Africa

Two Belgian teenagers have been charged with wildlife trafficking in Kenya after authorities found them in possession of 5,000 live ants packed in test tubes at a guest house in Nakuru…

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas as a special envoy to the United States, in a strategic move aimed at mending and…

Gabon’s transitional leader and former coup chief, Brice Oligui Nguema, has officially won the country’s presidential election by a wide margin, securing around 90 percent of the vote,…

A massive fire broke out at Sierra Leone’s State House in Freetown on Saturday afternoon, engulfing the upper floors of the historic presidential building and triggering a swift…

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…