Burkina Faso’s military junta has closed the capital’s main Sunni mosque after nearly 100 supporters of a detained preacher were arrested following protests, deepening concerns over growing repression under the country’s military rulers.

For the first time ever, tiny Curaçao is participating in the FIFA World Cup, the world’s largest sporting event.

Mass Russian drone strike targets Ukraine as 232 drones launched, 217 downed; Odesa and Zaporizhzhia suffer damage and injuries, ships hit in Black Sea.

A suspected arson attack at a Kenyan girls’ boarding school has left 16 students dead and 79 injured, exposing alleged negligence, overcrowding and ignored warnings. Authorities have arrested eight students as investigators probe one of the country’s deadliest school tragedies in years.

Doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo are tirelessly assisting patients in combating the recent Ebola outbreak, with some patients now showing signs of recovery from the deadly virus.

Antoine Rajerison accused Colonel Michael Randrianirina of treason for “serious and repeated violations of the constitution”.

The US, Mexico and Canada – the three hosts of next month’s World Cup – say they will align public health measures for people traveling to the tournament from the DR Congo and other African nations affected by the Ebola outbreak.

Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal supporters in Senegal are gearing up for a historic Champions League final on Saturday, turning Dakar into a hub of passion, colour, and high expectations.

Uca, Yali, and Yara were encouraged into the water at Chester Zoo by their first-time parents.

A Russian drone from strikes on Ukraine crashes in Galati, injuring two and prompting Romania to seek faster NATO anti-drone support for its air defences.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has arrived in Singapore for a weekend of meetings at the Shangri-La Dialogue. Asia’s top defense summit, it draws leaders, diplomats and security officials from around the world.

Residents of Lebanon’s historic city of Tyre surveyed widespread destruction on 28 May after Israeli strikes hit the area. The attacks came as fighting with Hezbollah intensified despite a ceasefire announced in April.

A show of support from Kinshasa on Thursday as the Congolese ministers of health and communications arrived in Bunia, the epicenter of the DRC’s latest Ebola outbreak. Bunia is the capital of eastern Congo’s Ituri province, where the first cases of the current outbreak were identified on May 15.

With just two weeks to the start of the tournament, visas for Woodensky Pierre and nearly a dozen soccer officials have yet to come through.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus travels to the eastern province of Ituri, the epicentre of the current outbreak, on Friday.

The verdict has sparked outrage among the civil parties with their lawyers already saying they plan to appeal.

The president of Senegal has pardoned a journalist convicted to life in prison over a 2018 massacre in the southern Casamance region, the Committee to Protect Journalists watchdog said in a statement.

A Stockholm court on Thursday wrapped up hearings in the trial of two former oil executives accused of complicity in war crimes over their business dealings during Sudan’s second civil war, with a ruling expected in December.

South Africa’s Parliament will on Monday hold the first meeting of a special committee to examine allegations in the “Farmgate” scandal involving President Cyril Ramaphosa.

A fire at a girls’ dormitory in Kenya on Thursday resulted in 16 children dead and 79 others hospitalized, marking one of the deadliest incidents at a school in the East African nation.

Thousands of Muslim pilgrims continued Thursday to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage rituals in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

French lawmakers in the lower house of parliament on Thursday adopted a bill to repeal a 17th-century law that governed enslaved people across France’s colonies, in a symbolic and long-awaited move.

Ethiopia heads to the polls with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed widely expected to win amid low-key campaigning, opposition weakness, and ongoing security tensions.

With parts of Northern Europe experiencing sweltering May temperatures, scientists are warning that it’s only going to get worse. According to new report from the World Meteorological Organization, the next five years will likely smash global heat records.

From a domestic game-changer to a cross-continental empire, how does one group intend to power the future of Africa? We are here with Aliko Dangote himself.

The first images from Winterthur station show police and paramedics securing the platforms, treating the injured and evacuating passengers as trains are halted and the area is cordoned off.

Under an opaque $7.5 million deal with the Trump administration, Equatorial Guinea’s all-powerful president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has turned a hotel owned by his family into a prison for asylum seekers deported from the United States.

Advances in Morocco’s aerospace, automotive and phosphate sectors have pushed the kingdom to the top of Africa’s industrialisation rankings, overtaking long-time leader South Africa.

It is a key step for Invictus Energy as it looks to advance its efforts to commercialise hydrocarbon resources in the Cabora Bassa basin.

Penpa Tsering, the head of Tibet’s government‑in‑exile, was sworn in for a second term at a ceremony in Dharamshala, India, attended by the Dalai Lama.

Bangladesh’s national zoo has taken custody of a rare albino buffalo nicknamed “Donald Trump”, sparing the animal from sacrifice during Eid al-Adha celebrations.

South Africa’s border police stopped a truck from Malawi that was driving into the country with drugs worth nearly one billion rand ($61 million), authorities said on Thursday.

It is the latest salvo in the ongoing crackdown on independent organisations by the military authorities which seized power in a 2022 coup.

At least 16 students died in an overnight fire that started in the dormitories of a girls’ boarding school, a government official said, in the latest such incident to rock the East African nation.

Health workers at Rwampala hospital in the DRC have been on the frontline of the Ebola outbreak since the first case was identified less that two weeks ago. But treating the deadly disease isn’t their only challenge – they’re also working to prevent the spread.

Veteran politician, Atiku Abubakar, outperformed two rival aspirants in a primary election that will see him stand for the party in the 2027 presidential elections.

France’s exceptional May heat continued on 27 May as temperatures climbed around 33C in Paris. Many residents headed to the Saint-Martin canal to cool off, despite rules prohibiting swimming in the waterway.

Around 800 people from Ghana have said they want to leave amid heightened anti-immigrant sentiment in South Africa.

A record May heatwave sent Irish temperatures above 30C and Portugal’s to 37C, drawing crowds outdoors and renewing worries over climate change.

Russian daytime strike hits the southern port city of Odesa on 27 May, injuring at least 11 including children, and igniting a huge fire that ravages shops and commercial buildings.