Voters return to polls for Seychelles presidential runoff

Opposition candidate Patrick Herminie outpaced President Wavel Ramkalawan in the first round last month.
9 Oct, 2025
We told off Israeli minister during our detention: South African flotilla activists

Six South African activists who were detained in Israel after they were abducted from the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza have recounted harrowing stories of their experiences at the hands of Israeli security forces.
9 Oct, 2025
South African markets soar despite US tariffs

Reforms on freight, rail, and enhaced power generation have boosted Africa’s largest and most industrialised economy.
15 Sep, 2025
Tanzania opposition presidential candidate Mpina barred again

The disqualification of Luhaga Mpina leads the country’s second largest opposition party.
15 Sep, 2025

Driver flees after vehicle plunges off bridge, injures over 20 schoolchildren in South Africa

More ships join Gaza-bound Global Sumud mission from Tunisia to break Israeli siege

DRC begins vaccinating against new Ebola outbreak

Algerian president appoints new prime minister

Nineteen women and children killed in Nigeria wedding bus crash
14 Sep, 2025
Paramilitary drones hit key sites in Sudan’s south: army official
Multiple paramilitary drones have attacked key army positions and civilian infrastructure in Sudan’s south, an army official said on Sunday, just a week after similar strikes hit the capital Khartoum.

14 Sep, 2025
Sudan welcomes peace efforts to end war with RSF, rejects foreign interference
Sudan’s remarks comes after joint statement by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE and the US calling for a humanitarian truce to allow aid to all parts of Sudan.

13 Sep, 2025
Opposition candidate cleared to contest Tanzania presidency after court order
Luhaga Mpina successfully challenged the decision to disqualify him, citing complaints that his party had failed to comply with nomination procedures.

13 Sep, 2025
Rwanda’s Kagame meets Qatari leader, expresses solidarity after Israeli attack
President Paul Kagame also expressed appreciation for Qatar’s “vital role in mediation efforts across various conflicts, including in the Great Lakes Region.”

13 Sep, 2025
Nigerian chef completes World Record attempt for largest jollof pot of rice
It’s Hilda Baci’s latest world record bid after successfully going to record books in 2023 for the longest cooking marathon by an individual.

13 Sep, 2025
Over 240,000 people affected by floods in Niger’s rainy season
Hundreds of classrooms will also need to be rebuilt ahead of the start of the school year, the National Committee for Flood Prevention and Management (CNPGI) said.

13 Sep, 2025
Somali people show ‘great resilience’ in fighting Al Shabab terrorists: Deputy PM Jama
Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama says the security situation in Somalia has improved significantly in recent years.

12 Sep, 2025
Equatorial Guinea loses court battle over mansion linked to president’s son
Equatorial Guinea had asked the UN court for a series of urgent orders to return the mansion in Paris and to prevent France from selling the building.

12 Sep, 2025
Over 100 killed after boat catches fire on Congo River
Search operations continued on Friday with naval personnel and community volunteers combing the banks

12 Sep, 2025
Somalia unveils agriculture scheme to make nation hunger-free
The government seeks to modernise farming through rainwater harvesting, climate-smart technologies, drought-tolerant crops, fodder cultivation and irrigation systems.


