Intense fighting erupted near the al-Jili oil refinery, north of Khartoum, as Sudan’s army advanced on the strategic facility in a multipronged offensive against the paramilitary Rapid Support ...

Nigerian immigrants in 1980s London forged a unique identity through football, blending diaspora resilience with cultural pride. Many had fled Nigeria’s civil war, political instability, and ...

Kenya has scrapped its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) requirement for citizens of nearly all African nations, except Somalia and Libya, citing security concerns. The move aims to promote ...

Kashim Shettima, the Vice President of Nigeria, has called on global investors to explore the West African country’s expanding investment landscape, emphasizing its readiness for modernization ...

West Africa’s junta-led nations – Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali – are set to deploy a 5,000-strong joint force to address escalating security challenges in the central Sahel region.

Kenya’s Deputy President, Kithure Kindiki, has revealed that the Kenya Kwanza administration, led by President William Ruto, plans to leverage manufacturing and agriculture to transform the ...

Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, is gearing up for the October 2025 elections. Before that, however, the party has to decide on a leader as well as its flagbearer for the upcoming ...

M23 rebels have captured Minova, a key eastern DR Congo town and supply route to Goma, the mining towns of Lumbishi, Numbi, and Shanje, and the North Kivu town of Bweremana. While the DRC army ...

Despite a peace agreement ending the Tigray conflict in November 2022, nearly a million displaced people remain in dire conditions, unable to return home. Many, like Birhane Tafere, who has lived ...

Nigeria has successfully shipped its first export to Kenya under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), marking a significant milestone in Africa’s ambitious trade integration effort.

South Africa is set to host the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) in February 2025, marking a transformative milestone in the continent’s development finance narrative. This historic occasion ...

Nigeria has reclaimed its position as Africa’s top oil upstream investment destination in 2024, surpassing Angola, according to Wood Mackenzie. This resurgence stems from strategic deep-water ...