Motorbike gang kills nine in Nigeria’s Zamfara state
Motorcycle-riding gang rounded up a group of farmers working their fields outside Jangebe village in Talata Mafara district, residents said.
19 Jul, 2025
DR Congo and M23 rebels reach tentative deal to end conflict
The ceasefire deal with rebels in a bid to end long-running unrest in the country’s east and follows a separate Congolese-Rwandan peace deal signed in Washington last month.
19 Jul, 2025
Turkish aid agency TIKA launches projects in Kenya to boost ties
TIKA implements thousands of projects in critical areas such as education, health, agriculture and access to clean water across Africa.
19 Jul, 2025
Cameroon opposition leader Maurice Kamto to seek presidency
Maurice Kamto, 71, who came second to President Paul Biya in the 2018 election, will stand on a different political outlook
19 Jul, 2025
Libyan war crimes suspect arrested in Germany on ICC warrant
Central African ceasefire: AU welcomes rebels groups’ decision to lay down arms
American company signs mining deal with DRC weeks after US brokered DRC-Rwanda treaty
New report offers solution tips as one billion Africans lack clean cooking energy
Türkiye, Libya sign deal on mining, energy, infrastructure
17 Jul, 2025
IOM says ‘not contacted’ over prisoners deported to Eswatini from US
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says it has not been contacted to help repatriate prisoners sent to Eswatini from the United States.
17 Jul, 2025
South Africa coalition strained after trade envoy fails to visit US
South Africa’s main coalition partners ANC and DA are embroiled in a dispute over how to respond to looming tariffs from Trump’s administration.
17 Jul, 2025
DRC to pay Barcelona $46m for ‘Heart of Africa’ promotion on shirts
DRC has agreed to pay more than $46 million in a shirt sponsorship deal with Spanish football club Barcelona.
17 Jul, 2025
Global challenges threaten development goals, G20 chair South Africa warns
G20 chair South Africa has warned that abandoning the rules-based global order and declining cooperation could derail 2030 development goals.
17 Jul, 2025
Ghana charges oil regulator ex-chief in $28 million graft case
Ghana’s anti-graft agency has charged a former head of the petroleum regulator and six others over a $28 million alleged corruption.
17 Jul, 2025
Togo votes in local elections with borders temporarily closed
Voters are electing 1,527 municipal councilors in 117 municipalities of West African country, according to Independent National Electoral Commission
17 Jul, 2025
What does Burna Boy’s apology to Afrobeats address?
Reactions to Burna Boy’s apology have been mixed, with many Nigerians taking to social media to air their views.
17 Jul, 2025
France hands over last military bases to Senegal ending presence in West Africa
The pull-out ends the French army’s 65 years in Senegal after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye demanded France withdraw troops from the country by 2025.
17 Jul, 2025
Nigeria opposition leader Atiku quits former ruling PDP party
In a letter to the party’s leadership, Abubakar Atiku cited the party’s departure from its founding principles as the reason for his exit.
17 Jul, 2025
Somalia’s police chief General Abdullahi discusses security improvement with female officers
Somali security forces have been recording successes in their fight against al-Shabaab terrorists and other security threats in recent years.
