Algeria Algeria to unveil military mobilisation bill amid regional tensions Adopted by the Council of Ministers earlier this month, the draft law signals a significant shift in the country’s security policies.
01:19 catholic church How the Catholic Church chooses a new Pope When a pope dies or resigns, the Catholic Church follows an ancient, secretive process called the conclave to elect his successor from among ...
SADC Summit SADC begins withdrawal of its peacekeeping forces from DR Congo The Southern African Development Community (SADC) began on Tuesday the withdrawal of its peacekeeping forces from the eastern regions of the ...
Donald Trump Trump marks his first 100 days in office amid trade impasse with China The US president, Donald Trump, is marking 100 days in office, but with frictions all over, brought about by the global tariffs mostly targeting ...
Democratic Republic Of Congo DRC: Belgian Foreign Minister meets Tshisekedi During his last visit to Kinshasa, the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs discussed the conflict in the eastern Democratic ...
Libya Libya hosts African volleyball championship Libya is making a bold return to African sports with the 46th African Men’s Volleyball Clubs Championship currently underway in Misrata. The ...
War in Ukraine Ukraine dismisses Russia's ceasefire offer, demands longer truce The Kremlin said the truce, ordered on “humanitarian grounds,” will run from the start of May 8 and last through the end of May 10 to mark Moscow's ...
Amazon Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against Starlinks Amazon’s first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit Monday, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated ...
Gaza Israeli airstrikes kill at least 27 people in Gaza Israel has carried out daily strikes on Gaza since it broke its ceasefire with Hamas on 18 March 2025.
Somalia Somali president focuses on reforms, not re-election for now Since reassuming office in May 2022, President Mohamud has highlighted significant improvements in Mogadishu's security landscape, noting a reduction ...
Namibia Namibia's president sacks Agricuture Minister over rape allegations The former minister was arrested on Saturday over multiple charges including rape, gender-based violence and kidnapping according to local media ...
01:18 Russia North Korea officially confirms troop deployment to fight with Russia against Ukraine President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korean soldiers for helping to reclaim control of the Kursk regio, a development that Ukrainian officials ...
01:30 Ivory Coast Ineligible to stand, Gbagbo enters the Ivorian election by other means His 'Enough is Enough' campaign aims to put pressure on President Alassane Ouattara whose rule has delivered impressive economic growth but dogged ...
African politics Political upheaval Is redrawing Africa’s fiscal landscape As elections unfold across the continent, the outcomes—whether continuity, reform, or upheaval—will significantly shape Africa’s access to financing ...
01:02 Pope's death Pope laid to rest at Basilica of Saint Mary Major His funeral on Saturday attracted as many as 250,000 people, rich and poor alike, who came to pay their respects.
Martin Luther King Trump's attack on diversity take center stage as Boston remembers 1965 Freedom Rally Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in Boston, thousands of ...
M23 U.S. Secretary Rubio oversees Congo-Rwanda deal to ease mineral conflict Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday oversaw the signing by Congo and Rwanda of a pledge to work toward a peace deal that would ease U.S. ...
Rome World leaders converge on Rome for Pope's funeral World leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump converged on Rome for the funeral, but the group of marginalized people who will meet his ...
01:15 Presidential elections Gabon’s constitutional court confirms Nguema’s landslide presidential victory His election formally ends the transitional period, giving him full constitutional legitimacy to lead.
Kyiv Russia's Putin, Trump envoy discuss war in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov told reporters on Friday that the meeting between Putin and U.S. President ...
00:59 Namibia Namibia will offer free university education starting in 2026 The new policy would remove tuition and registration fees at universities and colleges. There have been calls for years for all levels of education ...
Iran-US negotiations Iranians hope for balanced deal ahead of new round of talks with US In 2018, the US under Donald Trump unilaterally pulled out of a 2015 nuclear deal Iran had agreed with world powers, reinstating deadly sanctions ...
Tanzania Tanzania’s cat and mouse politics: Treason, arrests and shrinking political space Tanzania’s main opposition party said Thursday that two of its senior officials were arrested on their way to court to attend the proceedings ...
01:00 Refugees Displacement crisis deepens: UN warns world at breaking point The United Nations Economic and Social Council held a special meeting in New York this week, focused on forced displacement and refugee protection
Gaza Italy’s FM supports Arab plan for Gaza reconstruction without displacing Palestinians Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani says Rome supports an Arab plan for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip without displacing Palestinians.
South Sudan Pope Francis Remembered as a Champion of Peace in South Sudan During Pope Francis' tenure as pontiff, he consistently advocated for the implementation of a peace in South Sudan
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Zelenskyy cuts short visit to South Africa after deadly Russian strike on Kyiv Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Pretoria for a bilateral meeting with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa late on Wednesday, ...
Ukraine Russia continues attacks on Ukraine while peace negotiations risk yielding few results Russia launched one of its deadliest attacks on Kyiv on Thursday, killing nine people. Meanwhile, peace talks between the two countries risk ...
Business Africa Equatorial Guinea secures investment-grade rating — But for how long {Business Africa} Africa’s Economic Shifts: Credit Ratings, Cassava Pizzas, and Cashew Value Chains From credit upgrades to culinary innovation and strategic ...
South Africa South Africa's Ramaphosa holds phone call with Trump, to meet 'soon' The South African president did not indicate when the meeting with Trump was likely to take place. Relations between South Africa and the U.S. ...
