The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Regional leaders and experts fear a civil war could lead to new crises in a region battered by conflict and drought.

South Africa recommends its tribunal approve the merger

Staff at three major banks were on the payroll of ‘Mo Dollars’, an accomplice of gold smuggler Simon Rudland.

Cyclone Freddy, which is finally dissipating after battering Southeast Africa, has crossed the entire Indian Ocean and made landfall three separate times.

The Ghanaian-Scottish architect is curator of this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, and more than half of the participants will be African. The story of architecture we are used to, she says, is incomplete

Professional services giant Accenture has announced the acquisition of Flutura, an industrial artificial intelligence (AI) company based in Bangalore, India. The acquisition strengthens Accenture’s own industrial AI services, as it looks to boost the performance of plants, refineries, and supply chains, as well as help clients hit their net zero…

Health officials in Burundi have declared an outbreak of polio linked to the vaccine, the first time the paralytic disease has been detected in the east African country for more than three decades

South Africa has declared a second national state of disaster in less than three years.

Dean Pascoe said ‘never again’ after completing the feat in 2022, but has taken to the dancefloor once more – grabbing the attention of Toto the band.