Campaigns start as Burundi gears up for legislative, local elections

Campaigns have opened in Burundi as the country gears up for legislative and local elections on June 5, 2025.
13 May, 2025
Sierra Leone reports more than 2,000 Mpox cases, 11 deaths

The number of cases of mpox registered in Sierra Leone since the beginning of 2025 has hit 2,045, with 11 fatalities.
13 May, 2025
Egypt yet to name new envoy to Israel amid tensions over Gaza

Egypt has refused to name a new ambassador to Israel and has delayed the accreditation of Tel Aviv’s new envoy to Cairo.
13 May, 2025
Finland returns royal stool looted from Benin

Finland has returned a ceremonial stool that was looted from Benin by French forces more than a century ago.
13 May, 2025

Mali’s transitional president dissolves political parties

Improvised explosive device kills eight gold miners in Niger

Over 84,000 people affected by Somalia floods since mid-April: UN

Kenyan court approves US extradition of former Afghan deputy speaker

South African prosecutors to appeal Nigerian pastor’s rape acquittal
13 May, 2025
Loumeto-Ndounzi: The electronics engineer adding value to Congo’s diet
An engineer’s battle with health challenges led her to discover the healing powers of natural ingredients and launch a line of wellness products in Congo-Brazzaville that blend traditional knowledge with innovation.

13 May, 2025
How nurses in Kenya, Nigeria and Mali fight against odds to save lives
African nurses endure relentless shifts, work with severely limited resources, and are often required to make impossible choices in the line of duty.

13 May, 2025
Calm restored in Libya’s Tripoli after armed clashes – PM
The violence erupted in the capital on Monday, particularly in the Salah al-Din and Abu Salim neighborhoods, following the death of Abdel Ghani al-Kikli.

13 May, 2025
Kenya, Dominican Republic sign deal on medical evacuation for Haiti mission
The agreement formalises medical evacuation and repatriation aid for Kenyan police participating in a UN-backed multinational security mission in Haiti

13 May, 2025
White South Africans arrive in US under Trump refugee status scheme
The first group of around 50 white South Africans arrived at Dulles Airport in Virginia even after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dismissed claims they were being persecuted.

13 May, 2025
Guinea’s military government sets new election date
The announcement comes a month after the government set September 21, 2025, as the date for a constitutional referendum, which it said would be a precursor to a return to constitutional rule.

12 May, 2025
Burkina Faso army killed 130 members of Fulani ethnic group: HRW
At least 130 civilian members of the Fulani ethnic group were killed by Burkina Faso’s army and pro-government militias in March, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report.

12 May, 2025
Militants attack Nigerian army base, troops missing
Suspected insurgents have attacked a Nigerian army base and captured soldiers and ammunition during a raid in the northeastern state of Borno.

12 May, 2025
Egypt retrieves 25 smuggled artefacts from US
Egypt has retrieved 25 rare artefacts which are said to have been smuggled to the United States.

12 May, 2025
African Union will not accept ‘any interference’ in Sudan: AUC chairperson
The African Union has said it would not accept “any interference” in Sudan after paramilitaries fighting the army were accused of receiving weapons from the United Arab Emirates.
