Africa

CAR’s constitutional court has approved President Faustin-Archange Touadéra’s bid to run in next month’s presidential election, rejecting a petition that claimed he did not meet the required lineage criteria to …

Benin’s National Assembly has approved a major constitutional amendment introducing a new Senate and extending the duration of presidential and legislative terms. Under the reform, presidential and parliamentary terms will …

Egypt and Saudi Arabia stressed the need on Friday for a ceasefire in Sudan and the full implementation of the Gaza agreement. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty spoke on the …

Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Musalia Mudavadi, has revealed that more than 200 Kenyan nationals including former soldiers are believed to be fighting for Russia in its ongoing war in Ukraine. …

South Africa’s Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, has firmly dismissed United States President Donald Trump’s assertions that White Afrikaners are facing genocide in the country, describing the claims as baseless and …

Libyan authorities have deported 80 Nigerian migrants being held in various detention centres across the country as part of ongoing efforts to curb irregular migration and decongest holding facilities. The …

The United Nations and several member states have renewed calls for Libya to shut down its migrant detention centres amid mounting evidence of torture, abuse, and killings. During a UN …

A fierce political confrontation has erupted in Senegal between President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, threatening to destabilize the ruling coalition and plunge the country into political …

Ethiopia has been chosen to host the 2027 United Nations Climate Change Conference, edging out Nigeria in the bid. The East African nation recently hosted this year’s Africa Climate Summit …

The United Nations has urged an investigation into the alleged killing of hundreds of people during protests that erupted after last month’s disputed elections in Tanzania. UN Human Rights Chief …