The Latest Breaking News from Africa

In recent weeks, Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and General Andrei Averyanov from the GRU military intelligence agency have made several trips to Africa. The two are increasingly seen as the main organisers of the post-Prigozhin era of Russian relationships with Africa following the Wagner Group chief’s demise in…

A physician from Nigeria and a scientist from Kenya propose ideas for the United Nations to consider — issues important in Africa and other regions that are often neglected by global bodies.

Prime minister says Italy ‘under incredible pressure’ from large number of arrivals from north Africa

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has signed a deal with South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare to produce human insulin specifically for diabetes patients in Africa where there is a dire need for the life-saving treatment

More carcasses found as animals roam long distances and clash with local people in search for water

German government officials have held talks with their Polish counterparts asking them to clarify how many visas were issued in an illegal program in which some Polish consulates issued visas in Africa and Asia in exchange for bribes

African lions remain in only 25 countries and nearly half of these nations have fewer than 250 of the big cats. 

The world is losing animals at an alarming rate due to habitat degradation, climate change and illegal human activities in the wildlife protected areas. In fact, it is estimated that, by 2100, more than half of Africa’s bird and mammal species could be lost.

July’s coup in Niger took observers by surprise, though it was West Africa’s sixth coup in the past three years. Do these military takeovers share common causes and Anne-Cécile Robert with Le Monde Diplomatique asks.

India's cheetah reintroduction project has achieved 4 of 6 criteria in first year, including 50% survival, home ranges, cubs, & revenue contributions. Project is on assured path to recovery with concerted efforts from India, Namibia, & South Africa, & support from highest offices.

Former Ambassadors laud India's G-20 diplomacy as "textbook example" for future diplomacy; inclusion of African Union, focus on women's participation and tackling of Ukraine issue praised.