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Ghana to apply to join BRICS, foreign minister says 07 Oct 2026 - 12:42 pm

Accra: Ghana's cabinet has approved a decision to formally apply to join the BRICS geopolitical and economic bloc, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa...

Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death 06 Oct 2026 - 12:27 pm

Nairobi: Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, after a Kenyan man who had been living in...

Civilians among victims of Nigerian air force plane crash: military 06 Oct 2026 - 12:22 pm

Abuja, Nigeria: Civilian family members were travelling aboard a Nigerian Air Force plane when it crashed, the military said Tuesday, as search operations...

WFP condemns attacks on aid trucks in Sudan's South Kordofan 05 Oct 2026 - 11:17 pm

Geneva: The World Food Programme (WFP) strongly condemned the attack in Sudan's South Kordofan that targeted two trucks carrying food aid, which led...

MSF warns of Ebola surge in DRC's North Kivu province 05 Oct 2026 - 08:14 pm

Geneva: Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres warned on Monday of an "alarming surge" in Ebola cases in the North Kivu region of eastern...

Ethiopia controls Tigray capital as regional rivals meet in Egypt 04 Oct 2026 - 09:16 pm

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian federal forces were in full control of the Tigray rebels' regional capital, a local journalist said on Sunday, while Ethiopia's...

Strike on UN aid trucks in Sudan kills one: WFP 04 Oct 2026 - 03:41 pm

Khartoum: An airstrike on two United Nations food aid trucks in Sudan's South Kordofan state killed one of their drivers, the World Food...

20 die in Nigerian road accident: official 03 Oct 2026 - 02:20 pm

Lagos: A multiple-vehicle road crash on a highway has killed 20 people in northcentral Nigeria's Plateau state, authorities said in a statement. The...

University of Cape Town returns to global top 150 as African universities surge in world rankings 01 Oct 2026 - 02:00 am

Cape Town: Sub-Saharan Africa continues to expand its global academic footprint, placing 69 institutions in the most recent world university standings, withSouth Africa's...

Zimbabwe helicopter crash kills 6 30 Sep 2026 - 11:40 pm

Harare:Six people were killed in a helicopter crash in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland East ProvinceWednesday afternoon saidgovernment spokesperson Nick Mangwana. Mangwana said that the helicopter...

Nigerian dancer eyes world record after seven-day marathon 30 Sep 2026 - 03:45 pm

Lagos: On day seven of his solo dance marathon, Benjamin Daniel Gabriel shimmied and shuffled towards yet another world record in Nigeria, where...

Africa to be mostly self-sufficient in fuel by 2030, says Nigerian oil tycoon 29 Sep 2026 - 04:23 pm

Nairobi: Nigerian oil tycoon Aliko Dangote told AFP on Tuesday that Africa would largely supply its own refined fuel needs by 2030 as...

Air Senegal removes cabin crew from route after alleged package trafficking 29 Sep 2026 - 02:36 pm

Dakar: Senegal's flagship airline has removed its cabin crew from its popular Dakar-Paris route and replaced it with employees from a Georgian carrier...

Burkina Faso inaugurates first gold refinery 29 Sep 2026 - 02:00 am

Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso, one of the five largest gold producers in sub-Saharan Africa, inaugurated its first gold refinery in Ouagadougou on Monday, Xinhua...

ICRC transfers 161 people from Tigray to Afar region in Ethiopia 28 Sep 2026 - 07:42 pm

Addis Ababa: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said it safely evacuated 161 people from Ethiopia's conflict-torn Tigray region on Monday....

Uganda turns to digital innovation, AI to drive tourism growth 28 Sep 2026 - 06:00 am

Kampala: Uganda is positioning digital innovation and artificial intelligence (AI) as drivers of tourism growth, President Yoweri Museveni said Sunday as the country...