Year: 2024

Residents in Lugada walk far distances to collect water from a wellpoint Over 30 years since the dawn of democracy, ...

Mogadishu, Somalia — On the night of October 21, 2024, the Somali government launched a significant security offensive in the ...

The Somali Football Federation (SFF) has been hit by a wave of resignations from key international referees, sparking controversy over ...

TLDR Zambia plans to boost copper output by over 4x by early 2030s through developing dozens of mining licenses with ...

Nairobi — Justice Eric Ogola has declined a plea for additional time allocation for the filing of applications against a ...

Recently, the discussion around workplace inclusivity and the development of equitable and supportive environments has evolved beyond traditional issues like ...

Nigeria's Hakeem Olajuwon opened the doors for Africans in the National Basketball Association (NBA) four decades ago and three more ...

Russia's embassy in Sudan has said it is investigating reports that a cargo plane with Russian crew was shot down ...

Nairobi — A three-judge bench sitting to consider petitions arising from Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment as Deputy President has directed his ...

The Hague — In war-torn Sudan, access to accurate, independent information is a necessity for life for ordinary civilians, as ...

Moscow — At a recent media briefing, Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for Russia's Foreign Ministry, criticized the United States for ...

Cameroon's President Paul Biya is 91 years old. He is Africa's oldest head of state and only one has served ...

Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre appointed Abdisalan Abdi Ali as the new Second Deputy Prime Minister on Monday. This ...

Nairobi — Kenya has emerged as the leading African country in startup funding, raising $437 million (Sh56.5 billion), which represents ...

Abuja — In a renewed bid to grow Nigeria's crude oil output significantly in the next 12 months, President Bola ...

Kenya's Horticulture Directorate has temporarily halted the export of popular avocado varieties, including Fuerte, Hass, Pinkerton, and Jumbo, to prevent ...

Israel's plans to establish a military base in Somaliland is likely to heighten diplomatic tensions between Somalia and the Middle ...

SAPS and Stats SA figures are wildly different Once again, statistics on crime from the country's two most important sources ...

Renowned Governance and Human Rights Advocate Undule Mwakasungula and the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Public Trust have pleaded ...

The students' union described the proposed hikes as drastic and rash, stressing that they would continue to oppose any form ...

BBCLaila Soueif has not eaten for more than three weeks and is past the stage of feeling hungry.In London to ...

Cameroon's president returned home Monday after more than a monthlong absence that sparked rumors and speculation about the 91-year-old politician's ...

Harare, Zimbabwe — Some former commercial farmers in Zimbabwe who were kicked off their land 20-plus years ago say a ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Morocco next week for a three-day state visit, the Moroccan royal palace said ...

African Girls Face Barriers to Prenatal, Intrapartum, and Post-Natal Care Girls in Africa face significant challenges ensuring that they enjoy ...

Gaborone — Early voting in Botswana Saturday was marred by irregularities, including a lack of ballot papers, forcing the electoral ...

Maiduguri, Nigeria — Flash floods throughout West and Central Africa have left more than 5 million people in need of ...

Getty ImagesThe meteorite was 40-60km in diameter and left a crater 500km acrossA huge meteorite first discovered in 2014 caused ...

Imagine you're Vladimir Putin.The West has dubbed you a pariah for invading Ukraine. Sanctions are aiming to cut off your ...

The African Union and the European Union have condemned post-election violence in Mozambique that claimed two lives of prominent opposition ...

After a 6-week long absence prompted concerns over his health and whereabouts, Cameroonian President Paul Biya has returned to the ...

Cameroonian president Paul Biya landed on Monday at the capital Yaounde's international airport, after several weeks out of the country ...

Margibi County — Representative Clarence G. Gahr (Margibi District #5) has categorically denied allegations implicating him in a financial scheme ...

Mr Abubakar, at an interactive session with stakeholders at Garin Barka Primary School in Gumel, distributed free uniforms, school bags, ...

Naivasha — The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR),with the funding of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, ...

Rome — Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr. Abu-Bakr Omar, addressed the General Sitting of the Fifth-Second Session of the ...

The police said the journalist was arrested for offences related to the recent attack by gunmen at the study centre ...

There have been over six cases of electricity grid collapse in Nigeria in 2024. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) ...

The DA in KwaZulu-Natal extends our sincere condolences to the family of Her Royal Highness Princess Sibuyiselwe Angela Buthelezi daughter ...

Egypt has become the fourth African country to eradicate malaria, a "disease that plagued pharaohs", in what the World Health ...