Africa

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has dissolved the country's transitional government, three months before elections that are scheduled to take place on December 22, 2026. The announcement came hours after...

The United States has agreed to return $2.5 million to The Gambia following the sale of a Maryland property linked to former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. The funds are expected...

Kogi State has been thrown into mourning following the reported death of former Governor Ibrahim Idris in the United Kingdom. Idris, a former Peoples Democratic Party governor, reportedly died on...

Uganda has suspended military and defence cooperation with Turkey amid a growing dispute over the detention of prominent Ugandan political blogger Fred Lumbuye. The decision was announced on Saturday by...

Hundreds of Tunisians took to the streets on Saturday to demand the release of four activists detained over allegations linked to funds raised for a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla. The activists...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has expanded its vaccination campaign against Ebola to frontline health workers in Bunia, the centre of the country's ongoing Bundibugyo virus outbreak. Health workers are...

A student pilot and a flight instructor have died after a small aircraft crashed during a training flight in southern Kenya. The crash occurred on Friday near wind turbines in...

The UN delegation travelled to Kimoka on Friday, an area currently under the control of M23 rebels. The visit focused on the conditions facing residents who are returning to communities...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has temporarily withdrawn from public engagements after returning from the BRICS summit in India. His office said the president is resting on medical advice. Ramaphosa...

Clashes broke out in Kinshasa on Tuesday as opposition supporters gathered to protest proposed constitutional changes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Police used tear gas to disperse protesters after...