Africa

At least 18 people were killed and 24 others injured on Friday when a passenger bus plunged off a bridge into the Oued El Harrach stream east of Algiers. The …

Portugal has summoned Guinea-Bissau’s ambassador in Lisbon after authorities in Bissau abruptly expelled journalists from Portugal’s Lusa news agency and two African affiliates of public broadcaster RTP. The order, issued …

The Trump administration is preparing to cap U.S. refugee admissions at about 40,000 for 2026, with roughly 30,000 spots reserved for White South Africans, Reuters reports. Two U.S. officials said …

Sudan’s Khartoum International Airport has taken a major step toward reopening with the completion of a new runway, more than two years after it was shut down at the outbreak …

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan worsened on Tuesday, as United Nations officials said they were “deeply alarmed” by a large-scale assault on El Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur, …

The United States Department of State has released its 2024 human rights report on Ethiopia, highlighting widespread abuses despite the end of the Tigray civil war in 2022. The report …

In South Sudan’s Greater Pibor Administrative Area, where cattle raids, sexual violence, and child abductions have long fueled intercommunal conflict, a new mobile court is delivering long-overdue justice. Supported by …

French President Emmanuel Macron has, for the first time, formally acknowledged that France waged a war in Cameroon during the country’s struggle for independence. In a letter dated July 30 …

The Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has extended heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Ghana, as well as to the families of the victims, following the tragic …

On St. Helena Island, South Carolina, a group of singers in their 70s and 80s is preserving the Gullah Geechee culture through centuries-old spirituals, guided by musicologist Dr. Eric Crawford. …