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Mali's constitutional court named Assimi Goita, the colonel who spearheaded a military coup this week while acting as vice president, as the country's new interim...

Africa

An oil tanker is said to have been involved in a ‘incident’ in the Red Sea.

April 28, 2021

It is uncertain if the recorded incident was an assault on a nearby oil tanker. On Tuesday, a "incident" was registered in the Red Sea...

Africa Chad

Thousands attend Chad’s Deby’s funeral, and Macron promises French support.

April 24, 2021

Thousands of people attended Chad's slain chief Idriss Deby's funeral on Friday, with French President Emmanuel Macron leading tributes to the long-ruling strongman whose death...

Africa Egypt Ethiopia Sudan

Egypt and Sudan both rejected Ethiopia’s plan to share data on the Renaissance dam.

April 11, 2021

Egypt and Sudan refused an Ethiopian request to exchange data on the operation of its massive hydropower dam on the Blue Nile on Saturday, after...

Africa Egypt

At least five dead after ten-story building collapses in Cairo

March 28, 2021

"We heard nothing from there; we tried to get them out, to know if they are alive or dead, we have no idea," Ahmed said,...

Africa Politics United States

Biden’s foreign policy challenges – A view from Morocco

March 11, 2021

President Joseph R. Biden has a unique strength that much of the world has overlooked: He has nearly a half-century of experience navigating the maze...

Africa

Huge explosions rock Equatorial Guinea’s main city

March 8, 2021

At least 15 people have died and hundreds more have been injured in a series of explosions in Equatorial Guinea, the country's health ministry says....

Africa Libya

Libyan interior minister escapes shooting attack on motorcade in Tripoli

February 22, 2021

Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha said he escaped a "well-planned" assassination attempt on Sunday in which gunmen fired on his motorcade in the capital Tripoli,...

Africa Libya World

U.N. chief to foreign forces: ‘Leave the Libyans alone’

January 29, 2021

The U.N. Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for thousands of foreign fighters and mercenaries to immediately leave Libya, with Guterres demanding...

Africa South Africa

Thirteen dead, thousands homeless in southern Africa after storm Eloise

January 26, 2021

The death toll from storm Eloise rose to at least 13 on Monday after heavy winds, rain and flooding destroyed buildings, drowned crops and displaced...

Africa Uganda

Ugandan court orders opposition leader’s freedom, troops still block his home

January 26, 2021

A Ugandan court ordered security forces on Monday to free opposition leader and pop star Bobi Wine, whose house arrest since a presidential election has...

Africa Europe United Kingdom World

UK to launch global climate adaptation effort with partner countries

January 25, 2021

Britain will team up with Egypt, Bangladesh, Malawi, Saint Lucia and the Netherlands to help communities around the world that are threatened by climate change...

Africa Central African Republic World

ICC has arrested Central African Republic war crimes suspect Said: statement

January 25, 2021

The International Criminal Court on Sunday said it had taken into custody a former Central African Republic commander of the “Seleka” faction suspected of war...

Africa COVID-19 South Africa United States

Biden to impose South Africa travel ban to combat new COVID-19 variant – CDC

January 25, 2021

President Joe Biden will impose a ban on most non-U.S. citizens entering the country who have recently been in South Africa starting Saturday in a...

Africa Israel Middle East Morocco

Gov’t to approve sending Morocco normalization deal to Knesset for a vote

January 24, 2021

The government is expected to approve on Sunday sending the normalization deal with Morocco to the Knesset for approval. An initial declaration to resume ties...

Africa Ethiopia

‘Choose – I kill you or rape you’: abuse accusations surge in Ethiopia’s war

January 23, 2021

The young coffee seller said she was split from family and friends by an Ethiopian soldier at the Tekeze river, taken down a path, and...

Africa Central African Republic

Central African Republic declares state of emergency as rebels surround capital

January 22, 2021

The Central African Republic on Thursday announced a 15-day emergency as armed groups tried to blockade the capital Bangui in a bid to topple newly...

