World / Africa

Brazzaville: The Republic of the Congo has officially declared a cholera outbreak in the Mbamou Island health district of Brazzaville Department, following laboratory...

Accra: Ghana has recorded its first death from Mpox, health authorities confirmed Sunday, amid a sharp rise in new infections in the West...

Abuja: At least 13 bodies have been recovered and dozens more remain missing after a wooden boat capsized in Nigeria's central Niger State,...

Khartoum: The Sudanese government on Sunday rejected a parallel government declared by a coalition led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), urging...

Bujumbura: Burundi's ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party has won all 10 seats in...

Bangui: President Faustin Archange Touadera of the Central African Republic announced Saturday his decision to run for a third presidential term in the...

Doha: In light of the escalating challenges threatening global food security and the repercussions of climate change on agricultural and food production systems,...

Port Sudan, Sudan: Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) killed at least 30 civilians in a two-day assault on a village in the...

Kampala: Uganda has recorded a 69.9 percent decline in mpox cases over the past four weeks, according to a new situation report released...

Abuja: Nigeria is ready to open its market to stablecoin businesses, as long as they comply with the country's regulations, the main regulatory...

Geneva: More than 1.3 million people who fled the fighting in Sudan have headed home, the United Nations said Friday, pleading for greater...

Rome: Italian Prime Giorgia Meloni said Rome's ties with Algeria have "never been so special" as she hosted the North African country's leader...

Abuja: Nigeria recorded a 3.13 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth on a year-on-year basis in real terms in the first quarter of...

YAOUNDE: Over 80 candidates have submitted applications to run for Cameroon's presidency, said the country's electoral body Elections Cameroon (Elecam) on Tuesday. On...

Rabat: Tens of thousands of Moroccans demonstrated Sunday in the capital Rabat against the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, calling for...

Nairobi: Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has warned neighbour Ethiopia against launching a new war between the bitter foes, with tensions high in the...

Nairobi: Renowned Kenyan rights activist Boniface Mwangi is accused of "facilitation of terrorist acts" during protests that rocked the country last month, investigators...

Doha: Qatar yesterday, July 19, 2025, hosted a signing ceremony for a Declaration of Principles between the Government of the Democratic Republic of...