Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has announced that the government will invoke the use of Protected...
Fatou Sanneh, a Gambian paralympic athlete has returned home with two medals she won at the just ended World Paralympic...
Agribusinesses in Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia face challenges from Covid-19, climate change and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, AGRA's 'African Agribusiness Outlook...
Data privacy breach is a growing concern for Nigerians as more people fall victims to scammers and other criminals who...
Lonwabo Sambudla and Duduzile Zuma on their big day. (Gallo Images/Sowetan/Siyabonga Mosunkutu) Financial services provider Anglo Wealth Shariah says Lonwabo...
Rwanda President Paul Kagame. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images via AFP) More than 100 000 people have been displaced in the...
Truth teller: ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula Photo: OJ Koloti/Gallo ImagesThe party’s secretary general said the ANC had removed people...
The number of female genital mutilation survivors now exceeds 230 million worldwide, with most living in Africa, according to Unicef....
The United States is today designating one Russia-based entity and one Central African Republic-based entity for their efforts in advancing...
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Kenyan President William Ruto...
Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello will travel to Africa and the Middle East March 11-23, demonstrating the priority the...
Last month, Zimbabwean officials abruptly detained and deported USAID officials and contractors, who were conducting an assessment of the development...
Abuja — *UNICEF: Nigerian children deserve to learn in peace, rues abduction of 287 Kaduna students*UN Special Envoy, Gordon Brown...
The mother of a 5-year-old rape victim has opened a negligence case against a school in Bizana, Eastern Cape. The...
A general view of Kuriga school, where more than 250 pupils kidnapped by gunmen. The Kaduna state attack was...
IFP president Velenkosni Hlabisa. (Photos by Gallo Images/Darren Stewart) The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) on Sunday pulled off a major...
Africa's present and former presidents were among hundreds of guests who attended the award ceremony where Mr Adesina delivered the...
Kigali — How can the European Union sign an agreement on the sustainability and traceability of strategic minerals with a...
\The United States has expressed its commitment to offer worldwide networking opportunities and training to Ethiopian women entrepreneurs that are...
The Cabinet Media Center published a report that included infographics highlighting the unprecedented boom in enhancing the status of Egyptian...
Maputo — The intense heat that has been hitting southern Mozambique in recent days has caused the loss of over...
The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs Olu Verheijen, yesterday said the administration of President Bola Tinubu opted...
Inkatha Freedom Party leadership conducts a walkabout at the Moses Mabhida Stadium ahead of Sunday's manifesto launch. (Facebook/Inkatha Freedom Party)...
A USAID blanket distribution in Islamabad in 2005. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) Authorities in Zimbabwe first harassed, then kicked out...
Numbers don’t add up: About 12 years ago more than 400 great white sharks were seen off the coast of...
On March 11, 2024, it will be four years since the World Health Organization characterized the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak as a...
Women in Rwanda should utilize and make use of agricultural land given that they own 2,158,221 parcels in agriculture while...
Mogadishu, Somalia — The President of Somalia the priority of his government is to fight and eliminate the Al-Shabaab and...
Four Daughters is the story of a Tunisian family torn apart by an extremist Islamic group. It's won several major...
While smaller African countries have been removed, South Africa - with its advanced economy - remains greylisted. How is it...
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has expressed sadness at the abduction of over 200 students and teachers from...
Ekklesia Park in Randburg was hit hard by the massive water outage and had to rely on donations. (Thahasello Mphatsoe/News24)...
People gather around SANDF vehicles deployed for the SADC Mission in DRC as they flee the Masisi territory following...
Plant seeds: Margaret Busby, the keynote speaker at the Johannesburg Festival of Women Writers. Photo: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Getty Images The theme...
United Nations — UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini asked the UN General Assembly to urge member states to support the organization's...
As glass bottle demand is set to rise to 24,179 tonnes in 2027, Rwanda is accelerating efforts to attract potential...
Culture and art hold a significant place in both Ukrainian and Kenyan societies, serving as powerful tools for expressing identity...
Algiers — The president of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has had a phone conversation with his brother, president of the...
Introduction Given the spectacular failure of some coalitions at the local government level, particularly in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Nelson Mandela...
The order will include the Introduction of incentives to stimulate non-associated gas projects, midstream developments, and deepwater ventures. To revitalise...
KZN residents warned of thunderstorms that'll be accompanied by damaging winds, excessive lightning, hail, and heavy downpours. (Warren Faidley/Getty Images)...
Eight million people have been displaced in Sudan.Fewer than one in 20 people in the country can afford a full...
