Shops and markets selling school supplies have seen brisk business in recent days, as families stock up on essentials from notebooks and pens to schoolbags

Boko Haram militants killed dozens of people in a nighttime assault on a village in northeastern Nigeria that is home to residents who had recently returned from a camp for internally displaced persons, authorities said

Pontiff said both created ‘masterpieces’ out of lives by dedicating them to God

Agriculture, once the backbone of Sudan’s economy, has been crippled by widespread fighting that destroyed irrigation systems, drove farm workers from their land and left vast areas uncultivated

Gaza’s Ministry of Health on Saturday reported that at least six more people died as a result of the Israeli-induced famine over the past day, bringing the total number of deaths from starvation during nearly two years of war to 382

Opening the summit, Rwandan President Paul Kagame said that the high cost of air travel remains a barrier to tourism and connectivity across Africa

Rights groups have argued that the Trump administration’s increasing practice of deporting migrants to third countries violated international law and the basic rights of migrants

Sudanese-Russian filmmaker Mirghani, who is based in Qatar, made a short film of the story in Sudan, and had wanted to return and make a feature length version in the same location, with the same cast. But when war broke out in Sudan, she was forced to shoot the film in Egypt

European Union regulators on Friday hit Google with a 2.95 billion euro ($3.5 billion) fine for breaching the bloc’s competition rules by favoring its own digital advertising services, but the bloc’s latest move to crack down on Big Tech companies drew outrage from President Donald Trump

The new form of mpox emerged in early 2024 in Congo and neighboring African countries, spread through close contact including sex. WHO declared it a global health emergency in August of last year

Congo has a stockpile of treatments and of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine, according to the World Health Organization

A new report by a fact-finding team of experts that visited the region between March and August warned of the prospect of war crimes and crimes against humanity that may have been committed since late 2024

The most aggressive immigration enforcement regime in recent US history has the private detention industry seeing dollar signs and the race is on to ramp up migrant detention capacity by opening new centers, or reopening closed ones

Before his departure from Papua New Guinea, the Secretary-General appealed once again for climate justice and emphasized the need for international financial systems reforms, so that developing countries can have a stronger voice.

Although Africa is home to a huge proportion of the world’s languages – well over a quarter according to some estimates – many are missing when it comes to the development of artificial intelligence (AI).

The impact of the story, and the audio of Hind’s voice from that call, has been vast, inspiring songs, protest movements and now a film from Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania.

The president’s term officially expired midnight Thursday. But instead of a transfer of power, Sissoco Embalo stayed on as president in what the opposition has termed as an illegal power grab

It’s an infrequent visitor to this part of the world that is usually baked by sunshine – and one that fascinates the people who live here.

Enhancing road safety in Central African Republic: MINUSCA’s joint patrol initiative

Xi and Kim, along with top officials from their countries, met on Thursday at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People a day after Kim attended a Chinese military parade alongside other foreign leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin

Thousands gathered in Dakar’s Yoff neighbourhood to mark the day with chanting and prayers.

The Ukrainian government has declared that a branch of the Orthodox Church has failed to sever its longstanding ties with Moscow — and could soon be banned.

Thousands of members of Senegal’s Layene Sufi brotherhood gathered overnight Thursday in Dakar to mark the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, known as Mawlid, with prayers.

Workers dismantled and removed the wreckage of Lisbon’s Elevador da Glória funicular in the early hours of Friday, a day after the accident that killed 16 people.

After years of instability and collapse, the Central African Republic is scrambling to rebuild its armed forces. Kampala has in the past trained South Sudanese and Somali forces

Hong Kong is hosting its first international hot air balloon festival in the city’s business district, and colourful displays are lighting up the skyline over Victoria Harbour.

It was due to restart on 20 September, but an industry monitor says major repairs and equipment replacement could keep the unit shut for longer.

Africa’s Youth Take the Lead in Transforming Agriculture. Dakar Forum Highlights Innovation, Jobs, and Climate-Smart Solutions while Africa’s tech scene is reaching a new stage of maturity, with startups expanding overseas and exporting their solutions

Police in Rio de Janeiro freed two hostages, including a child, during a raid on a drug trafficking ring Thursday that left eight suspected gang members dead.

A group of farmers from across Europe staged a protest outside the European Parliament on Thursday, voicing their opposition to the EU-Mercosur trade deal approved earlier this week.

Tens of thousands gathered for celebrations marking the birth of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in Yemen and Iraq.

A catastrophic landslide wiped out this part of Sudan’s Darfur region. So far, 375 bodies have been recovered and laid to rest. But the Sudan Liberation Movement warns the death toll could climb to 1,000.

Nigeria’s Maternal Mortality Rates Prompt Urgent Community Healthcare Initiatives

The United States has approved $32.5 million in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger, in a rare shift in U.S. foreign policy since President Donald Trump suspended most aid through the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Despite being severely undernourished and limping from months of being tied up – the 10 cubs are now in a stable condition.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the upgrading of bilateral relations to an all-weather community with a shared future in Beijing on Thursday.

With a superpower sense of smell, they can be taught to sniff out landmines, diseases, and even humans buried under rubble.

The National Institute of Public Health declared a heightened emergency this week after the number of potential cases grew. On Thursday, the health ministry officially stated that Ebola is spreading once again in the region.

A Moroccan court sentenced a prominent feminist activist to two and a half years in prison and $5,000 in fines for blasphemy in a case that has alarmed human rights groups and drawn widespread attention.

European governments find themselves caught between limited options as leaders gathered in Paris on Thursday to debate postwar security guarantees for Ukraine amid an ongoing and intensifying conflict.