Africa

A military helicopter crash in Ghana on Wednesday has claimed the lives of all eight people on board, including the country’s Defence Minister, Edward Omane Boamah, and Environment Minister, Ibrahim …

The UN expressed concern on Monday over Sudan’s worsening humanitarian crisis, amid rising starvation, displacement, and violence against civilians resulting from the ongoing civil war. The UN Office for the …

Cameroon’s Constitutional Council has officially disqualified prominent opposition leader Maurice Kamto from contesting in the upcoming October presidential election, rejecting his appeal as “lacking legal justification.” The ruling, delivered Tuesday, …

Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of recruiting and deploying Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against the Sudanese army in the country’s …

With Cameroon’s presidential election set for October 12, the political climate is growing increasingly tense as the Constitutional Council considers 35 appeals filed by disqualified candidates challenging the electoral commission’s …

South African officials have raised alarm over new U.S. tariffs, warning that the 30% levy imposed by the Trump administration could put up to 30,000 local jobs at risk, particularly …

‎‎Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has flagged off the distribution of 5.5 million tree seedlings for planting across the state as part of efforts to curb desert encroachment and …

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) marked a solemn national day of remembrance on August 2, honoring millions of victims of decades-long conflict. The commemoration, held at the Genocost Memorial …

African leaders have agreed to unify all ongoing peace efforts for the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) under a single African Union-led initiative. This major decision was …

Mali’s former Prime Minister, Moussa Mara, has been formally charged with “undermining the credibility of the state” and “spreading false information” following a social media post in which he expressed …