Africa

Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera conceded defeat Wednesday in last week’s election, saying in an address to the nation that it was clear his rival Peter Mutharika had an “insurmountable lead”. …

Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of 36 members of Cameroon’s opposition Movement for the Renaissance of Cameroon (MRC), who have spent five years in detention for taking …

Migrant crossings south of Crete are increasing again, with Greek authorities carrying out several rescue operations in recent days near the island of Gavdos. On Tuesday morning, a Greek Coast …

Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday said the crisis in Haiti “can and must be solved,” even as the UN-backed Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) continues to struggle with logistics …

Malawi’s former president, Peter Mutharika has taken an early election lead as he faces off for the fourth time against incumbent Lazarus Chakwera. Mutharika received roughly 51 per cent of …

Polls opened in Guinea on Sunday for a referendum that could allow the leader of the country’s junta to run for the presidency, and is being closely watched in the …

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has inaugurated a series of development and industrial projects in the Qantara West Industrial Zone, part of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), strengthening Egypt’s …

The President of the Republic of the Congo and Chair of the African Union High-Level Committee on Libya, Denis Sassou Nguesso, held talks on Thursday with the Special Representative of …

Brenda Biya, daughter of Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, has made a bold political statement by calling on citizens not to vote for her father in the October 2025 presidential election. …

A senior South African police chief has told a commission of inquiry that criminal syndicates have infiltrated the country’s police and justice system, warning that it faces the risk of …