East-Africa
Ex-Wife of Zimbabwe VP Chiwenga Freed After Seven-Year Trial Delay
After seven years on trial, Marry Mubaiwa, the former wife of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, has been released from remand in a case…
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West-Africa
Ebola Spreads in DR Congo as Families Struggle to Feed Themselves
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where more than 105 million people live, families battling Ebola may face an agonizing choice:…
West-Africa
Guinea’s Plastic Ban Conflicts With Efforts to Provide Safe Drinking Water
Guinea has reversed its ban on single-use plastics just three weeks after enforcement began, bowing to widespread public opposition. The government approved…
Central-Africa
Central African Republic War Crimes Court Faces Collapse
Suspected perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic (CAR), including senior officials, risk evading justice unless…
West-Africa
Tinubu Launches Re-Election Bid as Nigeria Faces Economic Hardship
President Bola Tinubu has officially opened his campaign for a second term ahead of Nigeria’s general election in January 2027, seeking re-election…
East-Africa
Nigeria Tracks Scores of Contacts After Confirming an Ebola Case
Health authorities are tracking 53 people who may have been exposed to Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola patient in the Federal Capital Territory, including…
Central-Africa
Gabon Lifts Social Media Ban After Eight Months
Gabon has ended an eight-month suspension of social media, imposed in February amid fears that online content was stoking conflict and widening…
West-Africa
World Food Day: Innovations Supporting Africa’s Women Farmers
“Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow,” the theme for this year’s World Food Day, underscores one of Africa’s biggest opportunities: linking the people who…
West-Africa
Burkina Faso Restores Death Penalty as Military Junta Tightens Control
Burkina Faso’s unelected parliament has unanimously approved a new penal code that brings back the death penalty for crimes including high treason,…
Southern-Africa
Immigrant Beaten to Death in Durban, South Africa
A man whose identity has not been released was killed by a crowd of about 50 people in Durban, prompting a police…
East-Africa
Ruto Calls for Africa to Fund Itself as Mnangagwa Takes COMESA Chair
Africa must take greater control of its economic future by putting the continent’s own financial institutions at the centre of development financing,…
