Africa

Second Vice President Benjamin Bol Mel’s new role as the SPLM party’s deputy chairperson would make him acting president of the country.

Burkina Faso’s youthful leader has raised the stakes in his defiance of Western expectations by consistently projecting his anti-colonial stance and pursuing a robust policy of resource nationalism.

The stakes are high for South Africa. The United States is its second-biggest trading partner after China. President Ramaphosa will seek to persuade US President Donald Trump to make deals with his country.

Attorneys say the two men, originally from Myanmar and Vietnam, were sent to a war-torn African nation with no notice — a move that violates federal law.

The restricted access comes a day after social media accounts of major government institutions were targeted and breached, raising fears of a coordinated cyberattack on government institutions.

Uganda’s parliament has passed an amended law that permits military tribunals to try civilians, prompting protests from the opposition.

The outbreak of variant type 1 polio in Madagascar has been declared over, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

DRC’s former Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo has been sentenced to a decade of forced labour for “embezzling” $247 million belonging to the state.

A fire at an offshore Angolan oil platform has left 17 people injured, with four in critical condition.

A Dutch museum plans to return “priceless” Benin bronzes to Nigeria in June 2025.