Sudan pound depreciates after UAE flight ban hits gold exports
The Sudanese pound has shed nearly two-fifths of its value after a de facto embargo on flights from the army’s temporary capital Port Sudan into the UAE disrupted the vital gold trade.
21 Oct, 2025
Train crash in eastern Ethiopia kills 14 people
At least 14 people were killed and 29 injured in a train crash in eastern Ethiopia, local state media said on Tuesday.
21 Oct, 2025
More than one million people return to Sudan’s capital Khartoum
More than one million people have returned to Sudan’s capital Khartoum over the past 10 months despite widespread insecurity, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
21 Oct, 2025
Egypt’s intel chief meets Netanyahu ahead of Gaza ceasefire implementation talks in Israel
The visit is the first by a senior Egyptian official to Israel since October 2023.
21 Oct, 2025
Somalia appoints ambassador to DRC in historic diplomatic move
Ex-French president Sarkozy to be jailed over Gaddafi financing conviction
RSF drone strikes hit Khartoum Airport ahead of planned reopening
German woman detained in DR Congo after an attempted bank robbery – embassy
Algeria says working to bring back seven teen migrants from Spain
20 Oct, 2025
Madagascar’s new military leader chooses civilian as prime minister
Madagascar’s new head of state has named a civilian prime minister, following a military takeover last week that sent ex-President Andry Rajoelina fleeing.
20 Oct, 2025
South Africa’s DA party proposes bill to repeal race-based legislation
The Democratic Alliance, the second-biggest party in South Africa’s coalition government, wants to axe race-based laws aimed at boosting Black jobs in an economy still dominated by white people.
20 Oct, 2025
More than 1,500 people flee Sudan’s Darfur city in five days
At least 1,510 people have fled the city of Al-Fasher in western Sudan over a five-day period due to escalating violence and deteriorating security conditions, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday.
20 Oct, 2025
Hypertension: Bridging Africa’s worsening treatment gaps
Hypertension cases are spiking across Africa and beyond, with the silent killer claiming 10 million lives worldwide each year as healthcare systems struggle to provide affordable treatment to those at risk.
20 Oct, 2025
Nigeria police block protests demanding release of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu
Nnamdi Kanu who leads the banned separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, faces terrorism charges, which he denies.
20 Oct, 2025
Sudan army inflicts ‘heavy losses on terrorists’ after attack on Al Fasher
The Sudanese Armed Forces, operating alongside the police, intercepted the attackers, inflicting heavy casualties.
19 Oct, 2025
Last Ebola patient discharged from DRC treatment centre: WHO
The last Ebola patient has been discharged from a treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World WHO said on Sunday.
19 Oct, 2025
Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga receives 17-gun salute during burial
Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has been buried at his ancestral home in the Western county of Siaya.
19 Oct, 2025
French mining firm to be tried over Niger abductions
A French uranium mining company accused of partial responsibility for terrorists abducting some of its employees in Niger in 2010 is to be tried, sources following the case told AFP.
19 Oct, 2025
Cameroon-flagged vessel issues distress call after explosion off Yemen
A Cameroon-flagged liquefied natural gas tanker has issued a distress signal after an explosion onboard while off the coast of Yemen.
