Rural farming communities on the border between Malawi and Zambia are seeking damages and threatening legal action against an international animal conservation group over the relocation of over 260 elephants to their area

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Jean-Claude Gakosso, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Congo, in Beijing on Friday to strengthen cooperation between China and Africa

In Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the impact of ongoing conflict is being felt far beyond the battlefield

In a controversial decision, Guinea’s ruling junta leader, General Mamadi Doumbouya, has granted a presidential pardon to former military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara

A powerful earthquake has rocked Southeast Asia, causing devastating destruction across multiple nations

As the electoral campaign for the presidential election in Gabon begins on Saturday, several civil society organisations, political parties, and other groups continue to join the Rally of Builders

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, alerted the press Friday morning to what he is calling a, “dramatic and dire situation,” in South Sudan

Sudan’s army said on Wednesday it had recaptured Khartoum’s international airport, and the military chief flew back to the capital for the first time in nearly two years of war, bringing the military closer to regaining full control of the city from the rival RSF.

Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro hit out at U.S Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday, calling him an “imbecile” following the American official’s visit to neighbouring Guyana.

The 7.7-magnitude quake struck in the early afternoon on Friday sending tremors across neighbouring Thailand and China.

Questions remain about the cause of the submarine sinking on Thursday, which claimed the lives of at least six people in the Red Sea off Egypt’s coast.

Gavi has helped immunise more than half the world’s children against infectious diseases.

Guezouma Sanogo and Boukari Ouoba , the president and vice-president of the Association of Journalists of Burkina Faso, and Luc Pagbelguem of the local television channel BF1, were arrested on Monday and their whereabouts are unknown.

French prosecutors on Thursday requested a seven-year prison sentence for the 70-year-old former leader. Mr. Sarkozy, who was president from 2007 to 2012, has denied any wrongdoing.

The evening meal, breaking the fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, usually includes red meat.

Bénédict Kabiru is the second officer to be killed since the multinational security support mission began deploying there in June last year.

In a video posted on social media, a visibly distraught Sonja Nientiet explained that her health had deteriorated and that what was keeping her going was the hope of seeing her loved ones again.

The head of the UN Mission in Congo told the Security Council that M23 controls large parts of North Kivu and South Kivu “and threatens to expand into Tshopo and Maniema provinces,” which are larger and across the Kivus’ western borders

North Darfur has more than 457,000 acutely malnourished children, including nearly 146,000 suffering from severe acute malnutrition (SAM) – the deadliest form, according to UNICEF

French prosecutors requested a seven-year prison sentence and a fine of appoximately $325,000 usd for former President Nicolas Sarkozy on thursday, stemming from allegations that his 2007 presidential campaign was unlawfully funded by the government of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

A recent report from the World Bank enitled “Accelerating Access to Clean Air on a Livable Planet” suggests that with focused policy measures, the number of individuals facing hazardous levels of air pollution could be reduced by 50% by the year 2040.

Escalating conflict and the loss of livelihoods continue to drive families deeper into desperation. Surging inflation, disrupted markets and limited humanitarian access are making it even harder for families to access food.

First Vice President Riek Machar was detained at his home in the capital, Juba, on Wednesday.

The US president has announced a 25% tariff on all imported vehicles, effective 3 April.

An International Monetary Fund delegation, headed by Edward Gemayel, traveled to Senegal from March 18 to 26 to assess the Audit Office’s report published on February 12.

A French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, caught in an unprecedented diplomatic crisis between Algiers and Paris, was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday for undermining Algeria’s territorial integrity.

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The Real Madrid forward was shown his wax doppelganger in Madrid ahead of its unveiling at Madame Tussaud’s in London.

The submarine, which belonged to the Sindbad Hotel in Hurghada, was out on a regular tour to view coral reefs.

During a partial solar eclipse, the moon passes between the sun and Earth. But the moon casts a shadow on Earth that only partly blocks the sun, making it appear like a crescent

Several opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have boycotted the ongoing political consultations initiated by President Félix Tshisekedi, aimed at forming a national unity government.

“advanced weaponry they increasingly have at their disposal” and the “apparent alliance with powerful transnational criminal entities” as contributing factors to Monday’s attack.

The nominee would replace Tigray’s interim President, