The all-African clash saw both teams—relatively new to the sport—competing fiercely in the group stages. In the end, Kenya triumphed with a 3-0 victory, demonstrating their rapid adaptation to the game.

Ramaphosa aims to use South Africa’s G20 presidency to advocate for debt relief and climate financing for developing nations—priorities that have been downplayed by the U.S.

If successful, the genetic modification developed by the Transmission Zero team could provide a long-term solution by ensuring that future generations of mosquitos are incapable of transmitting malaria.

Russia President Vladimir Putin agreed in principle on Thursday with a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine.

Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow by 3.8% in 2025 and 4.1% in 2026, according to a report by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) released Wednesday in Addis Ababa during the 57th session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance.

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For 15 months, Gaza’s children were barred from schooling as schools in the Palestinian enclave were either destroyed or turned into shelters for displaced families. Since the Israel-Hamas war started, hundreds of thousands of school-aged children have lost at least one academic year.

In Murang’a County, a 12-wheeled truck equipped as a modern clinic is offering dialysis services to patients who would otherwise struggle to access treatment.

Senior European Union officials were in South Africa for a summit Thursday with President Cyril Ramaphosa that centers on bolstering trade and diplomatic ties as both feel the impact of the Trump administration’s confrontational foreign policy.

At the UN’s Development Cooperation Forum in New York, world leaders have been calling for urgent reforms to the global development system

Ethiopia’s Tigray regional government appeals for help after factional fighters seize key towns

For 15 months, Gaza’s children were barred from schooling as schools in the Palestinian enclave were either destroyed or turned into shelters for displaced families.

For almost a week, Niger’s service stations have been short of enough premium fuel to meet local demand.

Aid agencies distributing U.S. food aid in Ethiopia’s war-affected Tigray region say they have had to stop feeding millions of people because of the U.S. Trump administration’s restrictions on foreign aid.

South African figure skater, Tyrell Sykes, is taking part for the second time and is happy to be back in action.

Divisions over elements of the budget means the finance minister will need support from a range of political parties to get the revamped version approved.

The Angolan presidency says the two sides will meet on 18 March in Luanda.

The African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) has rejected Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) declaration of a parallel government, warning it threatens Sudan’s unity.

The exercises codeamed ‘Maritime Security Belt 2025, took place in the Gulf of Oman near the strategic Strait of Hormuz

Kiev signaled on Tuesday after talks in Saudi Arabia that it was open to a US-backed 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, pending Moscow’s agreement

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined his vision for the Global South on Wednesday after talks with his Mauritian counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam.

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Somali security forces on Wednesday ended a 24-hour siege at a hotel in the central city of Beledwyne, leaving an unknown number of people dead, including all the al-Shabab militants who launched the attack, officials said.

The 54 member federations of the Confederation of African Football — 12 of whom currently cannot host national-team games in international competitions — elected Motsepe by acclaim unopposed to have a second four-year term.

Following a brief visit to Luanda by Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi Tuesday, the Angolan presidency announced that it would try to broker direct talks between Kinshasa and the M23 rebels

The spread of the disease in the state of Kebbi began late January with over 200 suspected cases recorded, the state commissioner for health, Musa Ismail, told reporters in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital.

The new plan would also create common regulations across the bloc so that immigration authorities can enforce a deportation order issued by another EU country.

It was unclear what caused her death, but colleagues say she had complained of fatigue and was “desperate to go back home.”

The funds are a fraction of the $8 billion bailout package agreed last Apiril

You can’t build peace in an environment of violence,” she says. “Our goal is to see how people can resolve their differences without using weapons.”

Venancio Mondlane says while he answered a slew of questions by prosecutors, he was not told what accusations lay behind the interrogation.

Narendra Modi will be guest of honour at the country’s national day celebrations and hold talks on bilateral and strategic ties.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said the country saw a 31 per cent increase in cases last week.

Ukraine said their high-level talks with the US in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday showed Kyiv is ready for peace.

Russia has said it’s ready to cease hostilities on condition that Ukraine drops its bid to join NATO and recognizes regions that Moscow occupies as Russian

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The talks reflect a new diplomatic push after an unprecedented argument erupted during President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Feb. 28 visit to the White House

“We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources,” Musk claimed in a post. “Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved.

Local elders had been holding talks with government officials in the building on how to counter the militant group.

“Six people, including two well-known traditional leaders, were killed in the attack,”