Fear and prayers in Sudan city under siege
People in the last major holdout of the army in the west of Sudan nervously await an assault.
People in the last major holdout of the army in the west of Sudan nervously await an assault.
The African country of Chad goes holds its presidential election in the next few days — one of the first military led governments in the region to do so. Will the vote bring stability or more chaos?
Residents of a slum say the destruction of their homes caught them by surprise and they have nowhere to stay.
South African canoeist Esti Olivier on overcoming physical and mental heath hurdles to reach the Olympics.
[Africa Renewal] Leaders at the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-10) say this is the continent's message to the Summit of the Future to be held in September 2024 in New York
[Mastercard Foundation] Toronto -- The Mastercard Foundation today introduced the Mastercard Foundation Asset Management (MFAM) Corporation, a new, separate asset management company with a mandate to build and manage a diversified portfolio to support the mission of the
[Africa Check] Ignore scam message offering R400,000 'debt consolidation' from 'RCS Loan'
[UN News] Afghanistan's first woman breakdancer, a Cameroon-born British boxing champion, and a literal shooting star from Venezuela are among the members of the Refugee Olympic team competing at the Paris Games, which begin in July.
[The Conversation Africa] Hadeda ibises (Bostrychia hagedash) are one of the most familiar species of birds across sub-Saharan Africa. They are large, long-legged birds with long, thin beaks for probing invertebrates out of soil, and though they appear dull brown at a glance,
[African Arguments] Leaders have called for a record replenishment of the Bank's grants and concessional lending arm. Much bigger changes are needed.
[ISS] Ukraine has opened several new African embassies, still hoping for a better return on its investment.
[Nyasa Times] President Museveni has accused the World Bank of prioritising loans for 'seminars' instead of helping poor African countries address structural bottlenecks hindering their development.
[allAfrica] The AllAfrica Media Leaders' Summit is a conversation bringing together African media leaders (CEOs, Managing Directors & Editors-in-Chief), policy-makers, activists, academics and leaders of organizations championing Africa's growth and development. The Summit
The Russians are said to be sharing a wing of Niger's main airport, but not mingling with US troops.
The BBC explains why the biggest crypto-exchange platform in the world faces legal trouble in Nigeria.
An estimated 250,000 people were killed in Liberia's two civil wars between 1989 and 2003.
[AI London] Authorities across East and Southern Africa continued to impose severe restrictions on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom over the past year, said Amnesty International on World Press Freedom Day.
[Africa CDC] African leaders are looking forward to a just and fair pandemic agreement and a high-level ministerial consultation for the intergovernmental negotiating body on the draft of the Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Agreement.
[Afropop] In the vibrant landscape of global music communities, Sample Chief is carving out their place, across both sides of the Atlantic, as a beacon of cultural celebration and connection. What began as a tech-driven endeavour to identify samples from rare African records,
[Graça Machel Trust] Insights from Aishatu Debola Aminu: Country Director, New Faces New Voices-Nigeria
[The Conversation Africa] The World Health Organization declared an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 5, 2023. In the year since, only two provinces -- Alberta and Ontario -- have published proposals for dealing with future health emergencies.
[The Conversation Africa] Election management bodies are essential democratic institutions. To deliver national polls effectively, they need to be properly resourced, impartial and free from government or malicious interference.