The Latest Breaking News from Africa

First Black African to win a Tour de France classification calls the finale 'most amazing day of my life'

It was only when 12-year-old Senegalese schoolboy Lassou Samb prepared to sit his end-of-year exams that his lack of any legal documentation finally caught up with him.

Despite strong year-over-year growth in GMV and revenue, Jumia Technologies (JMIA) incurred a significant loss before income tax due to currency devaluations in its largest markets, impacting purchasing power and supply availability. Given the challenging macro environment in Africa, should you invest in this e-commerce stock? Read more.

U.S. Treasury Department sanctions individuals involved in migrant smuggling from Asia and Africa to the U.S., blocking assets and transactions.

In Zimbabwe, an El Nino-induced drought is affecting millions of people, and children are most at risk

Forecasters said a large mass of hot air travelling across the Mediterranean from northern Africa will settle over Spain

The African Development Bank says it has approved a $1 billion loan to South Africa’s state-owned rail and ports company, Transnet

In response to the deepening crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations Security Council established a panel of independent experts in 2023 to examine the situation and provide it with options to address the conflict. In June 2024, the UN released the panel’s final report.

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