WEDNESDAY, 15 APRIL 2026, 14:21
The United Nations Security Council will vote on Friday to call on Rwanda’s military to stop supporting the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and immediately withdraw all troops from the Congolese territory “without preconditions”.
The EU on Friday summoned Rwanda’s ambassador to demand Kigali pull out troops from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo and stop backing an offensive by the M23 armed group.
A prolonged drought in Namibia has disrupted farming, leaving more than 40% of the population at risk of crisis-level food insecurity, according to the agriculture ministry.
Country that ‘achieved the impossible’ in reducing deaths to zero now faces closure of key treatment centre
Some $4 million has been sent to Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to plug some of the immediate healthcare funding gaps left by US president Donald Trump’s freeze on aid.
The ANC and its GNU partners are divided over South Africa’s military involvement in the DRC, as opposition parties call for an immediate withdrawal of troops
On Sunday, Tigrayan authorities announced they are ready for a ceasefire and a ‘robust peace process’ mediated by the AU.
Many Africans reflected more on the tragedies from colonial times, including events that occurred in the first decade of her rule.
The latest tally of legislators is two more than previously, and the highest ever under the parity rules.
Ethiopia’s northernmost region has suffered severe food shortages and limited access to basic services including electricity, communications and banking.
Data on kidnapping is notoriously unreliable because of under reporting, but ACLED estimates almost 3 000 people were taken last year.
Ndayishimiye ‘has brought a breath of fresh air to Burundi. This is to his credit. He gives the impression of a real sincerity in wanting to improve things.’
The Zimbabwe Teachers Association says teachers leave classrooms immediately to exchange their salaries before the currency devalues.
Since 2002, no presidential poll outcome in Kenya has gone uncontested.
Kenya’s Supreme Court has declared deputy President William Ruto validly elected as the country’s fifth president.
Ten people were killed when a three-storey building collapsed in the Ebute-Metta area of Lagos in May this year.
A survivor says the assailants stole cattle and killed more than 100 people.
In July, fighting in the region pitted Hausa tribes against rival communities including the Berta people, leaving at least 105 people killed and dozens wounded.
But the assessments are not often carried out. Developments that are clearly detrimental to the environment still take place.
Outstanding balances on loans mostly extended by China’s Ministry of Commerce are thus slated to be cancelled.
Despite the victory, the outcome marked a record low for the MPLA and might yet end up in court.