A row has erupted after Nigel Farage’s party, Reform UK, unveiled plans to refuse visas to nationals from countries pursuing compensation for the transatlantic slave trade, drawing sharp criticism from Caribbean leaders.

James Swan has officially taken office as the new head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO.

Joseph Figueira Martin had been sentenced to 10 years of hard labour in November for undermining state security. The Portuguese foreign minister said the NGO worker left the Centra African Republic on Tuesday.

They are voracious eaters, and when added to waste and livestock dung will chomp through the contents, aerating the beds and producing compost that’s pH-balanced and pathogen-free.

In Kenya, private sector activity contracted in March for the first time since August 2025. Companies are reporting lower output and fewer new orders, amid weaker purchasing power and disruptions linked to the war in the Middle East.

Quickly discredited rumours circulated across Cameroon on Tuesday that the country’s leader, President Paul Biya, had appointed his son to the vice presidency. In fact, no one has yet been named to the office.

Rwanda on Tuesday marked 32 years since the genocide that massacred more than a million people in the space of just one hundred days.

Zimbabwe launched its upgraded banknotes on Tuesday with an appeal to national pride and confidence.

The world’s oldest leader, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, has appointed his son Franck to the vice presidency. The post was only reintroduced on Saturday, after being scrapped in 1972.

Turkish police have shot and killed an assailant outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul. Three gunmen opened fire on the officers on Tuesday. Two policemen and two of the assailants were wounded, Turkish officials say.

The discovery comes as Egypt is struggling to secure its energy needs due to the US and Israel’s war with Iran.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared before a Paris appeals court on Tuesday in his bid to overturn a conviction linked to Libya’s alleged financing of his 2007 campaign.

Days after the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the “gravest crime against humanity,” the global conversation has shifted from recognition to a more contentious question: who owes Africa?

A member of the ruling SPLM party, Jemma Nunu Kumba had served as speaker of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly since 2021.

One of West Africa’s most prominent cultural festivals, the annual Fanti Carnvial blends Nigerian traditions with Brazilian and Cuban influences.

Cameroon on Monday published the names of 16 citizens who died in Ukraine while fighting alongside the Russian military.

Seven members of Eritrea national football team have reportedly failed to return home after their side’s recent victory over Eswatini, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Close to 2,000 British tourists are suing the travel firm Tui, saying they fell seriously ill while vacationing in the West African archipelago.

Chinese logistics companies are scaling back operations in the Middle East and reallocating resources to Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Americas.

Pope Leo XIV is expected in Algeria next week, for the first step of his Africa tour. He will visit Algiers before travelling to Annaba, the home of the ancient Christian theologist Saint Augustine.

Iran has rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and says it wants a permanent end to the war.

In a historic milestone for space exploration, NASA’s Artemis II astronauts are heading back to Earth after a groundbreaking journey around the far side of the Moon, marking humanity’s return to deep space since the Apollo era.

Nigeria’s Dangote refinery, Africa’s largest, is stepping into a critical role as fuel and fertiliser shortages ripple across the continent amid disruptions linked to the Iran war.

As the conflict in the Middle East enters its second month, U.S. President Donald Trump is escalating threats against Iran. On Monday he warned that the entire country could be ‘taken out’ on Tuesday.

Egypt has released a well-known activist and leading member of the pro-democracy ‘April 6th’ rights movement that helped to prompt the nation’s uprising in 2011, Sherif Al-Rouby.

Burkina Faso’s government has denounced a report alleging that more than 1,800 civilians have been killed since the junta seized power three years ago as ‘false’. The report was published by Human Rights Watch and based on open source information.

Donald Trump has once again postponed his ultimatum to Iran. The US president is threatening to destroy critical Iranian infrastructure if Tehran does not meet the Tuesday deadline.

A competition for coastal communities. This boat race reveals how residents are balancing survival, climate pressure, and the promise of tourism.

As the war in the Middle East enters its second month, both the United States and Iran have received a draft urging a 45 day ceasefire. The proposal also calls for Iran to loosen its grip on the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane.

As the war in the Middle East continues to drive up fuel prices, the Zambian government has declared the current fuel supply situation an emergency.

Nigerian troops have rescued 31 worshippers abducted during Easter services in Kaduna state, the military said, following an attack that left several people dead.

Normally bustling with activity until the early hours of the morning, the streets of Cairo have gone dark. Soaring fuel costs have pushed the Egyptian government to issue a month-long early-closing order. Now shops are shuttered at 9pm during the week and 10pm on weekends.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tuesday deadline. In response, Iran threatened to restrict the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Palestinian Orthodox Christians gathered at the Greek Orthodox church, St. Porphyrios in Gaza City for a Palm Sunday service.

Christians in Nigeria’s central city of Jos celebrated Easter Sunday Mass under a pall of fear following a shooting that killed around 30 people a week ago.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met in Damascus on Sunday for a high‑level, three‑way meeting.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s national football team, the Leopards, received a hero’s welcome in Kinshasa on Sunday, days after securing qualification for the FIFA World Cup — their first appearance on football’s biggest stage since 1974.

Catholic Christians gathered around the world on Easter Sunday to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and share a message of hope.

Iran’s joint command claimed on Sunday that the aircraft were destroyed during the complex rescue of an airman whose fighter jet was shot down on Friday

The deportees will start arriving in Congo this month, the Congolese Ministry of Communications said in a statement, without further details on the date or the number of deportees expected