The 37th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025), held in Morocco, has shattered records. Preliminary figures from independent research agencies show a 61% surge in global viewership, confirming the tournament’s status as one of the fastest-growing sporting events in the world.

Suspected jihadists launched an overnight attack on a Nigerian military post on the outskirts of Maiduguri, a key northeastern city that had not seen such violence in years, police, emergency services and residents said Monday.

Kenya says Russia has agreed to stop accepting Kenyan nationals into its military after concerns that hundreds of citizens had been drawn into the war in Ukraine.

Faced with an alarming rise in fuel prices linked to the conflict in the Middle East, the Ethiopian government is now calling on citizens and institutions to avoid unnecessary consumption and is announcing measures to stabilize supply and combat illegal trade.

Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi signed a decree-law on Saturday to create a brand-new specialised court to deal with economic and financial crimes such as corruption and money laundering.

Eritrean refugee Shewit arrived in Geneva aged just 15. Swiss director Anne-Frederique Widmann documented her journey towards emancipation.

Officials said on Sunday that 56 sites were affected, including museums, historic government buildings, traditional bazaars and mosques across the country. The damage highlights concerns about the impact of military operations on historically significant landmarks.

“Without the President of the Republic, we wouldn’t be safe,” says Joseph Batangouna, chief of the village of Mayitoukou in Congo-Brazzaville, where the presidential campaign lays bare tensions between the generations.

Somalia has warned against alleged Israeli plans to build a military base in the breakaway region of Somaliland, whose independence Somalia does not recognise. The base would be a strategic point for Israel to conduct airstrikes against adversaries in the region as part of its ongoing war.

Nicolas Sarkozy, former president of France, was in court this Monday for the start of his appeal trial in the Libyan campaign financing scandal that already saw him receive a first 5-year-prison sentence last year. The second trial will run until 3 June.

With this win, Jordan joins the small group of Black actors who have received the Best Actor Oscar, following pioneers such as Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker and Will Smith.

If confirmed, Sassou N’Guesso’s victory would reinforce a broader pattern of long-serving African leaders maintaining their grip on power, alongside figures such as Paul Biya of Cameroon and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea.

Speaking during a ceremony at the presidential palace in Antananarivo, Randrianirina said the nation required “bold decisions” at a critical moment, describing the new premier as a man of integrity who “cannot be bought with money.”

The elections on Sunday are widely expected to ‌extend incumbent President Denis Sassou Nguesso’s decades-long rule.

About 150 Palestinians landed in Johannesburg in November – one of at least three flights filled with Gazans to have arrived in Indonesia and South Africa since last May.

Known as the “right of salt”, it’s an age-old tradition in the Maghreb showing gratitude for efforts made to prepare the daily meals.

The operation on Friday evening was the second sea rescue of the day for Italian NGO Organisation Emergency.

An expert says most African countries have fuel reserves for just 15 to 25 days, compared to the International Energy Agency standard of 90 days.

Three million people are registered to vote in Sunday’s elections, but voter turnout is expected to be low.

Kigali says will pull out of the operation if sufficient funding for the mission is not assured.

One grew up in rural Haiti amid poverty and violence. The other in Michigan as a “blue-collar farm kid.” In Springfield, Ohio, Pastors Reginald Silencieux and Carl Ruby have united around a common cause inspired by their faith: supporsupporting the city’s Haitian migrants.

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine announced Saturday that he has fled the country to escape a military-led manhunt following January’s disputed presidential election, as concerns grow over the safety of the popular politician who challenged longtime leader Yoweri Museveni.

Senegal successfully paid nearly half a billion dollars in debt obligations on Friday, avoiding default, but spending cuts, delayed payments to other lenders, and growing civil unrest cast doubt on how much time the effort buys the West African nation.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Bangui on Friday for the first high-level French visit in eight years, declaring the “full restoration” of relations with the former colony as it navigates deepening ties with Russia.

As explosions echoed over Tehran and the United States vowed to intensify strikes against Iran, hundreds gathered in Cape Town on Friday for an annual Quds Day rally, waving Iranian flags and voicing solidarity with the Palestinian cause.

Scores of pro-Iran Shia Muslims gathered at the Abuja National Mosque on Friday, defying a heavy security presence to mark Quds Day with anti-Israel and anti-US chants.

Facing a divided opposition, Denis Sassou Nguesso hopes to extend his decades-long rule over Congo.

In front of a memorial honouring the 19 dead on Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Téné Birahima Ouattara said the attack targeted the nation’s “cultural diversity” and “joy of living.”

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.