Egypt’s last queen is the subject of a major new immersive experience opening in London, bringing her world to life through a combination of original artefacts and Virtual Reality technology

Journalists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are facing mounting threats as conflict intensifies in the east, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The group warns the country has become one of the most dangerous places for media workers in Africa’s Great Lakes region.

Zimbabwe has become the latest to report the death of its nationals, saying 15 people have died on the frontlines of the war.

Hundreds of Somali spectators cheered as they watched two teams of young women play football in a Mogadishu stadium — an unimaginable scene in the conservative, conflict-hit country just a few years ago

Lawmakers have approved plans to ease the creation of offshore detention centres and impose tougher penalties on irregular migrants, in a vote that exposed deep divisions over EU migration policy.

The presidency says they have been told that the United States threatened to boycott the gathering if South Africa was invited.

Nigeria returns to Windsor Castle after nearly four decades, marking a historic diplomatic reset and opening a new chapter in economic partnership with the United Kingdom. While in Uganda, investors turn to Treasury yields of up to 18%, as land and rental dominance fades.

Senegal’s Football Association president described the stripping of the team’s title by CAF as “administrative robbery”.

Melania Trump hosts a White House roundtable urging over 40 countries to expand children’s access to digital education, AI tools and online safety.

Heavy rainfall strikes several parts of Egypt, including New Cairo. Local authorities expect two days of heavy rains to hit the country bringing thunderstorms, strong winds, and lower temperatures

The French actress, best known for her role in the hit comedy The Sense of Wonder, will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 79th edition on May 12 and 23, succeeding Laurent Laffite.

Geordin Hill-Lewis says he wants to “build a relationship of trust” to draw more voters to the Democratic Alliance (DA), the second-largest party in the country’s ruling coalition

The World Trade Organization’s 166 members opened a key ministerial conference in Cameroon’s capital on Thursday, sharply divided over the future of the institution as geopolitical tensions, protectionism and the fallout fromthe Middle East war cast a shadow over global trade.

Medics rushed to a blasted residential area in Kafr Qasim, central Israel, as Iran launched further projectiles, injuring five people and heightening fears of more strikes.

Mohamed Ali Nafti, Tunisian Foreign Minister, doubled down on Wednesday on his country’s voluntary return policy. He said the country supports the process of voluntary returns “as a mechanism for safekeeping irregular migrants on Tunisian land” rather than forced removals of Tunisian nationals.

Lansana Kouyaté, a former Guinean prime minister, has been tasked with re-establishing dialogue with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso after their withdrawal from the regional bloc last year.

One of the principal figures convicted in an infamous 2009 stadium massacre in Guinea died in custody Wednesday in the capital Conakry, the west African country’s prison service said.

Video from the scene shows a blast landing close to the camp, sending smoke into the air and triggering a fire as residents and medics rushed to carry away the wounded.

Cleanup crews and navy personnel remained deployed along Mexico’s Gulf coast on 26 March after crude oil polluted beaches in Veracruz and Tabasco. Authorities said 128 tonnes of contaminated waste had been removed, while the source remains under investigation.

Two robotic dogs are now patrolling public spaces in one of Caracas’s wealthiest districts. Officials say the technology is meant to support, not replace, police officers on the ground.

South African anti-graft investigators have arrested 12 senior police officers on allegations of corruption and fraud, prosecutors said Wednesday. The officers appeared later in a court in the capital, Pretoria.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said during a press conference on Wednesday that his country’s mediation between Iran and the US “continues in cooperation with Pakistan and Turkey,” adding that the war should end “based on a win-win situation, not a zero-sum game.” He also offered to host an

Africa Intelligence is reporting that the singer, whose real name is Gandhi Djuna, was taken into custody at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport

The landmark resolution was an historic victory for Ghana which tabled the motion earlier this month.

A controversial civic group took to the streets of Durban on Wednesday to demand the immediate arrest of illegal immigrants.

National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has been served with a summons to appear in court next month, said a spokesman for South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni travelled to Algiers on Wednesday. It is her second visit to Algeria since taking office and Meloni comes with clear goals: more gas supplies and tighter relations.

Countries like Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, and Mozambique rely heavily on imported fertilizers – much of it coming through the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, fertilizer use across the region is already among the lowest in the world

The IOM says the number of people who died or went missing on this route doubled to 922.

Strong consumer demand and high activity in sectors such as construction drove Uganda’s economy to expand by 8.5% during the financial quarter that ended in December 2025.

Among the deals was an agreement that will grant Kenya duty-free and quota-free access to the Chinese market starting in May.

Debt-laden Senegal has denied a report in the Financial Times that it covertly borrowed 650 million euros ($754 million) to avoid a default, saying it acted in line with “market transparency rules”.

At least 21 counties have been affected by the floods, raising concerns over public safety, infrastructure damage and growing humanitarian needs

South African anti-graft investigators have arrested 12 senior police officers on allegations of corruption and fraud, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah announced Tuesday he will leave the English club at the end of the season, marking an earlier-than-planned departure for one of the club’s greatest-ever scorers and soccer’s biggest names.

Long lines of motorcycles and cars were growing in front of petrol stations in Kinshasa this week, with fear of shortages and price hikes, as the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo began to feel the effects of Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Authorities in Kenya have uncovered a disturbing mass grave in Kericho, where officials exhumed dozens of bodies, including foetuses, in a case that is rapidly expanding in scale. The investigation began earlier this week after police received reports of a secret burial site over the weekend.

Ghana is intensifying its diplomatic campaign at the United Nations, combining cultural expression and political advocacy to push for global recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity.

An endangered mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, whose remarkable biodiversity has long been threatened by the region’s litany of conflicts.

Cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast are counting on losses from the reduced global prices.