South Africa coalition party elects Cape Town mayor South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) elected Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis as its leader on Read more
Pope Leo to begin 10-day Africa tour on Pope Leo begins an ambitious 10-day tour of four countries in Africa on Monday, urging global leaders to address Read more
Pope prioritises world’s fastest-growing Catholic region in major Pope Leo XIV wants to “turn the world’s attention to Africa”, according to a senior Read more
Eswatini court rules first Trump deportees in jail A court in Eswatini has ruled that the first five migrants the Trump administration sent Read more
Four arrested over murder of Scottish businessman in Four men have been arrested over the murder of a Scottish businessman whose body was Read more
Civilians feared killed after reports of air strike Civilians are feared to have died after reports that Nigerian military jets struck a village Read more
Nearly 400 sentenced in Nigeria for links to Nearly 400 people have been sentenced in Nigeria for links with militant Islamic groups following Read more
Women and children among those killed in Sudanese The shelling carried out by Sudanese army forces on Wednesday, April 8, targeting Kutum locality Read more
Nigeria convicts 386 Islamist militants in mass trials Nigeria has convicted nearly 400 Islamist militants following mass trials held this week in the Read more
Djibouti president wins election with 97.8% of vote, Djibouti’s President Ismael Omar Guelleh has won re-election with 97.8% of the vote, state-owned Radio Television Djibouti Read more
Mali withdraws recognition of Sahrawi Republic, backs Morocco’s Mali has announced it is withdrawing its recognition of the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Read more
Benin facing rising terrorism in north as French The security situation in northern Benin continues to deteriorate, marked by a multiplication of attacks Read more