The Latest Breaking News from Africa

The diverse designs coming out of all parts of Africa are rising in popularity – and part of a bigger cultural takeover around the world

Five countries have won seats on the United Nations Security Council in uncontested elections

The latest Most Neglected Crises report on world’s most invisible humanitarian emergencies lists African nations first.

Morocco’s commercial centre has brought investment to the continent – but critics say it masks domestic inequality

The UK has recognised Morocco’s claim to the disputed Western Sahara as it unveils a new economic partnership with the north African country

Across Africa, many rural communities face a growing sanitation crisis. Wastewater treatment systems, where they exist, are often old, overloaded, or broken. In some towns, untreated sewage flows directly into rivers, contaminating water sources and harming both ecosystems and public health.

“In order to build the future of Europe, we need to focus on Africa,” Ali Seddiki, general director of the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development, told The Big Question.

Musician said that it is not the concert itself that he is ‘glad’ about, but the political outcome years later

A survey of Togolese citizens recently looked into perceptions of their government’s handling of the terrorist threat in the northern region and of the Alliance of Sahel States – Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. The survey was carried out by Afrobarometer, an independent, pan-African research network, in partnership with the…