The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday said the war in the Middle East, involving both Israel and Hezbollah, had caused immense suffering for the Lebanese people.

France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Bangui on Thursday for the first high-level French visit to the Central African Republic in seven years, seeking to rebuild ties with the former colony as it increasingly pivots toward Russia.

Djibouti is home to Camp Lemonnier, the only permanent US military base in Africa. On 10 March, the US embassy in Djibouti issued a security alert “due to ongoing regional tensions.”

Karam Hassan was arrested the moment he returned home. Sudan, December 2013: fresh from his studies in India, he was accused of opposing the government, imprisoned, then forced to inform on his own neighbors. “It became unbearable, unlivable,” he says. “I decided to flee.”

France returned a sacred drum that was taken from the Ivory Coast during colonial rule at a ceremony in Abidjan on Friday, marking the first official restitution of a cultural artefact from France to the West African country.

Police officers and the army targeted illegal mining sites in the Gauteng Province, according to authorities.

South Africa said it had seized four Chinese fishing vessels after they entered its Exclusive Economic Zone without authorization, triggering an inter-agency response.

Since 2019, Boukambou and a handful of fellow volunteers have worked to save these archives in the national broadcaster’s former headquarters in the capital Brazzaville, whose ceilings are crumbling to the ground.

FIFA and the International Football Association Board (IFAB) have announced several rule changes that will take effect at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, aimed at speeding up play and improving consistency in refereeing.

Niger’s government summoned the European Union’s chargé d’affaires in Niamey on Thursday to protest a European Parliament resolution calling for the “immediate” release of detained former President Mohamed Bazoum.

The UN’s emergency relief chief condemned the “$1 billion-a-day” cost of the war roiling the Middle East, at a time of severe cuts to the global body’s humanitarian work in emergencies and “soaring” needs

In less than a decade, the Tillabéri region in western Niger has become the bloody frontline of a conflict between Niger and its neighbours against jihadist groups linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group.

Iran has said no country can exclude it from the FIFA World Cup after Donald Trump warned the team’s “life and safety” could be at risk in the United States.

A Senegalese soldier has been killed and six others wounded in the Casamance region during operations aimed at destroying cannabis fields near The Gambia, the army said on Thursday.

On March 13, 2016, three gunmen moved along the beach and stormed three adjacent hotels, sometimes shooting people in the sand.

US President Donald Trump has said it may not be “appropriate” for Iran to take part in the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, citing safety concerns as tensions remain high between the countries.

Many aspiring models look up to stars such as Awar Odhiang, who rose from a refugee camp in Ethiopia to close a show for Chanel at Paris Fashion Week.

Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez on Thursday said the conflict in the Middle East and rising fuel costs could ultimately benefit the interoceanic waterway as global shippers look for shorter and safer routes.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi warned last week that those accused of price manipulation would be tried in military courts

British-Nigerian boxer Anthony Joshua has become a Dubai resident even as some foreigners scramble to exit the United Arab Emirates which has come under Iran’s retaliatory fire in recent weeks

France is making a diplomatic push in Central African Republic, as Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot begins a two-day visit to the capital, Bangui. It’s the first trip by a senior French official in seven years and signals an effort by France to rebuild ties with its former colony.

Four days after being named Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei has issued his first public statement following the deadly strike that killed his father, Ali Khamenei, and several members of their family.

Atlanta, long known as the Hollywood of the South, saw a boom in recent years thanks to blockbuster superhero films like Superman and hit TV series. But movie production across Georgia has slowed, with much of it moving overseas.

Authorities say no Nigerian in Iran has been affected by the conflict so far and that officials are stationed at the Armenian border to assist all evacuees.

Thousands of white South Africans are returning home after years abroad, reversing a long-standing trend of emigration. Many are reclaiming citizenship through a government portal launched after the repeal of a 1995 law that had stripped citizenship from some expatriates.

Uganda has announced visa-free entry for nationals of 40 countries, excluding the United States and European Union nations from this list. This is a new measure.

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that they had begun investigations into the drone attack that targeted the residence of a UN staff member, killing a French aid worker.

Reactions are mounting across Africa as tensions escalate in the Middle East following strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran, and Iran’s subsequent retaliation across the region.

Four additional men deported from the United States have arrived in Eswatini, a lawyer and prison official confirmed Thursday, as Washington expands its third-country deportation program.

Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has reshuffled his UN-backed government, saying Thursday he wanted to improve its performance.

Africa is waiting for real financing from the global Loss and Damage Fund designed to help countries cope with climate-related destruction. From the Strait of Hormuz to African markets: Rising geopolitical tensions are pushing up global oil prices—driving higher fuel and food costs in Africa

The death toll from devastating floods and landslides across East Africa has surpassed 110, with at least 64 people killed in Ethiopia and 50 in Kenya, as torrential rains continue to batter the region, destroying homes and displacing thousands.

Burkina Faso is facing another surge of violence as jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda intensify attacks on civilians. According to Human Rights Watch, militants killed at least 38 civilians and kidnapped nine women in less than a month.

A Chinese national has been arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi after authorities found more than 2,000 live queen garden ants hidden in his luggage, Kenyan officials said.

Burundi’s former Prime Minister General Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, serving a life sentence for conspiracy against the head of state, was provisionally released Wednesday for medical reasons, judicial sources and relatives confirmed.

The Secretary-General expressed outrage over the death of UNICEF’s Karine Buisset, who was killed in a drone strike on a building housing aid workers in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

South Sudan’s government forces announce the recapture of the opposition-held town of Akobo — the latest flashpoint in fighting between rival armies that has brought the country back to the brink of all-out civil war

Pretoria summoned the new US ambassador Wednesday to explain “undiplomatic remarks” about South African racial policies and court decisions, the foreign minister said.

Senegal’s parliament on Wednesday passed legislation doubling the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison amid a crackdown on the country’s gay community

Attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure pushed oil above $100 a barrel on Thursday, as American and Israeli strikes pounded Iran with no sign of an end to the war in sight