The row over the funeral of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu shows no sign of letting up after his family announced on Friday that Lungu had left instructions that the current president, Hakainde Hichilema, should not be allowed “anywhere near his body.”

Oil prices soared on Friday while stocks fell over concerns that Israel’s attack on Iran could spiral into a wider war and damage the flow of crude around the world.

The tournament will open the doors to players from countries that have never appeared at the FIFA World Cup for national teams.

Seated in 11A, Vishwashkumar Ramesh said his side of the plane fell onto the ground floor of a building, and there was space for him to escape after the door broke open. He unfastened his seat belt and forced himself out of the plane

UN member states on Friday voted overwhelmingly in favour of a Spanish-drafted resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages and full access to deliver aid to 2 million Palestinians at risk of famine.

Nigeria’s president on Wednesday conferred a posthumous national honour on the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and fellow campaigners, 30 years after their execution by the then-military regime.

The teenager, raised in London, was sent to Ghana under the pretext of visiting a sick relative.

Israel launched a wave of strikes across Iran on Friday that targeted its nuclear program and military sites, killing at least two top military officers and raising the prospect of an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries

TikTok star Khaby Lame plays soccer in Brazil after US detention

Tunisian politician Abir Moussi has been sentenced to two years in prison. Moussi sentencing is part of what critics are calling a ‘crackdown’ on government opposition.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the region Friday, where devastating floods have left at least 78 people dead in the southeast of the country as search and rescue operations continued for a fourth day and authorities said they expect the death toll to rise.

Held in Paris, this year’s event highlighted artificial intelligence (AI) as the dominant trend, offering a unique opportunity for African nations to leapfrog into the digital future.

“At no time in the past, nor any instance in the present, and no future juncture shall I view the notion of a one-party state as good for Nigeria,”

“Dance of the Crocodiles ” was selected by the Annecy International Animation Film Festival from more than 250 projects in development

“I am going there to have bilaterals with the chancellor of Germany, the prime minister of Canada, and, of course, I will also be meeting President Trump, whom we met at the White House.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the assault a “very successful opening strike,” saying it targeted top nuclear scientists and facilities.

The Southern African Development Community(SADC) said Thursday it will begin the final phase of withdrawing its troops from the conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC).

Albert Ojwang, who blogged about corruption on the social platform X, was arrested on June 6 in western Kenya and driven 400 kilometers (248 miles) to Nairobi. He died two days later at the Central Police Station after “hitting his head against the cell wall,” police said

Authorities have not yet confirmed the cause of one of India’s worst aviation disasters in decades. Black smoke and fire engulfed the site following the crash.

Nigeria has seen uninterrupted democratic rule since 1999, when governance was returned to civilians. But the day is not an occasion for joy for everyone. The rampant cost-of-living crisis has overshadowed the event for many Nigerians.

The Council of Ministers in Mali has approved a new law on Wednesday that would see current head of the transitional government Assimi Goita remain president until at least 2030 – without a presidential election.

In a world of picture-perfect posts, it’s getting harder to tell whether the image you’re looking at has been digitally enhanced. At VivaTech in Paris, a Canadian startup is using AI to uncover the hidden edits behind influencer content.

This week: Rwanda slams the door on ECCAS, Ngong’s groundnuts remain under-exploited, and in Nairobi, bitcoin is making its mark in the slums as a tool for financial inclusion.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was officially introduced by Real Madrid on Thursday, saying he was fulfilling his dream to play for the Spanish powerhouse

“We can confirm the arrest of a Service person in Kenya,”

The Trump administration’s travel ban and toughening immigration policy have caused incomprehension among many Arab-Americans and especially those of Yemeni origin, whose country is impacted by the travel ban.

Residents of 11 of the 13 counties in South Sudan ‘s Upper Nile state are now facing emergency levels of hunger, the World Food Programme, the UN Children’s Fund and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said in a joint statement.

China stands ready to work with Djibouti to fully implement the outcomes of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Beijing Summit, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday when he met with Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Abdoulkader Houssein Omar.

Lava fountains reached heights of more than 330 feet (100 meters) and feeding multiple lava streams. Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the fountains were likely to go higher

Elected officials and representatives of FIFA started the one-year countdown to the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday in a ceremony in Miami.

The UNHCR warns that without political will and sustained support, the world risks becoming numb to crisis—while millions continue to suffer in displacement limbo.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board of governors on Thursday formally found that Iran isn’t complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years.

An Air India aircraft bound for London’s Gatwick Airport crashed on takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport on Thursday

International observers and civil society groups noted a generally calm polling environment, but the opposition denounced the election as a “significant fraud,” citing ballot stuffing, coerced voting, and detention of their polling

The announcement by Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi comes as the U.S. is drawing down the presence of staffers who are not deemed essential to operations in the Middle East and their loved ones due to the potential for regional unrest

Eastern Cape is one of South Africa’s most impoverished regions, and officials say the impact has been especially severe in areas with informal housing. Rescue operations are set to continue Thursday as authorities work to account for the missing.

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg arrived in her home country Sweden on Tuesday after having been deported from Israel following the attempt by her and several other activists to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza via boat. Some activists from the “Gaza Freedom Flotilla” were detained by Israeli forces.

Child labour rates have fallen by almost half since the year 2000, but the world has missed the global target of eliminating child labour by 2025.

Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway said Tuesday they have imposed sanctions on National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for allegedly “inciting extremist violence” against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

“This morning, we heard that Mauritius is scrapping income tax because of his terrible Chagos Deal. Why on earth should the British taxpayer pay £30 billion for tax cuts in Mauritius?” asked Kemi Badenoch, the UK Opposition Leader.