Africa

Former President Peter Mutharika, who is contesting in the 16 September 2025 presidential elections, has declared that he is running to “rescue Malawians” from what he described as a country …

Authorities in Somaliland have rescued ten cheetah cubs that were being held in captivity and prepared for sale on the international illegal wildlife market. The cubs, discovered in Sallahley District …

Former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) president Joseph Kabila has dismissed his ongoing treason trial as a political ploy aimed at silencing opposition voices. In a statement issued Tuesday, Kabila …

Migration along the perilous Eastern Route from the Horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula has surged in 2025, despite worsening dangers and a growing number of deaths. According to …

President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched a G20 experts’ task team to advise global leaders on the effects of extreme wealth inequality and how to address it, as part of South …

Sudan has appealed for urgent international assistance after a massive landslide destroyed an entire village in the Darfur region, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the country’s deadliest …

President John Dramani Mahama has officially dismissed Ghana’s Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkonoo, following the conclusion of a major investigation into serious misconduct, including allegations of falsifying judicial records and misappropriation …

The Republic of Congo has awarded French energy major Total a new offshore exploration permit as the country seeks to boost crude output. TotalEnergies’ Congo subsidiary will operate the Nzombo …

A train derailment in Egypt’s Matrouh Governorate has left three people dead and 103 others injured, the Ministry of Health confirmed. The accident occurred on August 30 when seven carriages …

Sunday, 31 August, marks two years since a devastating fire tore through a Johannesburg building, killing 76 people in one of South Africa’s worst urban disasters—often compared to the UK’s …