The MK Party says it will be ready to meet all the requirements for participation in the polls. (Photo by...
Over 35 million new cancer cases are predicted globally in 2050, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) like Lesotho likely to...
N'djamena — In N'Djamena, capital of Chad, there is apparent calm a few days after the assassination of Yaya Dillo,...
Geneva / Amsterdam — Critics lament that the most recent report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...
Ambassador Robert Wood Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs New York, New York March 4, 2024 AS DELIVERED Thank you,...
Seemingly out of nowhere, Delano Potgieter put up his hand for the Lions in the four-day cricket series final to...
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The...
A Palestinian girl holds two children as she stands on a street in Gaza City on 12 October 2023 as...
A flight carrying Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa to Victoria Falls turned around in mid-air last Friday after a bomb...
Prior to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement, the proposal that the government draw down from the reserve account was dismissed...
Mr President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Rarely has humanity faced so many rapidly spiralling crises. In this update, I will focus...
Algiers — Algeria Press Service (APS) agency and the Gabonese news agency "AGP" signed Saturday, in Algiers, a cooperation agreement...
Seychelles' tourism authorities are looking into the possibility of lifting the existing moratorium on building new tourism establishments on La...
The Secretary-General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), Mohamed Hamel affirmed Saturday in Algiers the importance of natural gas...
The U.S. government is terminating wide-ranging Zimbabwe sanctions that were first imposed in March 2003 and initiating targeted sanctions on...
Mr Sowunmi's lawyer requested the court to adjourn the case against PDP. The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned until...
Two buffaloes were spotted near the R21 highway in Olifantsfontein. (@sa_crime/X) Bidvest Protea Coin chief operating officer Waal de Waal...
A flight carrying Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa to Victoria Falls turned around in mid-air after a bomb threat last...
Former Police Minister, Nathi Nhleko. File photo Former Police Minister Nathi Nhleko, who gained notoriety during the Nkandla scandal, has...
Umalusi CEO Dr Mafu Rakometsi says the EXCO of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) is satisfied with...
I note with deep concern the Parliament of Ghana's passage of the "Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill". If...
Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Tanzania's second president who has died aged 98, pushed through tough economic and political reforms that transformed...
Algiers — The Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), held on Friday in Algiers in the...
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) welcomes the passing of the Copyright Amendment Bill by the National Assembly. The...
Nollywood veteran, John Okafor, also popularly known as 'Mr Ibu' has passed away at the age of 62. According to...
Two police officers have been arrested for theft and hijacking. Two police officers were arrested this week for allegedly using...
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Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) is forging ahead with the development of the...
For more than two decades, a clinic dedicated to caring for adolescents and young adults with advanced kidney disease has...
Huambo — Twenty religious denominations that act illegally, of the 68 registered by the Administration of the municipality of Huambo,...
Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed highlighted the importance of utilizing the key values of Adwa victory for nation-building...
Cairo / Tripoli — Sovereignty Council President Abdelfattah El Burhan arrived in Cairo, yesterday, to meet with Egyptian President Abdelfattah...
The governments of South Africa and the Netherlands have undertaken to explore more cooperation opportunities in the water and sanitation...
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State, has debunked media reports claiming that he sued President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the...
Two SANDF soldiers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have died. (Darren Stewart, Gallo Images) A South African National...
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa. (Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) A flight carrying Zimbabwe's president to Victoria Falls turned...
Recently, I took a close look at the third-generation Volkswagen Tiguan, which is planned to make landfall in Mzansi by...
WHO has launched the first global technical advisory group on powered two- and three-wheeled vehicle safety to help shape laws,...
The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) on February 28 hosted executives from various private sector entities at a CEO Breakfast,...
Nairobi — Tanzania is mourning the loss of its former president, Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who passed away at the age...
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Thursday Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council (TSC) Abdel-Fattah Al Burhan at Cairo...
The Swakopmund Municipal Council has approved the construction of an emergency shelter with N$9.5 million allocated to phase one of...
"The arrears gas producers are owed as of last year was about $ 1.3 billion. But between October 2023 and...
Two of the three fire lines at Du Toitskloof have been contained. (Supplied / Cape Winelands District Municipality) A fire...
Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi In a trading update for the year to end-December, MTN warned that its headline earnings...
True blue: Ivan Vladislavic explores Johannesburg in his new book The Near North. Photo: Murat Özgür Güvendik/Getty Images What am...
This week in Nairobi, Kenya, the world’s preeminent forum on environmental issues – the UN Environment Assembly is holding its...
