Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) used excessive force against protesters demonstrating against a proposed law that could extend  President Felix Tshisekedi\'s term on 12 June, ...

Atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia against Sudanese civilians in El Fasher in October – including mass killings, abductions and gang rapes – bear the mark of genocide, i ...

France and Morocco will clash on Thursday in the first quarter-final match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament being hosted jointly by the United States, Mexico and Canada ...

A Senegalese surgeon who has dedicated his career to restoring the health and dignity of women living with obstetric fistula, and a Burundian foundation supporting vulnerable women and children, have ...

Renewed attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz unsettled energy markets on Wednesday and prompted calls from the UN maritime agency, IMO, for “maximum restraint and de-escalation” ...

The number of new cancer cases worldwide could rise to almost 35 million a year by 2050 unless countries take urgent action to strengthen prevention, early diagnosis and treatment, the World Health Or ...

The Chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereign Council, the de facto presidency of the Republic,  General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Wednesday received ambassador Mohamed Belaiche, the African Un ...

Nigerian industrialist Alhaji Aliko Dangote has committed to invest US$2 billion in Gambia through strategic projects aimed at strengthening the country’s energy and petroleum infrastructure, Presiden ...

The Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Massoud Suleiman, announced the signing of an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) for Block 47 in the Ghadames Basin (Southwest), in ...

The ECOWAS Commission has launched a three-day training programme in Banjul aimed at strengthening the capacity of national focal points responsible for implementing the exemption procedure under the ...

The African Union and the Russian Federation have discussed peace and security developments across the African continent ...

The ceasefire deal between Beirut and Tel Aviv has led to a marked reduction in hostilities between Hezbollah and the Israeli ...