Africa

Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed diplomatic relations as renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia fuels fears of a return to a wider regional conflict. The diplomatic rupture followed Ethiopia’s decision to...

Hundreds of people marched through Durban on Wednesday, September 30, demanding stronger government action against undocumented immigration in South Africa. The demonstration was organised by March and March, an anti-migrant...

Fighting has intensified in northern Ethiopia as federal forces advance further into the Tigray region following the reported recapture of the strategic town of Alamata. Hospital sources told the BBC...

Morocco has appointed Fatima Zahra El Mansouri as its first woman to lead the government, following the electoral success of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM). King Mohammed VI appointed...

Sudan has criticised the United States after Army Chief General Abdel-Fattah Burhan was unable to attend the high-level segment of the United Nations General Assembly in New York because he...

The Nigerian Consulate-General in Johannesburg has called for thorough investigations into the deaths of three Nigerian nationals in separate incidents across South Africa between September 18 and 21, 2026. The...

The Nigerien government has increased its ownership of the Madaouela uranium project to 40 percent under a new mining agreement aimed at restarting development of the major uranium asset in...

Heavy fighting has continued across northern Ethiopia, raising fresh concerns about the safety of civilians and the possibility of another major humanitarian crisis in the conflict-affected region. Clashes between forces...

JOHANNESBURG, September 27, 2026 — At least 17 people have been killed and 15 others injured after eight armed men opened fire at a tavern in Wedela township, southwest of...