The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Autocracy Machinery, a trenching, turf and construction machinery maker, has secured $1.2M seed funding led by Venture Catalysts. Marquee investors, incl. Nikhil & Bharat Jaisinghani, Meghna Agarwal, Abhishek Rungta, Srikanth Iyengar & Abhishek Modi, have invested to expand domestic & global distribution, invest in R&D & build a state-of-the-art industrial…

Emmanuel Macron’s announcement is significant, if expected, blow to France’s policy in Africa

Al Jazeera speaks to prominent tech executive Juliet Ehimuan on the evolution of emerging technologies in Africa.

Conservationists have confirmed the number of rhinos across Africa increased last year, hailing the first bit of "good news" in a decade for an animal heavily threatened by poaching.

Ending the AIDS pandemic – particularly in eastern and southern Africa – cannot be achieved unless more resources are channelled to meet the needs of key vulnerable populations.

The science of human evolution has made big leaps in recent years, and it’s painting a new picture of our origins

Islanders lament how little has changed despite the crackdown promises of politicians – whom cynics accuse of chasing votes

At the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, African leaders are relaying a unanimous message, that their continent of more than 1.3 billion people is done being a “victim” of a post-world war order and must be recognized and partnered with as a global power in itself

A month after Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a suspicious plane crash, the Kremlin seems to be succeeding in keeping the demise of the profane and outspoken Wagner chief as low-key as possible

This week in Across Africa, Georja Calvin-Smith speaks to Namibian President Hage Geingob ahead of his arrival in New York for the UN General Assembly. He shares his perspective on governance, the impact of Africa's first climate change summit and the role of the African Union in responding to regional…

With all the terrible news on climate change, it’s easy to lose track of what’s happening with particular species. So, in case you missed it, a new report has bad news for Earth’s five surviving species of rhino.