Africa Uganda

Uganda accuses U.S. envoy of subversion for trying to visit candidate

January 20, 2021

Uganda accused the U.S. ambassador on Tuesday of seeking to subvert last week’s presidential election by trying to visit the main opposition candidate at his...

Africa Politics Uganda

REVEALED: How U.S. billions keep Museveni in power

January 17, 2021

Longtime Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni, who on Saturday won a sixth term as president with 60 percent of the vote, is being propped in office...

Africa Ethiopia

Ethiopian general says Eritrean troops entered Tigray

January 8, 2021

A senior Ethiopian general said in a video clip posted on social media this week that Eritrean troops had entered the country uninvited while his...

Africa Ghana

Chaos at Ghana’s parliament as lawmakers exchange blows

January 8, 2021

Ghanaians lawmakers exchanged blows during the dissolution of the seventh parliament Wednesday night. Footages from the overnight confrontation in parliament showed some of the legislators...

Africa Uganda World

Uganda’s Bobi Wine asks ICC to investigate rights abuses

January 8, 2021

Uganda’s main opposition leader asked the International Criminal Court on Thursday to investigate President Yoweri Museveni and senior officials for sanctioning human rights abuses in...

Africa Mali

Mali denies civilians were killed in French air strike

January 8, 2021

Mali’s defence ministry on Thursday denied mounting claims that a French air strike killed civilians attending a wedding, insisting that only Islamist militants were hit....

Africa Central African Republic

Central African Republic President Touadera wins re-election

January 5, 2021

President Faustin-Archange Touadera has won Central African Republic’s Dec. 27 presidential election by securing more than 53% of votes in the first round, according to...

Africa Central African Republic

Central African rebels attack and enter town before election results announced

January 4, 2021

Rebel fighters in Central African Republic attacked and partially occupied a diamond-mining town on Sunday, four security and humanitarian sources said, a day before authorities...

Africa Niger

Niger village attacks killed 100, says prime minister

January 4, 2021

One hundred people were killed on Saturday in attacks on two villages in western Niger, says Prime Minister Brigi Rafini. Photo: AFP / Issouf Sanogo...

Africa Ethiopia Israel

300 Ethiopian immigrants the first to make aliyah to Israel in 2021

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021

The government decided in 2015 to help the last remaining Jews in Ethiopia make aliyah. New Ethiopian immigrants are seen at Ben-Gurion Airport on one...

Africa COVID-19 Zimbabwe

‘Overwhelmed’ Zimbabwe tightens COVID-19 restrictions, orders most businesses closed

January 3, 2021

Zimbabwe extended a nationwide curfew, banned gatherings and ordered non-essential businesses closed for a month on Saturday in an effort to curb a surge in...

Africa Niger

At least 70 killed in suspected militant attacks in Niger – security sources

January 3, 2021

At least 70 civilians were killed in simultaneous attacks on two villages by suspected Islamist militants in Niger, near the border zone with Mali, security...

Africa Politics Uganda

Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine arrested

December 31, 2020December 31, 2020

Ugandan presidential candidate, Bobi Wine, has been arrested along with his campaign team. This is according to a post shared on his official Twitter account...

Africa Niger

Niger: We are doing our best – Bello says as bandits abduct 20

December 29, 2020

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, has assured that the government was doing its best to forestall attacks by bandits. His comment was in reaction to...

Africa Sudan

Sudan deploys troops in South Darfur after tribal violence – report

December 28, 2020

Sudan will deploy “large numbers” of troops to South Darfur state after the killing of 15 people in tribal violence recently, the state news agency...

Africa Politics Uganda

Uganda’s Bobi Wine says bodyguard killed by police who deny charge; three reporters hurt

December 28, 2020

Ugandan presidential candidate and pop star Bobi Wine said one of his bodyguards was killed on Sunday when military police ran him over while Wine’s...

