Three months after paramilitary fighters overran the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, a doctor is providing a rare first-person account of the attack
January 31, 2026
Uganda’s army chief accused U.S. Embassy officials of helping opposition leader Bobi Wine as he went into hiding
January 30, 2026
The Islamic State extremist group has claimed responsibility for an attack on an air force base in Niger's capital
January 30, 2026
Ethiopia’s national carrier cancelled flights to and from its troubled northern region of Tigray as fears grew of a renewed fighting between federal troops and regional forces
January 30, 2026
South Africa has declared Israel’s deputy ambassador persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 72 hours
January 30, 2026
Researchers say human-induced climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods in southern Africa
January 29, 2026
A crash involving a minibus taxi and a truck has killed at least 11 people in South Africa
January 29, 2026
Spain will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization
January 27, 2026
A military hunt is underway in Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine, whom the country's army chief is calling a wanted fugitive
January 27, 2026
The Nigerian military says several of its officers will face trial for allegedly plotting to overthrow the West African nation’s government
January 26, 2026
Michelle Francine Ngonmo, a Cameroonian-Italian, has dedicated her career to promoting Africans and people of color in Italian fashion
January 26, 2026
Armed men entered the home of Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine and held his wife, Barbara Kyagulanyi, at gunpoint as they demanded to know his whereabouts
January 24, 2026
After agreeing to accept deportees from the United States last year, South Sudan sent a list of requests to Washington that included American support for the prosecution of an opposition leader and sanctions relief for a senior official accused of diverting over a billion dollars in public funds
January 24, 2026
Senegal has won the Africa Cup of Nations in dramatic fashion
January 18, 2026
Rwanda will test technology powered by artificial intelligence in more than 50 health clinics as part of a new initiative by the Gates Foundation to support 1,000 clinics across Africa with the aim to improve health care services
January 22, 2026
The driver in a deadly car crash that injured heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed his two friends in Nigeria was arraigned on Tuesday
January 20, 2026
Witness testimony has ended in the trial of a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer accused of failing in his duty to stop a gunman in the critical first minutes of the 2022 Robb Elementary School attack
January 20, 2026
Senegal's team receives a heroes' welcome in Dakar following their Africa Cup of Nations victory
January 20, 2026
Player protests, an awful penalty and fan uproar: What happened in the most chaotic AFCON final in history
January 19, 2026
Shapiro says Harris’ vetting team asked whether he was ‘an agent of the Israeli government’
January 19, 2026
Authorities in South Africa say a collision between a truck and a school minibus in Gauteng province has killed at least 13 children
January 19, 2026
Senegal is celebrating after its soccer team defeated Morocco 1-0 to win the Africa Cup of Nations
January 19, 2026
President Yoweri Museveni says his landslide victory in Uganda's election shows his party's dominance
January 18, 2026
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has won his seventh term with 71.65% of the votes
January 17, 2026
Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopens for limited traffic in key step for ceasefire
Groundhog Day puts Punxsutawney Phil's forecast about winter's length in the spotlight
A mix of hope and fear settles over Venezuela after US-imposed government change
Thunder beat Nuggets 121-111 behind Gilgeous-Alexander's 34 points
Indonesia lets Elon Musk's Grok back online under tight supervision
Spurs win in return home to San Antonio delayed by snow, mechanical issues
Carlos Alcaraz plans a kangaroo tattoo to remember his Australian Open victory