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Alune Wade’s performance was one of the highlights of the 2025 Saint-Louis Jazz Festival

More than a century after their remains were taken and sent overseas for racist scientific study, 19 African Americans are finally coming home

Gabon is set to stop exporting raw manganese by 2029, as part of a national strategy to boost local industry and reduce dependency on unprocessed resource exports

As ceasefire talks continue between Hamas and international mediators, Palestinians in Gaza say they are desperate for an end to the war

Two people have died and more than 550 have been arrested across France after violence broke out during celebrations of Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League victory

Opposition leaders gathered in Abidjan this weekend, calling for inclusive dialogue and demanding reforms to ensure a fair electoral process

The Atlantic hurricane season is back — and forecasters say it could be another active one

Half the world’s population—around four billion people—experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat between May 2024 and May 2025, and scientists say climate change is directly to blame

Elon Musk is stepping down from his temporary role leading the Department of Government Efficiency, ending a controversial chapter in Washington

The mother of a pro-democracy activist imprisoned in Egypt is seriously ill in a London hospital after resuming a hunger strike

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, pressure is mounting on Justice Minister Constant Mutamba after explosive allegations over a multi-million dollar no-bid contract and suspicious fund transfers

Shakira has cancelled her Saturday night performance at Nationals Park, part of the opening weekend of WorldPride 2025—a global LGBTQ+ celebration

In Bentiu, survival requires vigilance and vigorous efforts to maintain and strengthen the vast network of dikes that protect hundreds of thousands of people living on a tiny sliver of land surrounded by 4,500 square kilometres of floodwater

In the quiet hours before dawn, torrential rains swept through the town of Mokwa in north-central Nigeria, leaving behind a path of destruction

Flavours like menthol, bubble gum and cotton candy are masking the harshness of tobacco and nicotine products turning toxic products into youth-friendly bait, the agency says. Flavours not only make it harder to quit but have also been linked to serious lung diseases

Big Ocean, a three-member K-pop group composed entirely of artists with hearing disabilities, is redefining the limits of music and performance — one beat at a time

Al-Nassr sporting director Fernando Hierro said he is hopeful an agreement will be reached to extend Cristiano Ronaldo’s stay at the Saudi Pro League club.

An emotional plea for peace from Aluel Mochnom Wuor stole the show at the Peacekeepers Day ceremony. The 10-year-old student spoke from the heart, on behalf of the people of South Sudan, calling on her country’s leaders and the international community to end conflicts.

The Morocco Fashion Style and Tex show kicked off in Casablanca this week and more than 400 companies from 16 countries are there to show off their latest fabrics and fashions. One major trend this year is sustainability.

Groups alleging enduring multiple abuses from the former Catholic organization Sodalitium Christian Vitae, joined efforts on Thursday asking the church to make public it’s investigation

Eleven Sudanese migrants and a Libyan driver are dead after their vehicle colided with a truck in the Libyan desert early on Friday morning.

Turkey has put forward an offer to host a summit bringing together the presidents of the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine, aiming to help move closer to ending the three-year conflict in Ukraine.

On Friday, China signed a convention to launch a new international mediation body in Hong Kong, aiming to boost the city’s global status and match the influence of the International Court of Justice.

A federal judge in the United States has extended a temporary restraining order on government efforts to bar Harvard university from enrolling international students.

The world’s first humanoid robot boxing competition has really packed a punch—both literally and for the robotics industry. It’s acting as a testing ground where engineers can fine-tune algorithms, boost performance, and explore how these robots could take on more useful roles in the real world.

During the trial, a witness testified that Smith admitted to selling her daughter, along with the two men, for about $1,000 to a traditional healer who sought the child for her body parts.

Habitat loss, climate change and human actions have led to a steep decline in the population of the grey crowned crane. Now efforts are underway to help it survive and thrive.

Rescue operations are ongoing, but access to remote areas remains difficult due to damaged roads and high water levels.

After more than a year and a half of fighting that has devastated much of the Gaza Strip, Israel now says it’s ready to accept a ceasefire proposal put forward by the US government.

Kabila’s return to the spotlight comes as the Congolese Senate recently voted to lift his immunity, paving the way for potential prosecution on charges of treason and war crimes

Angel Di Maria returned to his first club, Rosario Centra,l after two decades in Europe .

Ngũgĩ was often considered for the Nobel Prize in Literature and was recognized globally, including being shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and winning the Pak Kyong-ni Literature Award.

While the residents are pleased to be home, they have concerns about insecurity as well as access to basic services

Paris Saint-Germain will play Inter Milan with the game getting underway at 21h Central Africa Time.

This week: The Sahel States Alliance launches a bank to boost regional economy. In Nigeria, tech drives recovery despite falling investments. In Kenya, the textile industry’s future is at risk.

The African Development Bank elected ex-Mauritanian finance minister Sidi Ould Tah as its next president at a vote in the Ivorian capital on Thursday

Ngũgĩ died aged 87 in the United States on Wednesday. One of the famous writer’s neighbours in his hometown in central Kenya remembers Ngũgĩ as a “kind man” who loved Kenya.

Supporters say it is necessary to protect secularism, while opponents have denounced it as discriminatory, Islamophobic, and a violation of the rule of law.

The BET Awards will celebrate its 25th anniversary by honoring four legendary performers — Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx and Kirk Franklin. The ceremony is scheduled for 9 June, taking place in Los Angeles.

n the first four months of the year, over 1,000 micro drama crews finished filming projects in Hengdian – one of China’s premier production centers