Africa

Campaigns start as Burundi gears up for legislative, local elections

Campaigns have opened in Burundi as the country gears up for legislative and local elections on June

Sierra Leone reports more than 2,000 Mpox cases, 11 deaths

The number of cases of mpox registered in Sierra Leone since the beginning of 2025 has hit 2,045, wi

Finland returns royal stool looted from Benin

Finland has returned a ceremonial stool that was looted from Benin by French forces more than a cent

Egypt yet to name new envoy to Israel amid tensions over Gaza

Egypt has refused to name a new ambassador to Israel and has delayed the accreditation of Tel Avivâ€

Mali's transitional president dissolves political parties

Mali's military government has dissolved the West African country's political parties, according to

Improvised explosive device kills eight gold miners in Niger

A bomb blast in the west of Niger has killed at least eight workers at the Samira gold mine in the T