Africa

The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) has demanded the immediate release of three journalists who were recently detained and forcibly conscripted into the armed forces in Burkina Faso.…

Egypt’s Ministry of Culture has expressed the desire to strengthen cultural cooperation with the BRICS countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, among others. Rania…

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso have agreed to establish a joint military force to combat terrorism in the Sahel region, Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop announced Thursday. Speaking…

Nigerian activist Bishir Dauda, who embarked on a 50-day road trip across West Africa to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), arrived…

Ghana and Morocco have agreed to take steps toward waiving visa requirements for all travellers between the two countries, a move aimed at strengthening diplomatic and economic…

A Kenyan-registered cargo plane operated by Trident Aviation crashed approximately 24 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu, Somalia, resulting in the deaths of all five Kenyan crew…

Tabitha Siwale, Tanzania's pioneering female cabinet minister, passed away at 86 on March 12, 2025, at Hindu Mandal Hospital in Dar es Salaam. Born in 1939 in Mbeya Region,…

Uganda dispatched special forces to Juba, the capital of South Sudan, to support President Salva Kiir's government amid rising tensions with First Vice President Riek Machar. The…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Committee of the Chiefs of Defence Staff (CDS), are currently meeting in Abuja to among other things, review the pledges for the ECOWAS…

UN children’s agency,  UNICEF on Tuesday said Children under five, including babies, are among  victims of sexual violence in the war between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support…