Yaounde — Chad's electoral commission made a surprise announcement Tuesday that a presidential election to end three years of military...
KAMPALA — Renowned professor of economics Jeffrey Sachs has committed to supporting the National Planning Authority (NPA) in the ongoing...
Tunis/Tunisia — President Kais Saied met on Wednesday at the Carthage Palace with the Saudi Minister of Health, Fahd bin...
Namibia has firmly stated that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has the mandate to address the Israel-Palestine conflict, regarding...
The pastor of Kingdom Life Charismatic Church, Ekama Maxwell, has been arrested by the Nigerian Police Force in Sapele, Delta...
The City of Tshwane Emergency Services Department closed an illegally operated liquified petroleum gas (LPG) depot at a plot in...
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi. DRC President Felix Tshisekedi has demanded international sanctions on Rwanda similar to...
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. As the stand-off on the sale of the airline continues, the committee relented to hear...
The passing of Professor Frank Nwachukwu Ndili, Nigeria's first Nuclear Physicist and Africa's first Professor in the field, is a...
Minova, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Bangkok, Thailand — 'They are only calling on us to be patient. But...
Nairobi — The Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS) portal will remain open until March 4 to allow...
Port Sudan — Minister of Energy and Oil Dr. Mohieddin Naeem Muhammad Saeed discussed with the Ambassador of the Arab...
Interventions at Eskom power stations have been able to slash load shedding by some 600 hours during the December and...
Joseph Edgar, is an investment banker, theatre producer, playwright, and the brain behind The Duke of Shomolu Production, arguably, the...
Police Minister Bheki Cele says six suspects have been arrested for the murder of award-winning rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and...
Africa continues to have a larger proportion of people dying from reported cholera than anywhere else in the world. ...
Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya is now likely to become the first woman to head the South African judiciary. (Gallo...
The Hague — The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding order...
Rwandan-Belgian model Kenza Johanna Ameloot was on Saturday, February 24, crowned Miss Belgium 2024 at the grand finale coronation that...
Adré, Chad — 'I have visited Chad three times since the start of the war and I have seen that...
Claim: An X user has claimed that the President of the United States of America (USA), Joe Biden, has accused...
- Ethiopia and Zimbabwe striving to elevate their ties through enhancing trade, investment and fostering overall development, Ethiopian Embassy in...
An aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded primary election, Dennis Idahosa, has rejected the result...
Chief Electoral Officer at the Electoral Commission of South Africa Sy Mamabolo. The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) was...
A Christian cross in Dano, Burkina Faso, seen in July 2014. (Photo by Simone Bergamaschi/NurPhoto) (Photo by NurPhoto/NurPhoto via...
Elections will take place on 29 May. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) The 2024 voters’ roll has closed and the Electoral Commission of...
Leading member states continue to delay ratification of the Malabo convention, limiting harmonized African policymaking on cybersecurity. Africa witnessed a...
Douala — Health workers, officials and humanitarians from 15 French-speaking sub-Saharan countries are meeting in Cameroon's economic capital, Douala, to...
The armed conflict in Sudan has resulted in thousands of civilians killed, millions displaced, property looted and children conscripted, as...
The cabinet, under Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, on Thursday 22/2/2024 decided to halt the program for reducing electricity loads during...
Windhoek — Keynote Tribute By His Excellency Dr. Nangolo Mbumba, President Of The Republic Of Namibia On Occasion Of The...
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted the economic sanctions imposed on Niger, Mali and Burkina-Faso. The...
Mpumalanga police recovered a white Toyota Corolla that was stolen in the Eastern Cape in 2010. Police in Mpumalanga...
Alternate representative of the US for special political affairs in the UN, Robert Wood. Rwanda's actions are "deeply unsettling...
Maybe it’s excessive to say James Small lost his life before he died. Maybe it’s more genteel to say he...
Aicha would not describe her profession as farming, and yet she is coaxing life out of a barren desert. The...
Kinshasa — The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are calling for immediate action to...
New York — Ethiopia's envoy to the United Nations issued a statement saying that the government of Abiy Ahmed regrets...
Minister of Transportation Kamel Al-Wazir inspected the Kigali Dry Port in Rwanda, one of Egypt's projects in African countries. The...
Maputo — Mozambique's Central Office for the Fight Against Corruption (GCCC) has opened two investigations into possible criminal activities concerned...
Abuja — Nigerian authorities must comply with a federal high court judgment ordering the government to investigate and hold accountable...
