President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered Algeria’s justice ministry to prepare amendments restoring the death penalty for people convicted of starting fires, following…
Cheating took place in 254 examination rooms across the country, according to an investigation by the Ministry of Education, which said affected…
Russian forces from the African Corps assisted Nigerien troops in thwarting an attempted coup in Niamey, Moscow said, after explosions and gunfire…
Zimbabwe has declared a State of Disaster after a fiery head-on collision on the Harare-Masvingo highway killed 27 people and left seven…
Guinea-Bissau’s voters are heading to the polls to decide whether to adopt a new constitution that would substantially expand presidential authority before…
Malian singer Salif Keïta has withdrawn from South Africa’s Macufe festival, citing concerns over xenophobic violence targeting African migrants. Organizers in the…
Fresh testimony has cast doubt on claims that poor weather caused the plane crash that killed Vice-President Saulos Chilima in 2024, with…
DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak is expanding at a pace the humanitarian response cannot match, with 500 new cases recorded each week, UN…
The U.S. State Department is expected to announce the revocation of B1 and B2 visas issued from 2016 through 2026 to individuals…
Presidential election runner-up and opposition leader Brian Mundubile went into hiding after police raids and arrests the day after the vote, saying…
Nigeria recorded 1,411 kidnapping incidents involving about 7,825 victims between July 2025 and June 2026, while ransom payments reached at least N7.78…
