Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Africa

EU Will Keep Pushing for Settlement in Sudan, Borrell Says

The European Union will keep working for a political settlement to the conflict in Sudan despite the recent evacuation of diplomatic staff and other EU citizens from the country, the bloc's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday. "We have to continue pushing for a political settlement. We cannot afford…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hope is on the horizon for a malaria-free Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa is disproportionally affected by malaria. The region accounts for 95% of the world’s malaria cases. The disease kills an African child every 60 seconds.

The Conversation

Kenya needs to grow more food: a focus on how to irrigate its vast dry areas is key

More than 80% of Kenya’s land mass is made up of arid and semi-arid areas. So, if Kenya is to increase its agricultural production, which currently accounts for 22.4% of GDP, it must turn to irrigation-based farming in the arid and semi-arid areas. Agricultural engineer Bancy M. Mati explains how…

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

How Ugandan superstar Jose Chameleone was enticed to perform in Tasmania by Hobart mum

In just six days and with "next to no budget", Eris Gino organised all aspects of a concert tour stop in 2017 to fulfil her daughter's dreams of seeing a Ugandan musician — "East Africa's Beyonce" — perform.

ABC News

Scientists Are Fighting To Save Ancient Human History From a Rising Threat

Climate change threatens to destroy humanity's past, but archaeologists around the world are fighting back.

Inverse

Back to Africa: Chris Froome on going back to his roots, his future and cycling's new generation

He’s come full circle, but is there time for another loop? We talk to the four-time Tour champ about his and African cycling’s future

Cycling Weekly

How Sudan fighting could impact volatile region

Paris (AFP) - Fighting in Sudan between the forces of two rival generals could have far-reaching consequences not only for the northeast African country but also for an already unstable region, experts warn.

AFP

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Sudan: violence between army and militia is a symptom of an old disease that is destroying Africa

A three-day ceasefire to mark the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Fitr in Khartoum appears to be dead in the water as fighting continues in the Sudanese capital. According to the World Health Organization, more than 330 people have been killed over the past week. Now, with reports emerging that arms are…

The Conversation

With the help of a UConn business professor, Adama Sanogo is one step closer to his dream of building schools for kids in Mali

HARTFORD, Conn. — When Adama Sanogo started working with Championship Labs, a class within UConn’s Werth Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation that helps student-athletes with navigating name, image and likeness opportunities, he had to start building his own personal brand.

Tribune News Service

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

APRIL 14-20, 2023

The Independent UK

Global balance of population and power is shifting

Europe is shrinking, Africa is growing and India is passing China.

Axios

Why Sudan's conflict matters to the rest of the world

Fighting in Sudan between forces loyal to two top generals has put Africa’s third-largest country at risk of collapse and could have consequences far beyond its borders

The Independent UK

UNICEF: 12.7 million children in Africa missed vaccinations

A new report from UNICEF says nearly 13 million children missed one or more vaccinations in Africa between 2019 and 2021 because of the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Cattle raiding by jihadis soars in Mali, fuels conflict

Cattle raiding by Islamic extremists is soaring at unprecedented levels in Mali, with jihadis linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group stealing millions of dollars' worth of cattle to buy weapons and vehicles to fund their insurgency across the war-torn West African country and region below the Sahara Desert,…

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Harry narrates new video promoting Sentebale’s HIV charity work

The charity works with vulnerable children and young people in the southern African nations of Lesotho and Botswana.

Reuters

West losing strategic ground to Russia in Sahel: German defence minister

The West is losing geopolitical ground in Africa's Sahel region, which is strategically important due to Russia's competing presence there, Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius told parliament on Wednesday.

The Conversation

Rahima Moosa: South Africa's only mother and child hospital is falling apart - a veteran doctor reflects on why

South Africa’s health ombudsman recently published the findings of an investigation into Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital. The investigation followed the publication of a video showing pregnant women lying on the hospital floor, as well as complaints by patients’ family members. The ombudsman’s investigation produced shocking findings, including severe…

LiveScience

Extremely rare albino dolphin spotted in Africa, possibly for the 1st time ever

The all-white bottlenose calf, which was swimming with around 200 other dolphins, was spotted by a lucky couple on their wedding day.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kahraba Stars as Ahly Eye African Title After Surviving Scare

Egyptian giants Al Ahly will hope for more goals from Mahmoud Kahraba as they chase a record-extending 11th CAF Champions League title having survived a huge group-stage scare. Ahly host three-time title winners Raja Casablanca this weekend in the most attractive quarter-final pairing, with the return match in Morocco seven…

AFP

Kahraba stars as Ahly eye African title after surviving scare

Johannesburg (AFP) - Egyptian giants Al Ahly will hope for more goals from Mahmoud Kahraba as they chase a record-extending 11th CAF Champions League title having survived a huge group-stage scare.

AFP

Moroccan armed forces club FAR favourites to lift CAF Cup

Johannesburg (AFP) - Moroccan armed forces club and former African champions, FAR Rabat will be the team to beat in the CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage this season.

The Guardian - UK

‘A precision approach to activism’: distance runners join fight against Africa’s air pollution

Citizen scientists in Lagos, Cape Town and Accra are gathering air-quality data on runs to help curb a key cause of early death

Bangkok Post

EC defends inspection trip to Africa

The Election Commission (EC) said it was necessary for all of its members to travel abroad over the Songkran holiday period to prepare advance voting for the May 14 election, especially in three African countries where many Thai citizens reside.

The Conversation

Diseases gave us the rise of Christianity, the end of the Aztecs and public sanitation. How might future plagues change human history?

“Every once in a while a book lands on your desk that changes the way you perceive the world you live in, a book that fundamentally challenges your understanding of human history.” So began the blurb that came with this book. Aha! I thought. The usual advertising hyperbole, a gross…

The Guardian - UK

Sudan: which powers are vying for influence in vast east African country?

Regional and global players have a stake in the bloody internal power struggle playing out in Khartoum and beyond

1 … 117 118 119 120

People

Abdel Fattah alBurhan

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo

Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

UEFA Champions League

The Election Commission

477 stories

AP Images

392 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.