Africa

Burkina Faso has declared United Nations Regional Coordinator, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, persona non grata over a UN report alleging violations against children in the West African country, a government spokesperson said …

Former Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga has been charged with embezzlement of public funds and remanded in custody, his lawyer, Cheick Oumar Konare, confirmed on Tuesday. The former civilian …

A court in Dar es Salaam has barred the media from live broadcasting the treason trial of Tanzania’s main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, citing the need to protect witnesses. During …

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has rejected Kenya’s decision to appoint a consul general to Goma, the eastern city currently under the control of M23 rebels. …

Fresh negotiations between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel movement have opened in Doha, as mediators push for a breakthrough in efforts to end years of …

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, …