AFRICA NEWS

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has warned that rising debt burdens and borrowing costs are undermining economic growth in developing countries, with estimates...

Ghana has approved plans to formally seek membership of the BRICS group, as the West African country looks to expand its economic and diplomatic partnerships beyond its traditional allies. Foreign...

Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case and death after a citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) died shortly after returning to the...

The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) has withdrawn its fighters from Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, paving the way for federal troops and allied forces to take...

Ethiopian government forces and allied militias have retaken Mekelle, the capital of northern Tigray, dealing a major setback to the opposition alliance led by the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)....

The African Union has called on Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise restraint and avoid actions or statements that could further escalate tensions and threaten peace and stability in the...

South African police were searching for suspects on Sunday after two separate mass shootings left 27 people dead and 26 others injured within hours, renewing concerns over gun violence and...

The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign continued on Friday with several Matchday 1 fixtures across the continent, with teams battling for an early advantage in their respective groups....

Fighting between Ethiopian federal forces and Tigrayan forces has intensified, raising fears of a renewed war four years after a peace agreement ended a devastating conflict in the northern region....

South African police have launched an urgent investigation after the bodies of at least seven women were discovered in the area east of Johannesburg over the past two months, raising...