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[DW] The Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which Yemeni government forces are trying to take back from the Houthis, is located not far from Djibouti and…
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[allAfrica] The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has withdrawn a directive on the intake of asylum applications following violent anti-immigration protests in Durban and…
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[GroundUp] Siyanda and Akhona Sopangisa hope to sell biochar to farmers
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has confirmed that a patient in Wajir County who was being assessed for a possible…
[New Zimbabwe] As the old adage goes, even the mightiest oak falls at last.
[Leadership] Guinea-Bissau's Prime Minister, Ilídio Vieira Té, on Thursday said the conditions necessary to organise presidential and legislative elections scheduled for December 6 had…
[New Times] Callixte Mbarushimana, a former United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) employee and senior figure in the FDLR, died in France at the age…
[HRW] Lawyer Tried on Bogus Charges; Journalist Feared Forcibly Disappeared
[Daily Maverick] Eswatini has repatriated 10 of its 31 deportees from the US, probably through South Africa, and there are rumours that they were…
[GroundUp] Hundreds marched, targeting immigrants, on Thursday
[CPJ] New York -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tunisian authorities to immediately release blogger Hajer Awadi and overturn her 26-month prison…
[263Chat] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reshuffled his economic team, reassigning Professor Mthuli Ncube as Minister of Finance and appointing businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei as Minister…
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- At least 84 Kenyans have been killed or remain missing in connection with the Russia-Ukraine war, while a total of…
[Daily Maverick] Ten cars were set alight in Orlando West, Soweto, on Thursday following violence between community members and foreign shop owners.
'He thinks he can use my name and my faith to distract us from the suffering his policies are...
[The Conversation Africa] Africa boasts up to 25% of Earth's animal and plant species. This diversity is driven by diverse habitats: harsh deserts, vast…
[The New Humanitarian] Mekelle, Ethiopia -- "Many households experienced complete crop failure."
[RFI] Wildlife populations monitored across Africa have declined by an average of 80 percent over the past five decades, according to a major new…
South Africa has experienced recurrent outbreaks of violence, often targeting migrants from neighbouring countries.
The tournament once touted as the premier sevens rugby competition in Africa.
Keep the banter but turn the shared audit into demands we can pursue together.
Four years on, the capital does not seem to be working as Sakaja promised.
The evolution of cannabis trafficking beyond localized street-level peddling.
Aden Duale’s story on the first recorded case of Ebola in Kenya is weak and incomplete.
Stories of girls who escaped early marriage show why investing in education can transform lives.
The unresolved question sits between training and economic participation.
Can Kenya detect, isolate and contain a dangerous disease before it outruns the bureaucracy?
[State Department] Following close consultations with our Quad partners, allies, and members of the United Nations Security Council, the United States has decided to…
[State Department] The United States and the Republic of Zambia today signed a five-year bilateral Health Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the Trump…
[UG Diplomat] President Yoweri Museveni has called on African defence leaders to recognise the close link between national security, economic strength and political cohesion.
More than 500 migrants have been expelled from the US to African countries, HRW says, citing US data.
Mourners called for safer roads and stronger emergency response.
The US will provide $1.5bn (£1.1bn) under the deal that was negotiated after Trump cut USAID funding.
Harambee Starlets make light work of Seychelles to all but secure berth in the next round.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- East Africa has four years to deliver on its 2030 malaria elimination ambition, but lessons from China's seven-decade journey suggest…
Four years after fighting side by side in the 2020-2022 Tigray war, Abiy Ahmed and Isaias Afwerki’s countries are closer to war with each…
Dakar wants IMF money by November and a creditor deal by year-end. Critics say mid-2027 is more realistic.
Tanzania has opened discussions with representatives of SpaceX and its Starlink satellite internet business over potential investment in the country’s communications and technology sectors,…
A reconstructed and upgraded visitor centre has been officially inaugurated at Seronera in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, creating a new facility aimed at strengthening…
Addis Ababa and Asmara edge closer to open conflict as overnight bombardment near Adigrat hits military convoys and shatter a fragile regional order.
