Italy’s most famous carnival opened in Venice with a floating parade on the Grand Canal. Crowds watched as decorated boats and rowers in costume passed by. The carnival, themed “Olympus,” is tied to the 2026 Winter Olympics and runs until 17 February.

Bad Bunny made history by winning album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, the first Spanish language album to do so. Billie Eilish and Kendrick Lamar also won big.

T The leaders of Egypt and Jordan on Sunday renewed their rejection of any attempts to displace Palestinians as Israel announced that it was partially reopening the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.

The Islamic State extremist group released a video on Sunday said to show its attack on an air force base in Niger’s capital.

A commercial flight landed in the Sudanese capital on Sunday for the second time since a devastating war broke out in the north-eastern African country nearly three years ago.

It explored how designers can reduce their environmental impact and embrace ethical practices.

CAF’s ruling on Thursday follows chaotic scenes late in the Lions of Téranga’s AFCON final against hosts Morocco in January.

Traffic was suspended for more than a month and a half while Uvira was occupied by AFC/M23 rebels

The announcement comes days after the EU added Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp to its list of terrorist organisations.

Félix Tshisekedi reaffirmed his commitment to inclusive and peaceful talks between all the country’s people.

It was part of the Goal Getters campaign, launched last year in a joint initiative by Gavi vaccine alliance, CAF, and UEFA.

Madrid earlier this week said it would grant residency and work permits to all foreigners, subject to certain conditions.

The Commission chairperson reaffirmed the AU’s support for the country amid ongoing security threats.

The two separate assaults overnight on Thursday are believed to have been carried out by Islamist militants.

The emergency law, which gives the authorities exceptional powers, has been consistently extended since 2015.

Accounts of the abductions by the Rapid Support Forces stretch back to the first year of the war.

Senegal’s sports minister said it would do everything it can ‘to mitigate this sanction’.

It said the violations include using official Israeli social media platforms to launch attacks against President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Domingos Simoes Pereira was one of several senior politicians imprisoned by the military following a November coup which took place days after presidential elections.

The Rubaya site produces about 15 per cent of the world’s coltan, a key ingredient used to make smartphones.

At least 94 people, including 35 children, died when the boat crashed on the rocks off the tourist town of Steccato di Cutro.

The southern African country’s latest bout of flooding has claimed nearly 140 lives since October 1, according to the National Disasters Management Institute, while nearly 400,000 people have had to flee their homes

Iran is ready for dialogue to resolve tensions with the United States but that there are no concrete plans for talks with Washington, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday

In less than a week, nearly 60 tracks have been created in Lagos during a songwriting camp that brought together nine French artists from genres like rap and pop, and Afrobeats talents from Nigeria’s Mavin Records

A recent government offensive has weakened the Kurdish-led forces that guard the camps near the border with Iraq.

It is tasked with supporting the country’s political stability, security institutions, rule of law, and human rights.

Niger’s military leader has accused the presidents of France, Benin and Ivory Coast of supporting armed groups that attacked an Air Force base in the capital early Thursday, wounding four soldiers and damaging an aircraft

The EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas welcomed Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita to Brussels on Thursday for the 15th meeting of the Association Council of the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco.

Participants focused on monetizing what they described as “SWAG,” an acronym for Sound, Walk, Attire, and Grubs, which they said form the cultural pillars behind the continent’s growing global influence

Pharrell, Kirk Franklin and Brandy were honoured at the Recording Academy 2025 Black Music Collective Honors event Thursday night in Los Angeles.

The tradition dates back to ancient Greece, when warring city-states respected a truce to ensure safe passage for athletes and spectators.

Thirty years after his death, Nigerian Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Grammys. He’ll be the first African to achieve the honour since the award was introduced in 1963.

In a video post on social media, the boxer called the two men his brothers and said he had been through a ‘traumatic’ time.

South Africa’s main cinema houses have pulled a documentary about US First Lady Melania Trump just ahead of its release, with the distributor citing “the current climate”, local media reported.

Serbian police seized nearly five tonnes of marijuana in a raid near Kruševac, arresting two people and uncovering weapons, suggesting a large criminal network.

Uganda’s army chief broke ties with the United States on Friday, accusing its embassy of helping missing opposition leader Bobi Wine, then reversed his stance an hour later and issuing an apology to “our great friends.”

Burkina Faso’s military government dissolved all political parties on Thursday, whose activities had been suspended since the military rulers seized power in 2022.

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia joined over 300 relatives in Huelva to mourn the 45 victims of the Adamuz train crash.

Heavy rains in northern Morocco have prompted authorities in Ksar El Kebir to raise the flood alert to the highest level, with the swollen Loukkos River threatening multiple neighbourhoods.

Residents of Niger’s capital, Niamey, reported hours of heavy overnight gunfire near the city’s international airport, fuelling fears of a possible jihadist attack.