Politics
Elected in 2016 to close the Jammeh chapter, Adama Barrow is seeking a third term that the law permits and…
Politics
Ethiopia closed its embassy in Asmara on October 1 and Eritrea cut all diplomatic ties in return. The dispute over…
Politics
For the first time, Morocco has put a woman in charge of its government. Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, a lawyer,…
Politics
The border with Guinea, corruption and free speech: meeting in Monrovia, George Weah, Alexander Cummings and three other party leaders…
Economy
With $45 million from the OPEC Fund, Sierra Leone is set to more than double the capacity of its main…
Economy
Higher taxes, new excise duties and a goal of 555 million dollars in revenue: the Gambia's 2027 budget is ambitious,…
Economy
Two years after shaking up Nigeria's oil market, Aliko Dangote is moving into East Africa. His future refinery on the…
Economy
In Malawi, keeping a few dollars under the mattress can now be costly: above $1,000, you need the central bank's…
Society
Thirty-eight people shot dead in a week and women killed one after another in Ekurhuleni, while Pretoria's ties with Washington…
Society
Two dead, six missing and mothers who saw their children swept away: a shipwreck off Tunisia shows the human cost…
Society
Around twenty arrivals a day in early September, up to 400 two weeks later: at Chad's border, the Sudanese exodus…
Society
Social media was talking about some twenty drownings. In Marracuene, authorities denied it and confirmed two deaths, both outside the…
Culture
The Comorian summer moved to the rhythm of three festivals in a fortnight. The local press is now asking the…
Culture
Togo takes the spotlight in Ouagadougou, as FESPACO prepares its 30th edition and asks how African cinema can help drive…
Culture
For two nights, Sandton belonged to African jazz. Angélique Kidjo's voice, Kamasi Washington's saxophone and a moving tribute to Hugh…
Culture
He was on his way to dawn prayers when his life was cut short. At 77, Moses Matovu, the soul…
Climate
Too little water in the west, too much in the east: AGRHYMET's forecasts for autumn 2026 show a Sahel split…
Climate
UNESCO has inscribed six colonial plantations in São Tomé and Príncipe, the country's first World Heritage listing. The roças recall…
Climate
Forecasters warn of a 90 percent chance of heavier than normal rains across the Horn of Africa and the Great…
Climate
Harare draws its drinking water from a lake that takes in 80 megalitres of raw sewage every day. Zimbabwe's MPs…
Technology
In a country where mobile money is everywhere, 95 out of every 100 Tanzanian bus passengers still pay in cash.
Technology
Letting data, payments and online services move across borders as freely as goods: that is the goal five East African…
Technology
Masts almost everywhere, but smartphones that cost too much and content that is too scarce: in Rwanda, nearly eight in…
Technology
Tigray has lost its phone and internet networks, and fighting has reached Afar and Amhara. A seven-group rebel alliance is…
Sport
Nigeria lost 3-0 in Bissau, Ghana were beaten at home by the Gambia, and Algeria were 2-0 down after twelve…
Sport
Making football a real space for young talent to grow. That is the goal set by Ifangni Sohoutou Omnisports (ISO),…
Sport
Kasarani still has no pitch, and Uganda's venues have yet to meet CAF standards. Motsepe rules out any postponement but…
Sport
Senegal draw with Mozambique and Egypt fail to score against Angola as AFCON 2027 qualifying opens, while Morocco, Algeria and…
Diaspora
Algeria has overtaken all other nationalities as the leading source of migrants reaching Spain via the western Mediterranean route, according…
Diaspora
Beyond speeches, they say it aims to be a concrete initiative to transform what they call the 'dormant capital' of…
Diaspora
From October 23 to 30, 2026, Abidjan will host one of the most ambitious efforts yet to reconnect the African…
Diaspora
Benin and Nigeria are deepening military cooperation, with Beninese troops already operating on Nigerian soil and a new tri-border security…