The Latest Breaking News from Africa

By Carien du Plessis

Calls for unity have dominated 60th anniversary celebrations for the continent-wide organization that preceded the African Union (AU)

A Rwandan man accused of ordering the killing of some 2,000 Tutsis who were seeking refuge in a church during the 1994 genocide has been arrested in South Africa, a U.N. war crimes tribunal and South African police said on Thursday.

In countries across the Global South, the launch of IMF programs often sparks considerable concern. This is because of the IMF’s reputation: during the 1980s, many nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America turned to the IMF seeking loans to mitigate economic challenges. These loans were accompanied by stringent conditions,…

Recent allegations by the U.S. ambassador to South Africa that the African nation gave ammunition and weapons to Russia in December 2022, amid Russia’s war on Ukraine, illustrate the complexity of U.S.-Africa relations.

The 2.4bn raised was less than the $7bn the UN says is needed to provide help to millions at risk in the region.

Kayishema, indicted by a UN tribunal on Rwanda in 2001, is alleged to have orchestrated the killing of some 2,000 Tutsi.

Fulgence Kayishema, 62, charged with playing leading role in church killing of more than 2,000 people

Successful trials in Africa of NmCV-5 vaccine open the door to affordable treatment for disease that kills 250,000 people a year