During a bilateral meeting in Egypt on Saturday, both countries firmly condemned the plan announced by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week. Israel is reportedly preparing a two-stage plan of seizing Gaza City first, before taking control of the entire Strip.

Although the government largely stays the same, Congolese voters have been waiting for changes following the security crisis that the country has gone through this year. President Félix Tshisekedi has also brought in two opposition politicians.

The American nuclear bomb attack on the Japanese city on 9 August 1945 killed around 70,000 people and left many more physically and psychologically scarred for life. In a ceremony, survivors and officials warned of the threats of nuclear weapons in a world of increasing geopolitical tension.

Ghanaian-American singer Amaarae has risen to popularity in recent years, especially since the release of her second album “Fountain Baby” in 2023, which earned her critical acclaim. With “Black Star”, the artist brings rythms and genres from her home country to her music.

The war-torn country has seen a cholera outbreak slowly make its way through all states since July 2024. Among the most vulnerable parts of the population are refugees.

New trade tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump came into effect on Thursday. Countries like South Africa and Lesotho are also hard-hit and are still hoping to re-negotiate the tariffs in the face of potentially dire consequences for their economies.

The head of the Transformers Party is accused of disseminating messages of a xenophobic nature, criminal conspiracy and murder

The move is seen as the latest in a series of developments to position President Umaro Sissoco Embalo for a likely second term after elections due in November

The decision, agreed in a late-night meeting of its security Cabinet, marks a further escalation of Israel’s 22-month war on Gaza

The Central African Republic (CAR) will hold its general elections on December 28, 2025, the country’s electoral authority announced Thursday.

Organized by The Walk, the team behind the renowned Little Amal project, The Herds used art to spotlight the urgency of climate action, uniting communities across Africa and Europe in a creative call for environmental justice.

The statue of Christopher Columbus, a controversial fixture in Trinidad and Tobago’s capital for over a century, was finally removed on Wednesday as the Caribbean nation continues to confront its colonial legacy.

Since January 2025, nearly 600 people—many fleeing conflicts in Sudan, South Sudan, and the DRC—have entered Uganda each day. Among them are thousands of children, many unaccompanied, who dream of continuing their education despite the overwhelming challenges.

On July 30th, UN experts reported that extremist groups in West Africa, like the al-Qaida-linked Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin group, known as JNIM, and East Africa’s al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab have continued to increase the territory under their control

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A South African court has ruled in favor of the Zambian government, allowing the repatriation of former President Edgar Lungu’s remains—despite his family’s objections.

Katowice in southern Poland hosted a high-profile chess encounter on Thursday as reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju faced Polish grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda in a blitz match.

The U.S. embassy in Zimbabwe cited national security and public safety concerns

In war-torn Gaza, musicians from the Edward Said National Conservatory are rebuilding their artistic troupe after a year of rehearsals amid displacement and destruction.

Venezuela’s foreign minister dismissed the bounty as “pathetic,” calling Bondi’s announcement political propaganda.

Spanish soccer club Villarreal has signed midfielder Thomas Partey on Thursday, just two days after he was granted bail on rape charges in England.

The U.S. Secretary of State will initiate a full-scale review of Kenya’s status as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) to be completed within 180 days.

A plane belonging to an air ambulance service provider crashed in a residential area just outside Kenya’s capital on Thursday, killing at least six people, according to a local official and the aircraft’s owner.

The remains of the eight victims killed in Wednesday’s military helicopter crash have been flown to South Africa for advanced forensic analysis, as Ghana grapples with the loss of two government ministers and six others in the tragic accident.

The decision, made after a late-night meeting of top officials, drew Palestinian rejection, fueled mounting international calls to end the war and provoked worries in Israel over the fate of hostages still held by Hamas.

Protesters demanding the return of hostages and an end to the Gaza war staged a beach display outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday, depicting Donald Trump’s profile with the slogan “End BB’s War”.

Heavy rain lashed Japan’s southern Kyushu island on Friday, triggering floods, landslides and mass evacuations as authorities issued the highest-level warnings in parts of the region.

Despite his disqualification, Kamto said the struggle for democracy in Cameroon will continue, calling the move a “political crime” against the Cameroonian people.

Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko completed a dream run to the National Bank Open title Thursday night, overcoming a slow start to beat Japanese star Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.

Sea of lanterns is lighting up Philadelphia’s Franklin Square this summer as the Chinese Lantern Festival returns for its eighth year.

A wealthy businessman on Thursday became the head of Haiti’s transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order in the troubled country as a top gang leader underscored the challenges facing the nation by vowing to overthrow the government.

Egypt and Sudan discussed the Nile River and cooperation during a visit to Cairo by Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil al-Taib Idris on Thursday.

Just a week after the Ivorian president announced his intention to run for a controversial fourth term this October, supporters and members of his administration gathered in the central city of Bouaké to mark the country’s 65th independence anniversary with a military parade.

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko met with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday

AMREF Flying Doctors said that the mid-size jet, a Cessna Citation XLS, took off from an airport in Nairobi and was heading to the territory of Somaliland when it crashed

Adrian De Wet was one of three men facing murder charges after two Black women were killed at a farm and their bodies fed to pigs near Polokwane in Limpopo province last year

It followed a US embassy alert Wednesday which warned of ‘hazardous and carcinogenic substances’ in Chambisi, an area in northern Zambia affected by a spill from a copper processing plant in February

The call comes against the backdrop of a 30% U.S. tariff imposed on South African imports, which has triggered serious economic concerns at home

The weather office says people can expect a sharp rise in temperatures through to Sunday, increasing to as much as 47 degrees Celsius.

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