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A new trial has commenced in Buenos Aires to determine if Diego Maradona's medical team was responsible for his death in 2020, following the collapse of the previous trial due to judicial misconduct.
Jihadists killed an army general and several troops in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria, local government and intelligence sources told AFP Thursday.
Djibouti's veteran leader Ismail Omar Guelleh won the country's presidential election with 97.8 percent of the vote, according to official results on Saturday.
World food commodity prices rose in March for the second month in a row, due largely to higher energy prices linked to the conflict escalation in the Near East, according to the latest benchmark measure released by the FAO.
The article reports that nearly 5,000 white Afrikaners have entered the United States under a program launched by President Donald Trump, based on claims that the South African minority faces persecution, a characterization the South African government denies.
A mine collapse at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo left at least 200 dead, according to Congolese authorities, a number disputed by the rebel ... . The collapse took place Tuesday at the ... .
Mosiuoa Lekota, co-founder of the Congress of the People (COPE), has passed away at 77. He was a key figure in the anti-apartheid movement and served as South Africa's defense minister from 1999 to 2008.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signalled Pretoria’s willingness to step into the escalating Middle East conflict as a mediator, provided its help is formally requested.
Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto ... reports that 55 Ghanaians ... been killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine, with 272 Ghanaians recruited since 2022. He emphasizes the government's commitment to dismantling illegal recruitment schemes.
Ghana's licensed cocoa buyers are facing up to $750 million in debt to banks due to delayed payments from the regulator and falling global prices, leading to financial strain in the sector supplying half the world's cocoa.
Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has revealed legislation that would increase the maximum punishment for same-sex relations to up to ten years in prison, a move strongly condemned by human rights groups.
The Nigerian government has denied paying ransom to Boko Haram militants for the release of children and staff abducted from a Catholic school in November, calling the allegations 'completely false and baseless'.
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday thanked his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for helping to secure the return home of 17 of the country’s citizens. They were allegedly tricked into believing they were going to Russia for bodyguard training, but instead found themselves on the frontline of the war in Ukraine. Ramaphosa said 4 of the men are already back in the country and that 11 others would be on their way home soon.
Ghana has renamed its main international airport, dropping the name of a military officer linked to the 1966 overthrow of the country’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah. The decision has reignited old political and historical tensions, with supporters arguing that the Kotoka name contradicted the country’s democratic values.
Bellarmine Chatunga Mug ... co-accused Tobias Mug ... appeared in court on charges of attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, and unlawful possession of a firearm after a shooting incident at Mugabe's Johannesburg residence.
Dawn Wagner, owner of Daily Chocolate in Vermont, expresses cautious optimism following the Supreme Court's ruling against Trump's tariffs, though she remains uncertain about its impact on her business operations.
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni met with Sudan's RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo to discuss ending the ongoing conflict in Sudan and restoring regional stability.