The World Bank raised its 2025 growth forecast for the region to 3.8% from 3.5%.

Students at Rome’s Academy of Fashion were treated to a masterclass by celebrated Nigerian designer Alphadi. It was part of a series of events organized by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) to celebrate World Cotton Day on October 7.

For now, families continue to dig through the ruins by hand, clinging to faith that even a trace — a ring, a bone, or a final word — might bring some closure to their endless search

“Morocco is plan A, Morocco is plan B, and Morocco is plan C,” said Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), at a press conference following CAF’s annual general assembly when asked about a possible change of plans for the tournament.

Nigeria now stands as the world’s lowest life expectancy, according to a new United Nations data for 2025, which confirms a national average of just 54.9 years

angote Refinery Strike Cuts Nigeria Oil Output by 600,000 Barrels

The R.o.R. Festival, part of the European Capital of Culture GO! 2025 programme, concluded on Sunday in Nova Gorica after four days of exhibitions, performances and installations exploring humanity’s connection with the universe.

From Rabat’s main boulevard to the steps of Parliament, the demonstration was one of the largest held in Morocco in recent months, underscoring the country’s deep-rooted solidarity with the Palestinian people — a sentiment echoed in rallies across the region and around the world.

A UN human rights official has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s conviction of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman over atrocities in Darfur.

Devastating floods in Sudan’s Nile State have killed more than 30 people and left thousands of others stranded.

The United Nation’s cultural agency UNESCO is set to select former Egyptian antiquities and tourism minister Khaled el-Enany as the organisation’s next director.

The appointment of Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo comes a week after President Andriy Rajoelina fired his cabinet following days of protests

Since early October, Congo’s presidential protection force has launched an operation against criminal gangs of machete-weilding teens known locally as ‘bebe noir’ or black babies. Law enforcement now stands accused of summarily executing suspects

Exporters who violate a new quota system on cobalt will be permanently banned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, President Félix Tshisekedi has warned.

Just a day after his inauguration, Malawi’s newly elected President Arthur Peter Mutharika has begun assembling his administration, naming a partial cabinet that brings back experienced figures to tackle the nation’s severe economic challenges.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a blistering attack on European governments in an interview with Euronews, accusing them of having “caved in to Palestinian terrorism” and warning that recognizing a Palestinian state would amount to rewarding terror

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted a former Sudanese militia leader for atrocities committed in the Darfur conflict more than 20 years ago , marking the first-ever conviction related to the violence that devastated the region.

Vote counting is underway in Syria after the country’s first parliamentary elections since the ouster of long-time autocrat Bashar Assad last year.

Relatives of those killed by Hamas in Israel’s Kibbutz Nir Oz gathered on Monday to mark two years since the October 7, 2023, attacks.

In an apparent show of defiance, Hamas said its delegation is headed by Khalil al-Hayya, the head of the group’s negotiating team who was targeted in an assassination attempt by Israel in Qatar last month

Tens of thousands of Ethiopians, predominantly from the Oromo ethnic group, gathered in the capital Saturday for the vibrant Irreecha festival, a thanksgiving celebration that this year underscored a complex mix of cultural resurgence, political symbolism, and lingering community grievances.

A limestone pharaonic painting has gone missing from Egypt’s famed Saqqara necropolis, becoming the latest artifact to disappear in a country known for its rich and lengthy history.

More than 46,000 people are living in the streets in Kenya, according to the 2018 National Census of Street Families.

Under fire from all sides, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned, less than 24 hours after naming his cabinet and after less than a month in office.

UNESCO’s executive board began voting Monday to select a new director-general, choosing between an Egyptian former antiquities minister and a Congolese economist in an election overshadowed by the U.S. withdrawal and a resulting budget crisis.

Thousands of people dressed in red marched through Amsterdam on Sunday, urging the Dutch government to take stronger action against Israel and help end the nearly two-year war in Gaza.

The World Health Organisation says 400 people in Gaza have died from malnutrition so far this year. That figure includes 101 children, of whom 80 were under five years old.

The teams competing in the E1 series have celebrity backers, including Ivorian football star Didrier Drogba.

Eight people killed in a drone attack in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince last month were laid to rest on Saturday in a joint funeral. In all, nine people died and 17 others were injured in the attack targeting a suspected gang leader. Activists and victims’ relatives say police were responsible.

The presidential candidate of the Cameroon National Salvation Front urged incumbent president Paul Biya to concede defeat on the evening of 12 October.

The presidential candidate of the Cameroon National Salvation Front urged incumbent president Paul Biya to concede defeat on the evening of 12 October.

The government said it had successfully ended a six-hour siege by the militants at the Godka Jilacow prison complex.

Speaking on Saturday, the first day of the Jubilees of Migrants and the Missionary World, he invited Catholic faithful to choose between God and money, as well as justice and injustice.

Amenhotep III ruled between 1390 and 1350 BC and was one of the most prominent pharaohs of ancient Egypt.

Nathi Mthethwa’s body was discovered in the Hyatt Regency hotel’s inner courtyard on Tuesday morning after falling from the 22nd floor.

As the country spends billions of dollars in preparation for co-hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup, demonstrators believe the government has its priorities wrong.

The United Nations says at least 22 people have been killed and hundreds injured in the protests, a toll the government has dismissed.

Peter Mutharika said he would root out government corruption, rebuild the economy, and restore integrity and efficiency in public service.

Militant group, al-Shabaab, claimed responsibility for the attack saying it had released prisoners.

Peter Mutharika was inaugurated as Malawi’s president on Saturday, marking a stunning political comeback for the 85-year-old who previously led the southern African nation from 2014 to 2020.