In her enclosure at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri, a province east of Bangkok in Thailand, the 2-year-old Moo Deng approached the cake where her mother Jona had already begun digging in

Domingos Simoes Pereira is accused of involvement in an attempted coup in October 2025, which he is alleged to have helped finance.

Malawi said Friday it had brought 38,000 nationals back from South Africa in a month as part of an exodus of foreigners fleeing anti-migrant threats and violence, with six dying on the way

Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has pardoned two opposition lawmakers who were sentenced to four years in prison after accusing him of racial discrimination against Black Mauritanians and the descendants of enslaved people.

The latest outbreak has claimed more than 100 lives so far and infected more than 1,300 others across several states.

The fourth San Fermin bull run was once again a fast and dangerous dash along the cobbled streets of Pamplona.

Egypt’s national football team received a hero’s welcome as thousands of fans gathered to celebrate their historic World Cup run despite a heartbreaking 3-2 defeat to Argentina in the knockout stage.

Mali’s army has regained control of the key northern town of Anefis after fighting against rebel militants for nearly a week, Tuareg separatists and a military source said Friday.

A well-known Ghanaian social media figure, Frederick Kumi, better known online as Abu Trica, has been sent to the United States to stand trial over accusations that he ran a large-scale romance scam targeting older Americans.

African nations have secured 900 million dollars in new funding to expand access to clean cooking technologies, bringing total commitments to more than 3.1 billion dollars since last year’s Africa Clean Cooking Summit.

When French President Emmanuel Macron visited Syria earlier this week, he brought with him a number of archaeological treasures that had been held in France since 2011.

Spain is battling a deadly wildfire in Los Gallardos, near Almeria, where at least 11 people had died by 10 July after flames swept through a semi-arid area near the Sierra de los Filabres.

Thousands of mourners performed funeral prayers Thursday on the final day of ceremonies for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Political tensions are rising in the Democratic Republic of Congo as opposition leaders demand President Félix Tshisekedi’s resignation and call for nationwide protests over proposed constitutional changes that could extend his time in power.

China is investigating a fire that killed 28 people at a shoe factory in Jinjiang, Fujian Province, on 9 July.

Senegal’s Constitutional Council Thursday struck down a bill passed by the parliament last week that sought to strengthen the powers of the legislature at the expense of the president.

Large crowds of mourners marched through Mashhad on 9 July for the burial of former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Mashhad’s Imam Reza Shrine.

Scenes of jubilation unfolded in Paris and at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, as Les Bleus beat Morocco 2-0 on 09 July to secure a place in the FIFA World Cup semi-finals.

As Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema gears up for August’s general election, he’s counting on his economic record to secure a second term.

Morocco’s historic World Cup 2026 journey came to an end as France secured a 2–0 victory in the quarter-finals, bringing the African team’s impressive campaign to a close.

Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said it would offer support to the government which is battling an insurgency in the oil-rich north.

The action comes after months of often violent anti-illegal immigrant demonstrations and an unofficial ultimatum for undocumented foreigners to leave.

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s first visit to China since taking office has focused on strengthening strategic partnerships and expanding trade.

The Paraguayan Senate passed a motion against Senator Celeste Amarilla after her racist remarks against France star Kylian Mbappé, while the Senator insulted the player again during the Senate session Wednesday

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention described the outbreak as the “fastest growing ever”.

South Africa’s National Treasury said Tuesday it would withhold funding from more than a quarter of the country’s municipalities, including economic hub Johannesburg, citing financial mismanagement

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Kenya’s economic growth is expected to slow this year, with the World Bank cutting its forecast to 4.3 percent, citing the global fallout from the US-Israeli war with Iran.

The decision comes as Human Rights Watch says security forces uses excessive force against demonstrators on 12 June.

Its summer camp immerses children in the world of technology, including building a robot, learning to code, and getting to grips with artificial intelligence.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping Sierra Leone’s music industry, offering artists new creative tools while raising difficult questions about originality, ownership and copyright.

Its summer camp immerses children in the world of technology, including building a robot, learning to code, and getting to grips with artificial intelligence.

The United Nations says a new report by it’s Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan provides further evidence that atrocities committed by warring parties in the region constitute markers of genocide

Presidents Alassane Ouattara and John Mahama have agreed to revive what’s being called the ‘Cocoa OPEC’, a coordinated strategy to harmonize farmgate prices and align crop calendars across both countries. They have invited Cameroon and Nigeria, the region’s smaller producers, to join

The US military says it has completed its latest wave of airstrikes against Iran, targeting around 90 military sites in a major escalation of the conflict.

Water was back on in Bamako on Wednesday, following sabotage to an electrical supply line that left much of the Malian capital without power for several days.

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said Wednesday it “cannot remain silent” after what it believes was unfair and biased officiating in Egypt’s 3-2 round of 16 loss against Argentina on Tuesday

Tunisia’s famous Tabarka Jazz Festival is back after a six-year hiatus.

Abidjan, the economic capital of Ivory Coast, hosts the second edition of an African space technology trade show known as the African Space Solutions Market from July 7 to 9, 2026.

A new World Health Organization report has warned that cancer is placing a devastating human and economic burden on societies worldwide, claiming more than 26,000 lives every day and exposing major inequalities in survival rates between rich and poor countries.