Fuel truck accident near Ugandan capital claims lives
A fuel truck lost control and exploded near Kampala on Tuesday, tragically killing at least 10 people. Despite the disaster,...
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Indigenous Colombians support Biodiversity Action Plan at COP16 in Cali
Nearly 2,000 Indigenous people from southwestern Colombia gathered in Cali on Monday, October 21, in support of the government’s efforts...
Sudan’s paramilitary shoots down cargo jet in Darfur
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have taken responsibility for downing a cargo jet in the Malha region of Darfur,...
Gabon moves closer to restoring civilian government with upcoming constitutional referendum
Gabon is set to take a major step towards democratic governance as the country prepares for a referendum on November...
President Paul Biya returns to Cameroon, after 6-week long absence sparked health concerns
After a 6-week long absence prompted concerns over his health and whereabouts, Cameroonian President Paul Biya has returned to the...
Police investigate alleged murder at old Yundum
The SeneGambia Police are currently investigating the alleged murder of Leonard Dominique, a British national, which occurred on October 19,...
French president Emmanuel Macron to make state visit to Morocco in October, Moroccan palace announces
French President Emmanuel Macron will make a three-day state visit to Morocco, the Moroccan royal palace announced on Monday, which...
Rwandan President Kagame launches leadership school to empower African leaders
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has launched the African School of Governance (ASG), a higher education institution aimed at equipping emerging...
WHO chief in Kigali as Rwanda moves closer to “stopping Marburg outbreak”
An outbreak of the Marburg virus is being contained in Rwanda, authorities say. The health minister cited Sunday the absence...
Residents escape tragedy as seven-story building collapses in Nairobi, Kenya
Residents of a seven-story apartment building in Nairobi’s Kahawa West narrowly avoided disaster when the structure collapsed. Thankfully, the majority...
Minister Kyofatogabye urges action on Kiteezi waste crisis, calls for accountability
Minister Kyofatogabye has raised concerns about the management of the Kiteezi garbage site, questioning the decision to select the Ghana-based...
MPs discuss environmental, regional integration concerns at EALA, propose key legislation
Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) have expressed their concerns about environmental issues and regional integration, with some...
Former Johannesburg mayor arrested in funeral policy scam, new reforms aim to protect consumers
Former Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda, a member of Al Jama-ah, was arrested in connection with a funeral policy scam involving...
Two prominent opposition figures in Mozambique killed as election tensions rise
Two prominent opposition figures in Mozambique, Elvino Dias and Paulo Guambe, were killed late Friday night, heightening tensions ahead of...
Grand Egyptian Museum partially opens to public
Bodies in ancient Egypt were often embalmed and mummified A highly anticipated museum housing the world's largest collection of ancient...
Global South experts see BRICS expansion as positive
Global South experts believe the recent expansion of the BRICS bloc of developing economies is a good thing. "Any expansion...
Egypt increases fuel prices by 10% to 17%
Egypt raised fuel prices Friday by between 10% and 17%, a move likely to impact the cost of both goods...
Rwanda dismisses ‘Sportswashing’ claims, focuses on winning development strategy
Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, demises sportwashing claim allegation may govern a small, landlocked nation in central Africa, but his...
Ivory Coast dissolves powerful student unions after deaths and a police raid
Ivory Coast's government has announced a ban on all student unions following the deaths of two students and the arrest...
Ruto appoints Kindiki as new deputy following Gachagua’s impeachment
Kenyan President William Ruto appoints the nomination of his Interior Minister, Kithuri Kindiki, as the new Deputy President on Friday....
Kenyan ride-hailing company helps people with disabilities get mobile
A ride-hailing company in Kenya is trying to improve the lives of disabled people by providing them with safe and...
Mpox: Head of Africa CDC urges partners to honour pledges as death toll tops 1,000
The number of mpox-related deaths has toll topped 1,000 in outbreaks currently affecting 18 of Africa 55 nations. The head...
Niger drops French place names to honour local heroes
Niger’s military leaders have renamed streets and monuments bearing French names, in the latest move to cut links with the...
France released African activist amid foreign interference probe
African anti-Western activist Kemi Seba has been released from French custody without any charges two days after his arrest, prosecutors...
Zimbabwe to compensate white farmers 20 years after land seizures
Zimbabwe says it will compensate local and foreign white farmers who lost land and property more than 20 years ago...
