Story of the Sudan: From a British colony to an independent state
The policy of dualism that divided Sudan between south and north, can be attributed as the origin of the division that Sudan experiences today.
22 Aug, 2025
Cameroon troops rescue 10 children kidnapped in border area
The children were seized while travelling on a bus from Kousseri to Maroua and taken across the border to Nigeria.
22 Aug, 2025
UK to compensate Kenyan victims of British army fire
Residents of Lolldaiga area accused a British army training unit of causing the wildfire that destroyed much of a nature reserve, leaving behind ordnance that injured locals.
22 Aug, 2025
Japan steps up in race for Africa’s critical minerals
Africa has significant reserves of lithium, tantalum and uranium deposits which are sought after in the defense industry.
22 Aug, 2025
Deadly landslide buries buildings near Guinea’s capital
South Africa’s coal exports to Israel spark protests
Seychelles officially starts presidential campaign ahead of September election
Sudanese army denies bombing World Food Programme aid convoy in Darfur
Ghana singer Shatta Wale held in US fraud probe over Lamborghini purchase
21 Aug, 2025
Nigeria deports 102 foreign scammers, mostly Chinese nationals
The deportees were among 792 suspected cybercriminals arrested in a single operation in Lagos.
21 Aug, 2025
Africa’s giraffes aren’t all the same: New study identifies four times more species than previously
New genetic studies have prompted the IUCN to reclassify Africa’s giraffes into four distinct species: Northern, Reticulated, Masai, and Southern giraffes.
21 Aug, 2025
Sudan begins rebuild of Khartoum amid devastating civil war
The UN estimates the rehabilitation of the capital’s essential facilities to cost around $350 million, while the full rebuilding of Khartoum “will take years”.
21 Aug, 2025
Uganda strikes deal with Trump to take in US deportees
Uganda becomes the latest African country to accept deported migrants from the US after Eswatini, South Sudan and Rwanda.
21 Aug, 2025
Niger floods drive thousands from their homes with at least 47 dead
Tens of thousands have been displaced by the floods that have destroyed homes and killed livestock, the authorities said.
21 Aug, 2025
Africa could become ‘renewable superpower’: UN chief
UN chief says Africa needs increased concessional finance and greater lending capacity from multilateral development banks.
20 Aug, 2025
At least 22 Nigeria boat accident victims presumed dead
At least 22 people are presumed dead after the boat they were travelling on capsized in northwest Nigeria, the country’s emergency agency said on Wednesday.
20 Aug, 2025
Death toll from terrorist attack on Nigerian mosque rises to 50
The death toll from an attack by terrorists on a mosque and nearby homes in Nigeria’s northwest Katsina state has risen to at least 50, local officials said on Wednesday.
20 Aug, 2025
US suspends visa processing in Zimbabwe
The United States has stopped processing most visas in Zimbabwe until further notice, its embassy in the capital Harare said on Wednesday.
20 Aug, 2025
Egypt urges Israel to approve Gaza ceasefire proposal accepted by Hamas
Egypt has called on Israel to approve a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap proposal recently accepted by Hamas.
