Power has been restored to several parts of Kenya after a widespread blackout left large areas without electricity overnight.

A U.S. State Department presentation at a major global health conference has sparked criticism after an AI-generated map of Africa wrongly labelled every country on the continent.

The removal of Johnny Ohisa comes as Salva Kiir makes sweeping changes in the senior ranks of his government.

Amnesty International is calling for a war crimes investigation after at least 19 Malian soldiers were allegedly executed despite surrendering.

While energy facilities in the region have been hit since the start of the US and Israel’s war on Iran, its the first time Egypt has come under attack.

Zambia has managed to stabilize its economy after becoming the first sovereign to default on its debt obligations during the Covid-19 pandemic. In order to unlock growth amid risks, tough policy choices await the next administration

Meth seizures and raids on labs in Nigeria have been on the rise since around 2011, according to a 2019 report from the Institute for Security Studies, as Latin American specialists exported their expertise to the country

Nigerian police on Wednesday said they had arrested and deported a Chinese man who had trafficked 12 tonnes of pangolin scales to China.

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been hospitalized and is unconscious after he collapsed during a courtroom session of his treason trial, according to his wife and others who are urging authorities to set him free after repeated bail denials.

Regulations from the Chile’s professional football body require players to use their surname. This means that Vozinha — whose real name is Josimar José Évora Dias — would not be allowed to use the nickname that made him famous around the world

Hundreds of migrants are swimming from Morocco to the tiny Spanish territory of Ceuta at the country’s northern tip, overwhelming border security, local authorities said Wednesday.

The measures include asset freezes, travel bans, and restrictions on supplying weapons and military equipment to them.

DR Congo opposition politicians, members of the opposition coalition nicknamed “C64”, rejected the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the referendum law, which could see President Felix Tshisekedi run for a third term after a referendum

The measures include asset freezes, travel bans, and restrictions on supplying weapons and military equipment to them.

The opposition has denounced the ruling saying it gives President Félix Tshisekedi the green light to seek a third term in office.

The disarmament of the FDLR is a key step towards implementing a United States-brokered peace deal between Kinshasa and Kigali.

The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has prevented commercial vessels from reaching the port, one of Iraq’s main trade terminals and its only deep-water gateway.

A volunteer was injected on Friday with the first dose of a rapidly developed vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola driving a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Oxford University said.

Kenyan Security Officers Killed in Suspected Al-Shabaab Border Ambush

Ukraine estimates that nearly 1,800 Africans have been enlisted by Russian forces to fight on the frontline of the war.

Formed early last year, the Pioneers of Bashan are a group of right-wing Israeli activists aiming to establish Jewish settlements inside Syria.

The conflict in Sudan, now in its fourth year, continues to fuel one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with millions of children facing displacement, hunger and limited access to basic services.

The opposition has strongly criticized the reform, arguing that it could undermine constitutional safeguards. The debate comes as the country faces mounting security challenges, including renewed fighting with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group in the east and a growing Ebola outbreak.

Cameroon’s Emmanuel Eseme shattered the Commonwealth Games 100m record on Tuesday sprinting to gold through the Glasgow rain in 9.83 seconds.

An investigation has been opened into the unexplained death of 15 elephants in one month at a Kenyan nature park, the Kenyan Wildlife Service said Tuesday.

Haitian immigrants have shaped New Orleans’ culture and identity for generations. As legal uncertainty grows, the Haitian community fears what the future may hold in a city they helped build.

Across the globe, he was known as Ghana’s tallest man but in Ghana the country where he lived his entire 33 years of life, he was popularly known as Awuche.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, their first meeting since the start of the Iran war five months ago.

Algeria’s parliament elected its first ever woman speaker on Tuesday evening, making Khalida Boufedeche the fourth-highest ranking official in the country.

Gabon and Equatorial Guinea resolved a 50-year dispute on Tuesday, signing an agreement over three tiny islands in the Gulf of Guinea.

Authorities in Uganda declared the East Africa nation free of Ebola on Tuesday following the discharge of the country’s last patient in mid-June, a delicate milestone as the virus continues to plague neighboring Congo.

For the past three years, Sarah Ndele and her friends have been traveling through the working-class neighborhoods of Kinshasa as part of their project “Butu nde Makambu” (“The Night Has Its Own Realities”), aiming to introduce children to art.

Senegalese president Bassirou Diamaye Faye has arrived in Mali for an official visit and discussions with the head of Mali’s military junta.

Tunisia is among the countries that have sweltered under internse heat in recent weeks. With the need for air conditioning mounting, the national electricity company has resorted to rolling blackouts to reduce the strain on the power grid.

The UNESCO designation is expected to boost international support for conservation and could help attract tourism and funding to protect one of Africa’s most spectacular natural ecosystems.

Beyond their architectural and agricultural importance, the sites also preserve the memory of thousands of workers who were brought to the islands under harsh conditions during Portuguese rule.

Analysts say Zambia’s growth prospects will depend on securing a new IMF agreement, resolving outstanding creditor issues, improving efficiency in the copper sector and maintaining fiscal discipline.

The spokesman for the UN secretary general has announced that the number of confirmed cases of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 3200, putting strain on response efforts.

UNAIDS warned Monday that global funding cuts, growing inequality and setbacks to human rights are threatening decades of progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

The internationally-recognised government in divided Libya said it has ordered the army to regain control of a gas plant after a group of protesters forced their way in, risking a blackout.