Africa

A group of soldiers has appeared on Benin’s state TV announcing the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa. The group, which …

Zambia’s voter register is projected to rise to 8.8 million in 2026 after the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) announced the addition of 1.6 million newly registered voters across the …

Burkina Faso’s Council of Ministers has adopted a bill to restore the death penalty, targeting offenses such as treason, terrorism, and espionage, authorities said. “The adoption of this bill is …

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the signing of the US-brokered peace and economic agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, calling the development an important …

Kenya and the US signed a landmark health cooperation deal Thursday that will see Washington invest $1.6 billion in Kenya’s health sector over the next five years, an agreement that …

A South African court has sentenced a Nigerian man, Victor Udoh, and his South African accomplice, Vuyisekha Mzwakhe, to a total of 37 years in prison after finding them guilty …

Guinea-Bissau’s presidential election remains unresolved after the country’s electoral commission announced on Tuesday that it cannot finalise results from the disputed 23 November vote. The commission said armed men stormed …

Fresh clashes erupted on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, between the M23 rebel movement and Congolese government troops backed by coalition forces, intensifying instability across South Kivu province in eastern Democratic …

Bintou Keita has stepped down as the United Nations Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and head of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), …

African leaders are pushing to have colonial-era crimes recognised, criminalised and addressed through reparations. At a conference in Algiers on Sunday, diplomats and leaders convened to advance an African Union …