Africa

A train derailment in Egypt’s Matrouh Governorate has left three people dead and 103 others injured, the Ministry of Health confirmed. The accident occurred on August 30 when seven carriages …

Sunday, 31 August, marks two years since a devastating fire tore through a Johannesburg building, killing 76 people in one of South Africa’s worst urban disasters—often compared to the UK’s …

Official campaigns for Guinea’s constitutional referendum kicked off this weekend under new media coverage rules announced by the High Authority of Communication (HAC). The regulations mandate equal airtime for both …

South Africa’s Equality Court ruled Thursday that Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema’s statements at a rally on 16 October 2022 constituted hate speech, finding that they were a …

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), has launched a continental emergency plan to combat cholera amid a surge …

Prominent Kenyan human rights activist and outspoken government critic, Boniface Mwangi, has declared his intention to run for president in the 2027 elections. Mwangi’s announcement follows months of deadly anti-government …

Botswana’s President Duma Boko declared a public health emergency on Monday, saying the national medical supply chain had failed, leaving hospitals and clinics short of medicine and other vital stock. …

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has summoned dozens of senior military commanders to explain recent battlefield defeats against the M23 rebel group in the country’s troubled eastern region. According …

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and four opposition leaders have signed a landmark agreement shaping the country’s next electoral process. The deal, reached on August 25, 2025, comes after months …

This Year’s “Global Peace Index” report has been released, and Ethiopia fared poorer than Eritrea in the Index. The study uses about 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators in its study …