Residents of Geriley, in Wajir, will for the first time in almost 30 years access clean and reliable water supply following the launch of a community borehole commissioned under[…]

In a crowded neighbourhood in Omdurman, a mother measures out the day’s food with care, dividing a small bowl of sorghum among her children and quietly deciding that her[…]

It would be difficult for many people to imagine how starvation feels. Extreme hunger and thirst without relief. Somalia, having been ranked the eighth poorest country in the world[…]

From clinching global awards and recognitions to international charts domination, many African artists are rewriting the story of African music. In a fast-moving and competitive market, the African music[…]

At exactly 18:00 on 13 January 2026, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) imposed a nationwide internet blackout, just two days before the general elections scheduled for Thursday, 15 January[…]

The Angwan Rukuba Attack No fewer than twenty-eight people, among them a pregnant woman, were reportedly killed on Sunday, March 29, 2026, while several others sustained varied degrees of[…]

The war between Russia and Ukraine, which has been ongoing for the past four years, has had a negative ripple effect in Africa in the form of controversial involvement[…]

The year 2026 is a grim milestone for Sudan as it marks three years of war. Families have been huddling in makeshift shelters in crowded displacement camps near the[…]

It is about 4 p.m. in Kpaduma, on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, and a group of young players—some barely teenagers—pass a ball across a dusty field as[…]

The world woke up to the news of a bombing of a local market close to the borders of terrorism-ravaged Borno and Yobe States in Nigeria on Saturday, April[…]

Pope Leo XIV’s 11-day visit to Africa from April 13th to 23rd was more than a spiritual journey. It came at a time when parts of the continent continue[…]

Somewhere in the southern Algerian desert in the late 1970s, a young man named Ibrahim Ag Alhabib watched a Western film and saw a cowboy playing guitar. Inspired by[…]

The Mauritania Iron Ore Train is not designed for passengers. Yet travellers climb into its open wagons, turning one of the world’s longest freight systems into an unlikely site[…]

Zeera still remembers the first time she heard her voice on the radio. It was just a short segment, a trial run in a studio tucked away in a[…]

In July 2016, during its 27th Ordinary Session, the African Union Passport was launched. The single travel document was designed to allow Africans to move freely across the continent[…]

By reducing its reliance on traditional beach tourism, The Gambia is charting a new course toward faster sectoral growth. Largely driven by its beaches, the country attracts thousands of[…]

Two Russian nationals are currently on trial in Angola, accused of orchestrating a disinformation campaign aimed at influencing public opinion and inciting unrest ahead of the country’s elections. What[…]

When millions tuned in on the evening of January 18, 2026, to watch the finale of Africa’s biggest football tournament, they were promised a night of great football —[…]

Burkina Faso, a landlocked nation situated in the heart of the Sahel region, has been enmeshed in violence in recent years. Once considered relatively stable, the country has become[…]

In the coastal town of Paynesville, on the fringes of the rural community of Red Light, a young woman named Aminata balances her phone on a wooden stool, waiting[…]