[RFI] The United States is violating international law by deporting migrants to African countries where they have no ties, NGO Human Rights Watch said…
Morocco and West Africa are stepping up their efforts to attract foreign capital, with the Bourse de Casablanca and regional BRVM offering investors monetary…
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican government has recorded, over the last three years, the loss of 457 million meticais (about 7.2 million US dollars at…
[Liberian Observer] The Liberia National Police (LNP) has intercepted US$400,000 in undeclared cash during a routine security operation at the Tienii Checkpoint in Grand…
[Liberian Observer] Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor and 19 others now face arrest warrants following a True Bill of Indictment returned by the Special…
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has explained the discrepancy in the reported number of victims of the ATR 42 aircraft crash at Igbokoda,…
[New Times] Rwanda and Kenya have signed 11 new MOUs (memoranda of understanding) but the latest agreements are only one part of a bilateral…
The activist has suffered a major setback after a court rejected his claim to diplomatic status – leaving his defence to focus on the…
The Court of Arbitration for Sport is set to rule on the decision to strip Senegal of their Afcon 2025 title. But fans should…
An academic and architect of Abiy Ahmed’s economic reforms, Fitsum Assefa must now secure funding to deliver them – while managing creditors, rising living…
The group was kidnapped earlier this month while travelling for a national service programme.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- El Niño is expected to reach its peak in December, with sea-surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific…
Backed by UNDP project preparation and a surging capital market on the BODIVA exchange, Africa’s fourth-largest oil producer is building a green bond pipeline…
Wicknell Chivayo divided opinion in life and continues to do so in death.
Residents of Adigrat tell the BBC they have seen truck loads of soldiers from Eritrea moving south.
Mohamed Rabie Khlie has modernised the kingdom’s network over two decades, but its finances and a long-delayed corporate overhaul into a public limited company…
Abu Dhabi’s ejection from Algiers sharpens a Maghreb rivalry playing out across the Sahel – and could bind Rabat closer to its Gulf backer.
Airtel Money is heading to the London Stock Exchange at a £5.3bn ($6.99bn) valuation, positioning itself to access public markets for future acquisitions across…
[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa -- The 54 WHO recognized African countries represent nearly 30% of WHO Membership. Therefore, when leaders of this global health…
Wada president Witold Banka says Kenya must strengthen testing, investigations and anti-doping enforcement before hosting the 2029 World Athletics Championships.
[Africa CDC] A 2026 Lancet Global Health analysis using Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 data finds that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are accounting for…
Lionel Messi has brought his Argentina career to an end in the most fitting way possible: with a victory, a goal, two assists and…
[Africa CDC] The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reaffirmed its support to Kenya following confirmation of the country's first…
Cristiano Ronaldo has finally explained why he abruptly left Portugal’s national team camp last week, accusing head coach Jorge Jesus of breaking his word…
Kenya has confirmed its first imported case of Ebola after a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
Hiring someone to work inside a home is not quite the same as hiring for an ordinary workplace. A domestic worker may be cleaning…
The International Olympic Committee confirms South Africa have shown an interest in becoming the first African host of the summer Olympics.
South African side Cheetahs will play their European Challenge Cup home matches this season at St Helen's in Swansea, the home of Welsh side…
South Africa will raise the prices of petrol, diesel and other fuel products from Wednesday, October 7, with petrol prices increasing by more than…
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has called for stronger cooperation among African countries to improve maternal and child health, prepare for climate-related health risks…
Former Kenyan Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has alleged that late Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo was holding more than KSh1.5 trillion (about US$11 billion) on…
Tanzania is rolling out a major overhaul of its education system, changing how children progress through primary and secondary school, expanding vocational education and…
Ghana is a predominantly Christian country where preaching on public transport is widespread.
The discovery of 12 women's bodies near Johannesburg has again highlighted South Africa's problem with violence against women.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius breaks Chris Gayle's record for the highest score in a men's T20 match with an unbeaten 188 in a domestic fixture in…
Kenyan runner Naomi Korir was born with fistula, a condition which can cause the uncontrolled leakage of urine or faeces.