Africa

The government says draft laws that will guide the establishment of future political parties and groups will be submitted soon.

Niger has been battling violence by terrorists linked to Al-Qaeda and Daesh, especially in the west of the country near the capital.

UN chief Antonio Guterres has voiced deep concern over the escalating violence in South Sudan, warning that renewed fighting is worsening an already dire humanitarian situation.

Terrorists backed by armed drones raided an army base in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, killing several troops in the early hours of Thursday, the military said.

A Malawi court has ordered that a long-running $480 million row between TotalEnergies and the government must be heard locally despite the French energy company’s bid to shift the case abroad.

South Africa has proposed amending its flagship Black empowerment policy to allow white-owned companies to gain points by contributing to a new 100 billion rand ($6.37 billion) fund for Black businesses.

A “storm” of climate change and cyclical La Niña weather patterns fuelled catastrophic flooding across Southern Africa over the past month, killing 200 people and affecting hundreds of thousands of others.

UNICEF says that Sudan is experiencing the the world’s largest internal displacement crisis, with an estimated 9.5 million people uprooted across 18 states during the ongoing civil war.

Ghana has slashed child deaths from malaria with new vaccines, a breakthrough showing what science can achieve, yet reduced funding from the US and other donors could leave thousands at risk across Africa.

Business leaders say President Tinubu’s visit to Türkiye unlocks sweeping opportunities across defence, education and manufacturing.