02:03 Nigeria Nigeria appoints panel to probe deaths of 37 miners in holding cell Nigeria's government has appointed a 10-member independent panel to investigate the deaths of 37 people in a paramilitary civil defence force ...
02:06 Nigeria Nigeria gold miner deaths spark protests in Niger state Survivors of a Nigerian disaster that saw 37 suspected illegal gold miners die while in the custody of a paramilitary civil defence group recounted ...
01:41 Nigeria Nigeria probes deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in custody Nigeria's government suspended a civil defence commander as President Bola Tinubu ordered a "thorough", "urgent and "full and transparent investigation" ...
01:00 China-Africa relations Egypt / China: Top officials meet in Beijing on Friday In the Chinese capital, the country's top political advisor Wang Huning met with Speaker of the Egyptian Senate Essam El Din Ahmed Mohamed Farid ...
00:51 Tourism Madagascar tourist arrivals grow despite instability The Indian Ocean island nation recorded nearly 150,000 arrivals in the first half of 2026, a ministry of tourism official said
02:01 HIV Kenya: Health workers increasingly concerned in wake of USAID cuts In Kenya, the impact of USAID cuts is being increasingly felt. At least 24 deaths of HIV-positive sex workers in Kenya have been reported, who, ...
01:37 Morocco Parties intensify campaign as Morocco approaches legislative elections Faouzi Lekjaa, Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, and other Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) candidates visited ...
01:41 Democratic Republic Of Congo DRC: Opposition leaders condemn death of politician during 15 September protest Opposition leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo have condemned the death of one of their members during a demonstration in Kinshasa on ...
02:03 Palestine US again denies Palestinian leader Abbas visa to attend UN assembly The Palestinian Authority on Thursday slammed a decision by the United States to refuse visas for its officials to attend the UN General Assembly ...
01:14 Israel Netanyahu: Iran weakened but 'desire' to destroy Israel has not disappeared The war in the Middle East has weakened Iran militarily but it hasn’t changed Tehran’s hatred for his country, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...
02:27 The Gambia Gambian businesses struggle under prolonged blackouts In the coastal Gambian town of Tanji, Sirah Darboe-Manneh cleans fish next to a row of ice boxes laying empty because of relentless power cuts. ...
01:05 Politics Mbappé explains decision to cover Ceuta solidarity message Mbappé said his decision was not intended as a rejection of Ceuta or its residents. He said he wanted to express solidarity with migrants who ...
01:55 Epidemics African lab scientists gather in Togo to discuss challenges amid Ebola crisis As Ebola threatens parts of Africa, the Federation of West African Medical Laboratory Science opened its first conference Wednesday, in Lomé, ...
01:07 Guinea Guinea media regulator warns France 24 over description of president France 24 had not immediately responded to a request for comment. The regulator also withdrew the press accreditation of a Jeune Afrique correspondent, ...
00:52 South Africa South African President Ramaphosa taken ill after BRICS summit South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has withdrawn from public engagements after returning from the BRICS summit in India, his office said ...
01:10 Opposition Kinshasa opposition protest dispersed as clashes leave one dead Tensions erupted in Kinshasa on Tuesday as an opposition-led demonstration against plans to change the Democratic Republic of Congo’s constitution ...
01:02 Football Lionel Messi set for emotional farewell as Argentina faces Benin Lionel Messi’s international story may not be over just yet. After announcing his retirement from Argentina duty on August 29th, following the ...
00:51 Senegal Senegal inks deal with Italian energy giant Eni to study 5 offshore blocks Senegal has signed a memorandum of understanding with Italian energy giant ENI to evaluate five offshore blocks, the country’s energy minister ...
01:05 Algeria Amnesty calls on Algeria to abandon death penalty plans for wildfires Amnesty International is urging Algeria to abandon plans to resume executions. After deadly wildfires swept across the country’s northeast last ...
00:57 Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Riyadh and Cairo call for free and secure shipping in Red Sea Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sissi welcomed Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Cairo on Tuesday for talks on regional security.
01:08 American army US Military Faces Ammunition Shortages Amid Ongoing Iran War President Donald Trump dismissed the report and its concerns over supplies, insisting US ammunition stocks are “virtually unlimited”.
02:00 Democratic Republic of Congo Clashes erupt between DR Congo opposition and pro-govt supporters in Kinshasa Police fired tear gas as clashes erupted in Kinshasa on Tuesday between opposition supporters and pro-government activists during a rally against ...
01:57 World News Nigerians displaced by conflict call for 'change' ahead of 2027 polls As Nigeria heads into the 2027 elections, thousands of internally displaced people say they still feel forgotten. In one makeshift camp in the ...
01:59 South Africa South Africa: Commission begins probe into alleged links between politics and crime A judicial commission set up by South Africa's president to investigate explosive claims by a top cop linking politicians to criminal gangs began ...
01:00 Turkey At least 150 pro-LGBTQ protesters detained in Istanbul crackdown Turkish police detained at least 150 pro-LGBTQ protesters in Istanbul on Tuesday, 15 September, during a demonstration against a nationwide crackdown ...
01:15 Athletics Nairobi to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships The World Athletics Championships are heading to Africa for the first time as Kenya's capital Nairobi was confirmed Tuesday as host of the 2029 ...
02:06 South Africa South African police issue alert after seventh woman's body found near Johannesburg A woman’s body was found on Tuesday in the same area east of Johannesburg in South Africa where the discovery of several other victims in the ...
00:55 Democratic Republic of Congo Hundreds in DRC protest against constitutional amendment for 3rd presidential term Hundreds of protestors gather in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa to voice their opposition against a government-proposed ...
02:29 Uganda Africa's rainmakers still in demand but face challenges from climate change African rainmakers have long been revered as spiritual leaders who perform rituals to bring rain, with the role often passed down through generations. ...
01:15 CapeVerde Cape Verde's President Neves to run for re-election in November The president of Cape Verde, Jose Maria Neves, says he’ll run for a second five-year term in the country’s November elections. Making the announcement ...