Africa

Thousands of children have been subjected to rape and sexual violence in conflict-battered eastern Congo over the course of two months, the U.N. children’s agency said Friday, warning that existing …

Voters in the oil-rich Gabon headed to the polls on Saturday in a presidential election that the country’s military rulers hoped would legitimize their grip on power. It’s the first …

Voters in Gabon will vote on Saturday for a presidential election widely expected to make junta leader, Brice Oligui Nguema, the country’s first elected leader since the 2023 coup of …

Egypt’s top diplomat reiterated his country’s position on rejecting displacement of Palestinians at a press conference on Thursday. Badr Abdelatty gave his remarks after meeting his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto …

In a workshop held at the northeast of Lomé, Kafui Dogbe and her team are transforming recycled materials into extraordinary giant puppets.  Water bottles are molded into arms, and expressive …

Niger’s junta has adopted Hausa as the national language in the place of French in a further break from Paris, its former colonial master. Since overthrowing civilian president Mohamed Bazoum …

Lt. Gen. Tadesse Werede was named the interim president of the Tigray region on Tuesday, replacing Getachew Reda.  Before his appointment, Tedese acted as the deputy president of Tigray’s interim …

Algeria has banned flights to and from Mali after repeated violations of its airspace, according to the country’s state television.  The move comes amid rising tensions between the two countries. …

Africa must increase its annual rate of progress twelvefold to meet the global target for reducing maternal deaths by 2030, according to new estimates from the United Nations.  While the …

Alliance of Sahel States countries, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, said on Sunday they have recalled their respective ambassadors from Algeria. The three countries in the military alliance, known by …