Petina Coetzee and her then lawyer, William Booth. Five years after his wife was convicted of attempting to put a...
Sudanese refugees get off a truck in Renk, on 13 February 13 2024.More than 550 000 people have fled...
Civil servants demonstrate during a public sector strike. KwaZulu-Natal faces a more than R4 billion budget deficit, with provincial departments...
Most Africans say they should be able to see local government budgets and contracts, but doubt they can. Key findings...
Children living in multilingual communities often learn in a language at school that does not match the language they speak...
Fierce battles between Congolese troops and the M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo have intensified regional tensions. Experts say it...
Tunis/Tunisia — The implementation of a national strategy to support entrepreneurs is now a priority, Minister of Employment and Vocational...
A 50-year-old American national has been fined US$300 after he was found guilty of contravening the Immigration Act and escaping...
Quane Martin Dibobe was brought to Germany to increase enthusiasm for colonialism. But he would become a pioneering human rights...
Labour union Nehawu is demanding a 7% wage increase, a 13th cheque, and a once-off bonus, among others. Gallo Images/Fani...
The cooperation comes after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (pictured) met with Botswana's Mokgweetsi Masisi on the sidelines of the...
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A newly-introduced bill at the U.S. Congress has sparked questions about the trajectory of the longstanding relationship between the U.S...
Amid reports of a renewed escalation of hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN peacekeeping mission...
Farmers often use antibiotics to keep their livestock healthy. They're sometimes used as "quick fixes", to avoid more costly management...
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi witnessed on Monday, 19 February 2024, the inauguration of the seventh edition of Egypt Energy...
The Joburg Film Festival is proud to announce that acclaimed multiple award winning actor, musician and philanthropist Malik Yoba will...
For Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, a recent decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas)...
Sifiso Mkhwanazi in court. "It was not only about revenge. It was about punishing them."So said prosecutor advocate Leswikane Mashabela,...
A Somali boy in Mogadishu holds a Turkish flag as people celebrate the victory of Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe. More than 15 years after he was accused of trying to persuade justices of...
Addis Ababa — The Civil Democratic Forces alliance (Tagaddum) led by Sudan's former Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, convened in Addis...
Luanda — The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, on Monday appointed Arlindo Bota Manuel Carlos, Secretary of State for...
The ICRC has been present in Sudan since 1978 helping people affected by the conflict in Darfur, Khartoum, Blue Nile,...
Tunis/Tunisia — A dangerous terrorist was arrested, on Monday, by the Anti-Terrorism Squad in coordination with the National Army and...
Political and social commentators are giving President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera a thumbs up following his decision to stay away...
Monrovia City Court Magistrate L. Ben Barcon has ordered controversial Liberian social media talk show host Nayaborqua Oldpa Yeazeahn, alias...
Former president Jacob Zuma. Darren Stewart /Gallo images The Constitutional Court unanimously refused to hear former president Jacob Zuma's attempt...
Senegal is expected to hold elections in April after the Constitutional Council rejected President Sall's push for December.A constitutional lawyer...
Casinos, gambling and gaming are now accessible to a global audience The gambling industry has witnessed transformative changes with the...
"Despite the challenging global and regional economic environment, 15 African countries have posted output expansions of more than five per...
There is an urgent need for de-escalation and accountability as Rwanda-backed M23 Intensifies hostilities in eastern DRC. The United States...
Addis Ababa, — The 37th African Union (AU) Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Governments concluded this morning with...
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A faction in the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), believed to be backed by erstwhile leader Nelson Chamisa has trashed...
Dakar — According to information from Jeune Afrique, regional organization Ecowas will lift the economic sanctions on Niger "soon" -...
Police Minister Bheki Cele has plunged the office of the Hawks Judge into dysfunction and near collapse by his failure...
Protesters shouted as they demonstrated during a march, calling on authorities to respect the election date in Dakar on...
I am an unapologetic political, moreover liberal, individualist. As far as I am concerned, this is the only legitimate position one...
There were many opportunities for peace. They have all been thrown out on the altar of military brinkmanship and tribalistic...
In an address to the joint plenary sitting of both chambers of Parliament on the progress report on post-Covid economic...
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) will close its Kigali field office on August 31 after almost 30...
Progress towards credible elections in Libya is impossible without an agreement between the key political players, the UN's top envoy...
Southern Africa is home to 22,137 of the world's 23,432 white and black African rhinos. But they're facing grave threats...
Ministers from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger met in the Burkinabe capital on Thursday to discuss creating a confederation. The...
