CAF says it brought together Multi-Grammy-winning singer Angélique Kidjo and Moroccan comedian Tahar Lazrak to perfectly reflect the artistic diversity and cultural reach of the continent.
"The aircraft was flying from the capital, Kinshasa, when it ran off the runway during landing at Kolwezi airport in Lualaba province," says official
Famous Guinean singer Elie Kamano says his teenage children have been kidnapped over the weekend.
Nigeria is in talks with the United States following President Donald Trump's threats of military intervention over the alleged persecution of Christians by terrorists in the country, Nigeria's foreign minister has said.
Ethiopia has confirmed three deaths from the Marburg virus in the southern city of Jinka, with Health Minister Mekdes Daba saying an investigation has commenced into other suspected deaths.
More than 100,000 civilians have been displaced from Al Fasher in western Sudan since the city’s takeover by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) last month, the IOM has said.
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed her daughter, Wanu Hafidh Ameir, as the new deputy minister for education, and Wanu's husband as the health minister.
As land degradation threatens 1.7 billion lives and slashes yields worldwide, grassroots restoration in Africa shows recovery is possible.
US secretary of state urges Abu Dhabi to help halt fighting, warns weapons flow to paramilitary RSF must stop.
A bridge collapsed at a cobalt mine in southeast Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) killing at least 32 miners, a regional government official said on Sunday.
Somalia has officially launched the distribution of voter cards in Mogadishu ahead of the capital’s municipal elections, marking a significant move in the nation’s broader move toward direct elections.
Four migrants died after two boats carrying nearly 100 people capsized off the coast of Al-Khums in northwestern Libya, the Libyan Red Crescent said on Saturday evening.
South Africa granted 90-day visa exemption for Palestinians despite lacking required documents, departure stamps
With tens of thousands killed and nearly 12 million displaced, aid groups warn the world is failing to curb atrocities committed by Sudan’s warring forces.
Qatar has hosted multiple rounds of direct talks between the DRC government and the M23.
The military urged the public to disregard such claims, reaffirming that the commander was safe.
The constitutional amendment was adopted by a large majority of MPs, with 90 votes in favour and 19 against.
The match was played to mark Angola's 50th anniversary of its independence from Portugal.
The resolution was adopted without a vote as the Council seeks investigations into recent atrocities committed in and around the Sudanese city.
President Faustin Archange Touadera was among seven candidates cleared to contest the presidency in election due on December 28, the election authority said.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will symbolically hand over the G20 presidency to an "empty chair" in the absence of US leadership at the summit next week.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan also instructs security forces to be lenient with young protesters who only "followed the crowd" after hundreds were charged with treason.
Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced from Al Fasher and surrounding villages since the RSF seized control of the area.
Trump said earlier this month he had asked the defence department to prepare for possible "fast" military action if Nigeria fails to crack down on "killing of Christians".
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