Organizers say the sit-in will continue until authorities pass anti-normalization laws and ensure humanitarian access to Gaza

A haunted house in suburban Detroit is drawing attention not only for its scares but for how it measures them.

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The partnership between the African Union and the United Nations is vital to addressing the challenges facing African nations, representatives from both organizations told the Security Council on Tuesday.

Scientists at Britain’s Chester Zoo have produced a new vaccine that protests young elephants from a potentially lethal disease. Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus, or EEHV, can kill animals within 24 hours. The jab will help them resist it.

Gold is often seen as a safe-haven asset in times of crisis, and experts suggest continued volatility in global markets could keep prices elevated in the near term.

we have a clear political vision. Over the past five years, we’ve published two books: in 2021, our ideological proposal “Community Federalism”, and last year, “The Manifesto for Change and Progress”, a nearly 400-page document that some say is overly detailed.

As thousands of Sudanese refugees return home, they confront overwhelming challenges amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.

Cameroon’s 92-year-old president, Paul Biya, appeared on Tuesday at his first campaign rally for the upcoming election. The world’s oldest head of state is seeking an eighth term when voters go to the polls on Sunday.

Residents of Mali’s capital Bamako are feeling the impact of a blockade on fuel imports declared last month by a militant group affiliated with al-Qaida.

Negotiations were underway on Tuesday on the first phase of Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan for Gaza.

Hundreds of medical students and junior doctors marched in Antananarivo on Tuesday to demand better working conditions.

His election would mark a symbolic milestone for Arab and African representation at the head of the Paris-based U.N. agency, which has faced years of financial strain and accusations of politicization.

The Beni garrison military court gave out sentences ranging from five to 20 years of penal servitude.

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is set to settle a $32.8 million data privacy fine with the Nigerian government, marking a significant moment for digital rights enforcement in Africa.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Greece on Monday after being deported from Israel, alongside dozens of participants from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla.

Two years after Hamas-led militants stormed into Israel, Palestinians in Gaza say the conflict has felt far longer than its duration, as relentless airstrikes, famine and displacement have reshaped their lives.

Stretching for several hundred metres just ten kilometres from Gaza, a line of 1,450 bullet-riddled vehicles stands as a grim reminder of the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.

Negotiations are underway as Israelis commemorate the two-year anniversary of the Hamas-led 7 October attack.

President Donald Trump is considering admitting far fewer refugees into the U.S. this year, as few as 7,500, and mostly white South Africans, officials say, a dramatic new low as the administration is conducting sweeping immigration raids as part of its mass deportation agenda.

The World Bank raised its 2025 growth forecast for the region to 3.8% from 3.5%.

Students at Rome’s Academy of Fashion were treated to a masterclass by celebrated Nigerian designer Alphadi. It was part of a series of events organized by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) to celebrate World Cotton Day on October 7.

For now, families continue to dig through the ruins by hand, clinging to faith that even a trace — a ring, a bone, or a final word — might bring some closure to their endless search

“Morocco is plan A, Morocco is plan B, and Morocco is plan C,” said Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), at a press conference following CAF’s annual general assembly when asked about a possible change of plans for the tournament.

Nigeria now stands as the world’s lowest life expectancy, according to a new United Nations data for 2025, which confirms a national average of just 54.9 years

angote Refinery Strike Cuts Nigeria Oil Output by 600,000 Barrels

The R.o.R. Festival, part of the European Capital of Culture GO! 2025 programme, concluded on Sunday in Nova Gorica after four days of exhibitions, performances and installations exploring humanity’s connection with the universe.

From Rabat’s main boulevard to the steps of Parliament, the demonstration was one of the largest held in Morocco in recent months, underscoring the country’s deep-rooted solidarity with the Palestinian people — a sentiment echoed in rallies across the region and around the world.

A UN human rights official has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s conviction of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman over atrocities in Darfur.

Devastating floods in Sudan’s Nile State have killed more than 30 people and left thousands of others stranded.

The United Nation’s cultural agency UNESCO is set to select former Egyptian antiquities and tourism minister Khaled el-Enany as the organisation’s next director.

The appointment of Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo comes a week after President Andriy Rajoelina fired his cabinet following days of protests

Since early October, Congo’s presidential protection force has launched an operation against criminal gangs of machete-weilding teens known locally as ‘bebe noir’ or black babies. Law enforcement now stands accused of summarily executing suspects

Exporters who violate a new quota system on cobalt will be permanently banned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, President Félix Tshisekedi has warned.

Just a day after his inauguration, Malawi’s newly elected President Arthur Peter Mutharika has begun assembling his administration, naming a partial cabinet that brings back experienced figures to tackle the nation’s severe economic challenges.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a blistering attack on European governments in an interview with Euronews, accusing them of having “caved in to Palestinian terrorism” and warning that recognizing a Palestinian state would amount to rewarding terror

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted a former Sudanese militia leader for atrocities committed in the Darfur conflict more than 20 years ago , marking the first-ever conviction related to the violence that devastated the region.

Vote counting is underway in Syria after the country’s first parliamentary elections since the ouster of long-time autocrat Bashar Assad last year.

Relatives of those killed by Hamas in Israel’s Kibbutz Nir Oz gathered on Monday to mark two years since the October 7, 2023, attacks.

In an apparent show of defiance, Hamas said its delegation is headed by Khalil al-Hayya, the head of the group’s negotiating team who was targeted in an assassination attempt by Israel in Qatar last month