DA MP Leon Schreiber has argued in court papers that the ANC is abusing court processes to delay handing over...
AU Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat. With Africa facing back-to-back crises, African leaders have been urged to confront the...
A UN report says that the Rwanadan army is using missiles in the DRC. (Photo by Cyrile Ndegeya/Anadolu via Getty...
Monrovia — Newly Chinese Ambassador to Liberia H.E. YIN Chengwu is urging the Joseph Boakai's administration to tap into the...
As we mark the International Day against the use of Child Soldiers, commonly known as the Red Hand Day, the...
Africa has successfully decolonized the continent geographically; it is yet to free itself from the shackles of political, economic, and...
Addis Ababa — The Executive Council of the African Union (AU) continued its 44th ordinary session in Addis Ababa on...
They say teachers in Ethiopia used to tell schoolchildren that if former Emperor Haile Selassie were to die, the sun...
Monrovia — The newly appointed Minister of Health, Dr. Louise Kpoto has reiterated her commitment to combat graft at the...
Naledi Pandor speaks with Zane Dangor, Director General of the South African department of International Relations and Cooperation at...
People gather at a busy road while carrying some of their belongings as they flee the Masisi territory following...
Antartica's redesigned flag aims to focus attention on the microplastic crisis affecting the remote, pristine region In 1996, when British...
The current crop of African leaders has done a lot to fight corruption and those efforts should be commended while...
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has equipped nine media outlets and journalists’ associations in the Democratic Republic of Congo with satellite...
Airtel Africa plans to build a data centre in Nairobi, in what will become its second such facility on the...
Rabat — Morocco has made South-South cooperation a strategic lever of its foreign policy, in line with the enlightened Vision...
THE International Monetary Fund's (IMF) two-week-long high-level visit ended on Wednesday amid revelations that no financial support will be extended...
Nigerian cocoa farmers and exporters are reaping big as global cocoa prices hit record high, thanks to the steep naira...
Heatwave conditions that exceed the average maximums and fire danger warnings are forecast in several areas across SA. Chuchart...
SANDF soldiers. Raymond Morare /Daily Sun Two soldiers have been killed and three injured after a mortar landed...
Five accused men in the Senzo Mayiwa murder trial stand in the dock at Pretoria High Court on July 17,...
Addis Ababa, — Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Taye Atske Selassie proposed the inclusion of Amharic as the official language...
Icolo E Bengo — Five people died Monday and seven others were seriously injured in Icolo e Bengo, Luanda province,...
Belgium's foreign minister Hadja Lahbib has called on the Congolese government to end ties with the FDLR, a UN-sanctioned militia...
Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said Egypt is keen to enhance cooperation with the European Union (EU) on applying the Carbon...
ZIMBABWE Cricket is in the process of hunting for a new head coach to lead the senior men's cricket team....
By Temitope Ajayi There is a viral video where human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, made allusion to the sum...
Shaun Christie had been allowed to participate in academic matters after appealing his suspension from the North-West University on 9...
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Nontokozo Madonsela, Group Chief Marketing Officer at Momentum Metropolitan. Each brings a unique set of skills and expertise to the...
Nairobi — African Aid-for-Trade Organization TradeMark Africa has received Sh10.1 billion ($63 million) from the Dutch government to advance sustainable...
Luanda — The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Filipe Zau, recommended to young people to preserve Angolan cultural identity without...
Talodi / Merowe — Locals in Talodi, South Kordofan, have observed a surge in mining activities as companies escalate gold...
Egypt stressed on Sunday 11/2/2024 its complete rejection of the statements made by high-ranking officials in the Israeli government regarding...
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa says while dealing with many challenges in his country, he continues to remember the lessons...
The Speaker urged them to abide by the oath of office they have taken. The Speaker of Nasarawa State House...
A convicted rapist, Clatta Gumbo, escaped from custody during a visit to Mamelodi Regional Hospital on Monday. Supplied/DCS via Netwerk24...
Over 2 000 South African soldiers are fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of the SADC...
EFF leader Julius Malema. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)Some believe the Red Berets could pull the government too far to...
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Captain and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams once again led from the front as he saved two penalties during the tense penalty...
On February 4, 2024, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) raided the main switches of the three communications companies operating in...
66 million years ago, the last dinosaurs vanished from Earth. We're still trying to understand why. New fossils of abelisaurs...
In 2021, almost 33 of every 1,000 South African children under five years old died. This under-five mortality rate is...
The delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament ended on Sunday night with host Cote d'Ivoire completing their remarkable...