President Mamady Doumbouya returned to Guinea Friday where he received a grand welcome at Conakry airport following a three-week absence that had raised questions about his health

Israeli strikes on Beirut’s suburbs have forced a mass exodus, with more than 95,000 people displaced after evacuation warnings for the crowded southern suburbs.

As Iran and Israel exchange strikes, Tehran worshippers rally in support of the Islamic Republic, echoing calls for resistance against Israel and the US.

Senegal’s minister of health said that menstrual pads made by a leading Chinese firm embroiled in a scandal over expired materials were safe for consumers Thursday, following an investigation

Nigerian women whose daughters were kidnapped by Boko Haram refused to give up on their dream of a better future for their children. Now they’re opening two factories.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday his country is in an economic “state of near-emergency” as a result of the Middle East war, warning of runaway inflation.

In Ivory Coast, only five percent of women own agricultural land. But this is changing: for many women, owning their own farms of rubber trees has become a way to achieve financial freedom.

Lusaka’s most recent program with the IMF, a $1.7 billion facility agreed in 2022, ended in January

Uganda helped South Sudan carry out airstrikes that killed and badly burned civilians a year ago, according to a U.N. inquiry.

Clashes across Sudan’s southern Kordofan region killed at least 51 people between Wednesday and Thursday, medical sources told AFP, as the army said it recaptured the city of Bara, on the road to Khartoum.

Moscow and Kyiv are set to exchange 500 POWs each by Friday even as peace talks remain stalled.

Burkina Faso has appointed former Comoros and Mauritania coach Abdou Amir to the men’s team and entrusted him with qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations.

Libyan authorities have ordered the arrest of three suspects in last month’s assassination of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the public prosecutor’s office said on thursday.

Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Friday.

Attacks have been reported for years along the busy multi-lane road, including hijackings and smash-and-grab ambushes.

Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates were honoured by President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday for winning last year’s MLS Cup. Miami beat the Vancouver Whitecaps for the Major League Soccer title, and the Argentinian superstar was named the league’s MVP for the second season.

US diplomat James Swan is taking over the United Nations MONUSCO mission in DR Congo, Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Thursday.

Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists killed 15 soldiers in an attack on an army base in northern Benin, the west African country’s military said Thursday.

As it continues to assert sovereignty over its natural resources, Niamey said the firms had failed to respect their obligations.

Iran has not requested talks with the United States to bring an end to the widening war, Iran’s ambassador to Egypt told AP Thursday, denying comments by US President Donald Trump that the country “wants to talk.”

Crufts opens in Birmingham with more than 20,000 dogs and record overseas entries, as handlers compete for the coveted Best in Show title.

After weeks of uncertainty, the Confederation of African Football confirmed it will now take place from 25 July to 16 August.

Brazil is searching for survivors after part of a building housing a nursing home collapsed in Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais state. At least six people have died and several others remain missing as firefighters continue to dig through the debris.

A group of 43 young people repatriated by the government after the United States and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran over the weekend arrived home on Thursday.

Explosions were heard over Tel Aviv on Thursday after Iranian missiles were fired towards central Israel. No injuries were reported, though debris from intercepted rockets started a fire in a residential area.

They demanded government help bring their sons home and ban the recruitment of Kenyans for Moscow’s war.

Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam said London was delaying ratification of the deal that would see the territory, home to a strategically important naval and bomber base – revert to Port Louis

At least 25 civilians, including women and children, were killed in Ayod County in Jonglei state on February 21, according to the opposition

More than 83,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon after fleeing heavy Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs

Since 2018, Bangui has forged closer ties with Moscow, with the later providing security and economic assistance

Women rickshaw drivers defy norms in conservative Nigerian city of Kano

Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has long been considered a contender to the post of the country’s next paramount ruler — even before an Israeli strike killed his father last week and despite the fact he has never been elected or appointed to a government po

The natural material derived from palm leaves — and traditionally reserved for Gabon’s nobles and village chiefs — gained international attention on the runways of the world’s fashion capital

Rising sea levels due to climate change may threaten tens of millions more people than previously thought, according to a new report. Writing in the journal Nature, researchers say that 90 percent of scientific studies use erroneous data when calculating the height of baseline coastal waters.

Conservative Anglican leaders from Africa, Asia, and Latin America gathered in Nigeria on Wednesday as part of a four-day meeting that could reshape the future of one of the world’s largest Christian communions over the recent appointment of the first female leader of the Anglican Church.

Nigeria’s medical regulator has taken disciplinary action against three doctors in connection with the death of the young son of celebrated Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

With the competition due to start on 17 March, South Africa says it is willing to step in as host if needed.

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South Africa is seeking to produce a key HIV prevention drug locally as part of a broader effort to improve access to treatment and strengthen the country’s pharmaceutical industry.

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