Africa

South African police have launched a manhunt after two separate mass shootings killed at least 27 people within hours in Gauteng and the Western Cape.The attacks occurred at entertainment venues near Johannesburg and Cape Town on Saturday night and...

Women in South Africa are changing their daily routines after a series of killings in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, heightened fears about personal safety.Some runners now avoid isolated routes. Others run only in gated communities or carry pepper spray...

The Ghanaian lawmaker was taken for medical attention after becoming unwell while addressing an event at the institution in Accra. Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, collapsed while delivering a speech at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public...

Uganda has suspended all defence and military cooperation with Türkiye, escalating a diplomatic dispute that has intensified in recent weeks.The Uganda People’s Defence Forces announced the suspension on Saturday, September 19, saying it took immediate effect.The military did not...

South Africa is set to extradite six Nigerian nationals to the United States over allegations that they defrauded more than 100 American women of over $6 million through online romance scams. The suspects, who were arrested in Cape Town in...

The United Nations has backed a new world map designed to give Africa and other continents a more accurate representation of their actual size.The UN General Assembly approved the resolution on Friday after 164 countries voted in favour. Six...

Nigeria is pushing the African Union to take collective action against recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks in South Africa, arguing that violence against Africans threatens the continent's commitment to unity and peaceful coexistence.President Bola Ahmed Tinubu made the call...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has begun vaccinating frontline health workers against Ebola as authorities intensify efforts to contain an outbreak that has expanded to 60 health zones across six provinces.The vaccination campaign began in Kisangani, the capital of...

Ethiopia is poised to receive an additional $468 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after reaching a staff-level agreement on the fifth review of its $3.4 billion Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme.The latest disbursement, which remains subject to...

South Africa and Kenya have signed six new cooperation agreements aimed at expanding trade, improving transport connectivity, and enhancing skills development, in a move expected to strengthen economic integration between two of Africa’s largest economies.The agreements were signed in...