Africa

Generative artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important role in the information war surrounding Mali’s long-running security crisis, with rival factions using the technology to varying degrees, a new study...

Fifty Chinese nationals convicted in Madagascar for their involvement in online fraud networks have been transferred to China to continue serving their prison sentences. The individuals were handed over to...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has called for a de-escalation of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East as Israeli military operations continue in Gaza and other parts of the...

The El Alamein International Air Show in Egypt has attracted defence companies and aviation exhibitors from several countries, with advanced fighter jets, helicopters, drones and military equipment taking centre stage....

A worsening electricity crisis has triggered angry demonstrations in The Gambia, forcing President Adama Barrow to announce urgent measures aimed at increasing power generation across the country. Protesters took to...

Senegal’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has triggered heated debate in the country’s National Assembly, with opposition lawmakers questioning the government’s decision to enter into a new financing...

The Kenyan government has given foreigners operating businesses in the country 90 days to regularise their immigration, work and business documents. The directive, announced on Tuesday, comes amid growing concerns...

Months of unreliable electricity supply have triggered growing public anger in The Gambia, with residents and businesses struggling to cope with increasingly frequent blackouts. Some communities have reportedly spent long...

Former Sierra Leonean President Ernest Bai Koroma has returned to Freetown from Nigeria, bringing to a close nearly two years of regional diplomatic engagement surrounding his stay in Abuja. Koroma,...

Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa has been sentenced to death alongside 11 other defendants after a court convicted them of drug trafficking and related offences, according to state-owned Al-Ahram. Khalifa,...