A devastating nighttime fire swept through the working-class Funu neighborhood of Bukavu, killing 14 members of two families and leaving a community in mourning amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the rebel-controlled city.

Cape Town provides the stunning backdrop for a motorsport event that was popular from 1912 to the 1960s.

A march titled “Until the End, Until Victory” was held in Tbilisi on 26 October, beginning in Republic Square and moving toward the Parliament.

The government of Ghana has announced that all teachers must now use local languages as the main medium of instruction at the basic school level.

A court in Mali’s capital sentenced former Prime Minister Moussa Mara to one year in prison on Monday, convicting the prominent politician over a social media post expressing solidarity with political prisoners, in a case critics see as a crackdown on dissent under the ruling military leader.

Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, took the stage at a small stadium in Queens where he and two of the nation’s leading progressives pitched his candidacy as a force to take on billionaires and “oligarchs” who have thrown money and support behind his opponents.

The 17th edition of the festival took place in Fez from 18 to 25 October 2025.

With Biya now entering another term in office, analysts say Cameroon’s political trajectory remains in the balance — facing demands for change and questions over future stability.

Hamas has expanded its search for bodies of hostages in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian group said Sunday, a day after Egypt deployed a team of experts and heavy equipment to help retrieve them.

The two countries required each other’s citizens to post up to 10,000 dollars in bonds if they are applying for a tourist or business visa. The US has now removed Mali from the list of countries required to post visa bonds to obtain a US visa.

A significant moment for the Afghan women following their debut at the FIFA Unites tournament, currently taking place in Morocco.

Just days before the Dutch election, 45,000 people marched in The Hague, demanding urgent climate action.

While the country awaits definitive results for the presidential elections, the electoral commission has announced first results that point to an overwhelming victory of current president Alassane Ouattara, who would thus start a fourth mandate aged 83.

Mali closed schools and universities nationwide starting Sunday due to a fuel scarcity caused by a blockade on fuel imports jihadi militants imposed on the capital.

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Douala, Cameroon’s economic capital, on Sunday, responding to a nationwide call from opposition figure Issa Tchiroma Bakary. Demonstrators—mostly young people—marched through major thoroughfares, demanding that authorities acknowledge Tchiroma’s victory

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which have been fighting the Sudanese army for control of the country since April 2023, announced the capture of army headquarters in the besieged city of El Fasher in the Darfur region. The army has yet to comment.

The annual Nelson Mandela lecture 2025 saw UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, speak about the theme of occupation and enhancing peace. The lecture, meant to have prominent people address social issues, has been taking place since 2003.

Djibouti’s parliament unanimously decided on Sunday to lift the age limit for presidents of the country, which was fixed at 75 by the constitution. This allows current president Ismail Omar Guelleh, 77, to re-run in next year’s elections.

Polls have closed and counting has begun in Ivory Coast’s Saturday presidential election, as longtime President Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term.

The window through which thieves entered the famous Louvre Museum in France to steal priceless jewels has become an unexpected tourist attraction. Meanwhile, two men have been arrested over the theft, according to latest information released on Sunday morning.

In Spain’s rural areas, sheep farms are having a hard time finding employees willing to herd the animals. To fill that gap and also find work for recent migrants, a government program is training recently arrived migrants, many from African countries, to become shepherds.

A local NGO said that more than 1,500 people participating in the widespread protests in Morocco demanding better healthcare, education and an end to corruption, were facing prosecution by authorities. The protests have lasted for a month.

The country’s two main opposition parties are not taking part in the vote and candidates from both have barred from taking part.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, pledged Friday to further embrace his Muslim identity in response to growing attacks by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his surrogates that he characterized as “racist and baseless.”

Two top opposition leaders in Cameroon have been arrested, their Union for Change political platform said in a statement on Friday. The news is further adding to post-election tensions in the country.

Liberia is willing to accept Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he is deported from the United States, according to new documents filed in US federal court. Uganda, Ghana and Eswatini all previously refused to take him in.

Nigeria’s president has replaced top security officials as the West African country grapples with unabated violence in the conflict-hit north and myriad security challenges.

Madagascar’s former president Anch Ratzwelna has been stripped of his nationality after fleeing the country earlier this month amid widespread protests. The news comes as his top advisor is arrested in Mauritius on suspicion of money laundering.

Polls have opened in Ivory Coast where the country is voting to elect its next leader. Longtime President Alassane Ouattara is seeking a fourth term. A win would extend his rule to almost two decades.

As Israel continued to delay the reopening of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, hundreds of trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have been stuck in the nearby Egyptian city of Al-Arish.

The Western Sahara independence movement says it would accept it if it was validated by the Sahrawi people.

In September, Seoul legalised tattoos by non-medical professionals for the first time following a campaign by artists.

With her world title secured, Nemour now turns her attention to further finals and the next Olympic targets, as she continues to build on her incredible rise.

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Washington is hoping the move will squeeze Moscow’s finances and pressure it to end its over three-year-long invasion of Ukraine.

The disciplinary hearing is expected to take place this weekend, with the committee awaiting the school’s official report on its findings.

The peace monitoring commission in South Sudan has raised alarms about a major decline in security across the country.

Can Ghana’s new claim over Kente change the way fashion brands use African designs?

Leading the movement is Omar “Chimère” Diaw, a Senegalese-born graffiti artist who has helped turn Conakry’s gray concrete walls into vibrant expressions of identity

Amnesty International said in a statement this week that repression in Tanzania has “intensified” with civilian abuses ranging from arbitrary arrests to enforced disappearances and even extrajudicial killings.