Last month, 83-year-old president Alassane Ouattara announced that he would stand for a fourth term in Ivory Coast's elections set for October. The announcement has drawn ire from voters, who have ...

The former prime minister and opposition politician was on trial over accusations of "hateful and xenophobic messages" and "being complicit in murder".

The US president has created incomprehension and drawn criticism after letting an initial 10-day deadline threat for Russia to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine or face US sanctions, expire. Instead, the ...

New trade tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump came into effect on Thursday. Countries like South Africa and Lesotho are also hard-hit and are still hoping to re-negotiate the tariffs in the ...

Just a week after the Ivorian president announced his intention to run for a controversial fourth term this October, ...

The American nuclear bomb attack on the Japanese city on 9 August 1945 killed around 70,000 people and left many more physically and psychologically scarred for life. In a ceremony, survivors and ...

The war-torn country has seen a cholera outbreak slowly make its way through all states since July 2024. Among the most vulnerable parts of the population are refugees.

Egypt and Sudan discussed the Nile River and cooperation during a visit to Cairo by Sudanese Prime Minister Kamil al-Taib ...

Since January 2025, nearly 600 people—many fleeing conflicts in Sudan, South Sudan, and the DRC—have entered Uganda each day.

A wealthy businessman on Thursday became the head of Haiti's transitional presidential council tasked with restoring order in ...

A plane belonging to an air ambulance service provider crashed in a residential area just outside Kenya's capital on Thursday ...

The call comes against the backdrop of a 30% U.S. tariff imposed on South African imports, which has triggered serious ...