The border has now been reinforced and tens of thousands of people have since reportedly returned to Morocco voluntarily.

Tragedy struck Algeria Friday morning after a passenger bus veered off the road and plunged into a ravine near the coastal town of Boumerdes, east of Algiers.

Behind the fences of Johannesburg Zoo, three elephants are at the centre of a growing legal battle. Animal welfare campaigners say captivity is no place for them and are asking the courts to order their transfer to a rewilding sanctuary.

Initial investigations suggest they died after ingesting pesticides used on nearby tomato farms.

Its human rights office says restrictions on civil liberties are creating fear among opposition supporters, journalists, activists, and civil society groups.

Russian paramilitaries from Africa Corps, which is supporting Mali in its fight against insurgents, killed eight civilians, including three children, in June airstrikes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report Friday.

Ghana is warning of a sharp drop in cocoa production next season, with output expected to fall by at least 16 percent.

Oprah Winfrey will close the prestigious girls’ school she founded in South Africa after the 2027 academic year, marking the end of nearly two decades of campus-based education.

The prime minister has welcomed the news, saying it is a renewed vote of confidence in the country’s economic reform programme.

Asia’s soccer body joined opposition to Gianni Infantino’s plan for private investors to buy stakes in the World Cup and said Friday FIFA must urgently review its management style.

Officials estimate that more than 49,000 people crossed between Morocco and Ceuta in a 24-hour period.

Britain has recorded its busiest day of migrant crossings this year, with 752 people arriving in small boats across the English Channel in just 24 hours.

Analysts say the U.S.-Iran war is at a critical point with the potential for further escalation, as the pattern of back-and-forth strikes resumes and hopes for a quick end to the five-month conflict fade

Haiti has launched voter registration ahead of December’s elections, the country’s first in a decade. Ten registration centres have opened across generally secure areas of Port au Prince, as hopeful voters begin signing up in a key step toward restoring democratic rule.

Hamas said Friday it had agreed to a deal announced by US President Donald Trump to end the war with Israel, that includes it handing over its weapons to a Palestinian governing committee and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.

Activists gathered in Kenya’s capital of Nairobi on Thursday to demand the release of Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, a day after he collapsed in court in Kampala

Egypt’s Prime Minister said Thursday that the country would now be examining the remains of a drone that attacked two vessels at the Egyptian port of Damietta on Wednesday.

Liberian law enforcement agents burned some 4.2 metric tons of cocaine worth about $336 million on Thursday, days after authorities announced the country’s largest-ever drug seizure and implicated senior police officials in the trafficking operation.

Following growing criticism across social media linked to South Africa’s anti migrants attacks,, South African music star Tyla has removed Nigeria from the list of destinations on her upcoming A*Pop World Tour.

Hundreds of people were converging on Morocco’s northern town of Fnideq on Thursday evening, following rumours that the border with Spain’s Ceuta had opened, according to an AFP journalist

Pretoria called Thursday for an Africa-wide conference to address migration on the continent after weeks of deadly anti-migrant violence and tensions over undocumented foreign workers in South Africa

Europe’s football governing body said the tournament should not be seen as an investment product and is ‘not for sale’.

Other recommendations accepted by the government include extending Parliament’s tenure to match the new presidential term.

Hollywood star George Clooney and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, have evacuated their French estate as fast-moving wildfires continue to sweep across southern France.

It accuses the French satellite television service of failing to comply with an obligation to provide free access to Burkinabe TV.

Thousands of miles from the fighting, Sudanese farmers are feeling the impact of the war in Iran, as rising fuel and fertilizer costs threaten food production in a country already facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

Authorities in Ceuta asked the government in Madrid to declare a national emergency and requested army intervention, as thousands crossed into the tiny Spanish territory on Thursday.

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