Africa COVID-19 Health United States

Has Africa not suffered enough in history?: Bill Gates wonders why Coronavirus deaths are not high in Africa

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020

Bill Gates, a co-founder of Microsoft and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), has said he does not understand why coronavirus numbers have not been...

Africa COVID-19 Health South Africa

South Africa’s total COVID-19 cases cross 1 million mark

December 28, 2020

South Africa’s total coronavirus infections since the first case in March crossed a million on Sunday, its Health Ministry said, just days after a new...

Africa Central African Republic

Central African Republic votes under threat of violence

December 27, 2020

Voters in Central African Republic go to the polls on Sunday for presidential and legislative elections being held under a cloud of violence as the...

Africa Ethiopia Sudan

Sudan taking control of land on border with Ethiopia -minister

December 27, 2020

Sudan has taken control of most of the land it accuses Ethiopians of encroaching upon near the border between the two countries, the Sudanese information...

Africa Niger

Niger heads to polls in search of first democratic transition

December 27, 2020

Niger votes in an election on Sunday that is expected to lead to the first transfer of power between two democratically elected presidents in a...

Africa COVID-19 Health Nigeria

Another genetic mutation of coronavirus detected in Nigeria

December 26, 2020

A parishioner wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus, attends a morning Christmas Mass at Holy Cross Cathedral in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday Dec. 25, 2020....

Africa Ethiopia Politics

Ethiopia says national election to be held in June

December 26, 2020

Ethiopia will hold a parliamentary election on June 5, the electoral board said on Friday, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed seeks to quell political and...

Africa Israel Middle East Millitary & Defence Morocco

Why Moroccan-Israeli peace faces multiple security challenges

December 26, 2020

REGIONAL AFFAIRS: Peace with Israel is not a risk-free strategy. MOROCCAN SOLDIERS are seen on an earth wall that separates areas controlled by Morocco and...

Africa Israel Middle East Morocco

Netanyahu invites King of Morocco to visit Israel in phone call

December 26, 2020

Netanyahu also thanked King Mohammed for hosting an official Israeli delegation this week. King Mohammed VI of Morocco reviews a guard of honour at the...

Africa Tunisia

At least 20 people killed as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia coast

December 25, 2020

At least 20 African migrants died when their boat sank off Tunisia on Thursday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa,...

Africa Ethiopia

Gunmen kill more than 100 in attack in Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region

December 24, 2020

Gunmen killed more than 100 people in a dawn attack in the western Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia on Wednesday, the human rights commission said, as...

Africa Entertainment Nigeria People World

The Life of The Legendary Fela Anikulapo Kuti

December 23, 2020

Fela Anikulapo Kuti was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist who made phenomenal strides in the mid to late 90’s on the...

Africa United Kingdom

FULL LIST: Four African countries, 36 others ban travel from UK

December 23, 2020

No fewer than 40 countries have suspended travel from Britain in a bid to contain a fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus. Among them are four...

Africa Mali

Mali seizes 88 bars of gold worth $8.5 million hidden in car

December 23, 2020

Customs officers in Mali have seized gold estimated to be worth seven million euros ($8.5 million) hidden in a car. According to the Mali government,...

Africa Libya United States

U.S. charges Libyan in 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270

December 22, 2020

The United States on Monday unsealed criminal charges against a third alleged conspirator in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland,...

Africa Central African Republic Russia Rwanda

Russia, Rwanda send military support to Central Africa Republic to quell election violence

December 22, 2020

Rwanda and Russia have sent troops and supplies to the Central African Republic to help counter a surge in violence by rebel groups ahead of...

Africa Central African Republic

Central African Republic opposition calls for election delay due to violence

December 21, 2020

Central African Republic’s main opposition coalition on Sunday demanded the Dec. 27 election be postponed due to violence by armed groups outside the capital Bangui,...