Africa

DR Congo ex-rebel chief Lumbala's war crimes trial opens in France

War crimes

International NGOs report mass killings and sexual violence in eastern DRC

UN halts investigation into rights abuses in eastern DRC due to lack of funding

UK, South Africa return looted artefacts to Ghana’s Ashanti king

Ghana

Algeria frees French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal for transfer to Germany

ALGERIA - FRANCE

Ousted Gabon leader's wife and son sentenced to 20 years for graft

Corruption

Spotlight on Africa: Tanzania’s elections, film, football, and Angélique Kidjo

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Peace without prosperity: Angola marks 50 years of independence

ANGOLAN INDEPENDENCE

Wife, son of ex Gabon leader Ali Bongo on trial over treason, corruption

Gabon

AU voices concern about Mali as France urges citizens to leave

Mali

Sudan’s civilians flee mounting atrocities as Darfur’s war deepens

SUDAN CRISIS

Congo-Brazzaville returns to global stock markets after almost 20 years

CONGO - BRAZZAVILLE

Two years on from EU deal, violence against migrants in Tunisia remains rife

MIGRANT CRISIS

Social media videos, satellite images capture snapshot of atrocities in Sudan

SUDAN CRISIS

Month-long blackout leaves Mali's Mopti in the dark amid jihadist fuel blockade

MALI - JIHADISTS

Kidnapped, killed or silenced: Africa's journalists increasingly under threat

PRESS FREEDOM

Fighting spreads to North Kordofan as Sudan’s war turns deadlier

SUDAN CRISIS

Cameroon's Biya, world's oldest president, sworn in for eighth term

CAMEROON

Mali’s economy near standstill amid JNIM fuel attacks

Analysis

France, UN call for a ceasefire in Sudan amid mounting reports of atrocities

Sudan crisis

Nigerians push back on Trump’s military threat over Christian killings

USA - NIGERIA

Seizure of Sudan's El Fasher a 'political and moral defeat' for RSF militia: expert

SUDAN CRISIS

Tanzania president inaugurated as African observers point to 'intimidation'

Tanzania
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Succession questions loom after Côte d'Ivoire re-elects ageing president

Côte d'Ivoire election 2025

Invasive water hyacinths choke wildlife and livelihoods in southern Ghana

Ghana

The chocolate maker leading a sweet revolution in cocoa capital Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

EU urges Tanzanian authorities to show restraint following Hassan's poll win

Tanzania

Tanzania's opposition condemns vote as President Hassan calls for unity

Tanzania

Madagascar's Gen Z uprising, as told by three young protesters

Madagascar

Hassan sweeps to victory in disputed Tanzanian presidential election

Tanzania

UN 'alarmed' by reports of deadly election violence in Tanzania

Tanzania

Over €1.5 billion pledged for Africa's Great Lakes region at Paris conference

DR Congo