Mali’s junta chief self-promoted to army general
The head of the military junta that seized power in Mali in 2020 promoted himself Wednesday to the rank of...
Uganda: Activists urge government to improve infrastructure to preserve food
Activists and organizations advocating for food rights have called on the government to establish better infrastructure to preserve food, particularly...
Egypt, Spain renew calls for ceasefires in Gaza, Lebanon
Egypt and Spain foreign ministers renewed on Wednesday, October 16, calls for cease-fires in Gaza and Lebanon. Egyptian Badr Abdelatty...
Senegal Elhadj As Sy appointed as Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine’s first chancellor
Elhadj As Sy, a globally recognized humanitarian leader, has been named the inaugural Chancellor of the Liverpool School of Tropical...
Kenyan deputy president’s impeachment trial begins
Kenya's parliament has begun the final step to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office. An overwhelming majority voted in...
Saudi Arabia, Egypt strengthen investment ties, urge Gaza and Lebanon Ceasefires
Saudi Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman attended talks in Cairo on Tuesday with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, where...
Beninese anti-French activist Kemi Seba arrested in Paris
Beninese activist Kémi Séba was arrested by French police in Paris, according to news reports. Séba was taken into custody...
Women entrepreneurs face financing hurdles in agriculture, FAO program offers solutions
Augustina Tufuor, a 30-year-old entrepreneur from Ghana, founded Tropical Snacks to produce all-natural plantain chips. However, despite her success, she...
Protesters in eastern DRC rally for peace, support for the Congolese armed forces
Hundreds of demonstrators in Butembo, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, took to the streets on Tuesday to show solidarity with...
Africa’s could achieve sustainable growth with $194 billion additional financing: UNGA president
The president of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Philemon Yang, expressed optimism about Africa’s future, stating that the continent...
Portable ultrasound devices revolutionize maternal care in Kenya
Portable ultrasound devices are changing the landscape of maternal healthcare in Kenya remote villages, allowing for earlier identification of pregnancy...
New Nile water sharing accord takes effect as Egypt, Sudan protest
Known as the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA), the treaty aims to ensure equitable utilization and sustainable management of the world's...
Flash Floods in Jonglei state, South Sudan leave hundreds homeless and vulnerable
Flash floods have devastated parts of Jonglei State, South Sudan, leaving hundreds of families without shelter and access to clean...
Bavarian Nordic mpox vaccine gets green light from WHO for use in adolescents
The World Health Organisation has given the Bavarian Nordic mpox vaccine the go ahead for use in adolescents aged 12...
Frelimo’s candidate wins in Maputo amid ongoing vote count
The candidate from the ruling Frelimo party has been declared the winner in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, as announced by the...
Chads hit hard by massive floods
Chad, already weakened by recurring food crises, is facing a new tragedy: torrential rains have hit all 23 of the...
Super Eagles to boycott Libya match after being held at airport
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that the Super Eagles will boycott the second leg of their Africa Cup...
Cameroonian banned reports on President Biya’s health
The Cameroonian authorities have banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, following rumours of his death....
Zambians struggle with electricity shortages driven by drought
Less than half of Zambia's 20 million people had access to electricity before Kariba's problems. Millions more have now been...
Kenya’s first nuclear power plant faces opposition from coastal residents
An area has been set aside in Kenya's southern county of Kilifi for the construction of the country's first nuclear...
Accra: Catholic Church takes stand against illegal mining also known as ‘Galamsey’
The Bishops of the Accra Archdiocese, alongside thousands of Catholic parishioners, organized an ‘Environmental Prayer Walk’ in the Ghanaian capital...
Guinea’s military junta enforces travel ban on ministers
Guinea's military junta chief, General Mamady Doumbouya, has imposed a ban on ministers traveling abroad without his explicit permission. This...
Nigerian scientist ranked among world’s top 2% for research in plant biology
Nigerian scientist Dr. Bartholomew Adeleke has been ranked among the top 2% of scientists globally, according to the latest report...
Namibia partners Nigeria’s ICPC, EFCC to enhance anti-corruption efforts
Namibia has reached out to Nigeria’s Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial...
Yoruba land history you may not know
Ife̩ bronze casting of Oduduwa, dated around 12th century, is in the British Museum. Historically, the Yoruba people have been...