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Uganda’s exports increased by 34% to $18.4 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, as the government intensifies efforts to attract foreign investment and expand manufacturing and agro-processing. Ramathan Ggoobi,…
Sudan’s military chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has rejected negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), saying his forces will continue fighting until they regain territory controlled by the paramilitary group.…
Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan have called for political dialogue and peaceful solutions to regional conflicts as fighting intensifies in Ethiopia and Sudan’s civil war continues. The four countries issued a joint…
Four years after Captain Ibrahim Traoré seized power in Burkina Faso, the country remains under military rule while facing a continuing jihadist insurgency and growing concerns over human rights and press freedom.…
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri has made history as Morocco’s first female prime minister, bringing a long political career and experience in local and national government to the country’s highest executive office. King…
Kenya has begun construction of a $16 billion oil refinery at the Port of Lamu, marking a major step in East Africa’s push for greater energy security while raising concerns about environmental protection and community…
Two senior officials of the military justice system in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have died in a plane crash in Kenge, the capital of Kwango Province. The victims have been identified as Lieutenant General…
Renewed fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen the Congolese army and the AFC/M23 rebel alliance exchange accusations, raising fresh concerns over the durability of ceasefire commitments as…
South Africa is facing renewed concern over gender-based violence after nine women were found dead in the Ekurhuleni municipality in the space of nearly two months. The latest case involves 38-year-old Elizabeth…
Security forces in Nigeria fired shots and used tear gas to disperse protesters in Minna, Niger State, as anger grew over the deaths of 37 miners who died while in government custody. Hundreds of people took part in a…
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo dispersed opposition-led protests in several cities on September 15 as demonstrators challenged proposed constitutional changes that critics say could allow President Félix…
More than 3,400 people fleeing renewed fighting in Yemen have arrived along Djibouti’s northern coast in just 48 hours, placing additional pressure on the small Horn of Africa nation’s already stretched humanitarian…
For generations, farmers have relied on familiar rainfall patterns to decide when to prepare their land, plant crops and expect harvests. But across many parts of Africa, including East Africa, those patterns are…
For decades, Africa was often presented to the world through stories of conflict, poverty, disease and political instability. Those challenges remain real, but they have never represented the full picture of the…
Tanzania’s First Gentleman, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, the husband of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has died at the age of about 70, after a period of illness. Hafidh died on Monday, September 7, 2026, at around 8:00 a.m.…
The United Nations General Assembly has backed a resolution encouraging countries to consider using the Equal Earth map projection , reigniting debate over how the world is represented on maps and how those…
Vote counting is under way in Guinea-Bissau after voters took part in a constitutional referendum that could significantly increase the powers of the country’s presidency. The referendum was held on Sunday, less than…
Two United Nations peacekeepers have been killed in an ambush in South Sudan, raising fresh concerns over the country’s worsening security situation and the growing risk of a return to full-scale civil war. The UN…
China has deployed three naval vessels and more than 700 personnel to waters near Somalia as concerns over renewed piracy in the Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden prompt African countries to strengthen their own…
Sudan’s farmers are facing another devastating agricultural season as unusually low Nile water levels and delayed rainfall leave fields dry, threaten crops and deepen food insecurity in a country already struggling…
Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu will face trial on treason charges after a High Court ruled that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence for the case to proceed. The ruling, delivered Friday by a…
Senegalese football star Sadio Mané is taking another step toward creating a lasting legacy beyond the football pitch, with plans for the Bambaly Agro-Industrial Park in Casamance, southern Senegal. The project is…
A heated dispute erupted between Nigerian and South African lawmakers over how violence against foreigners in South Africa should be described, during the 55th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Africa Region…
South Africa is preparing for a historic step in space exploration through the Africa2Moon project, which aims to send South African-designed B.A.L.L.S. to the Moon aboard China’s Chang’e-8 mission, expected in 2029.…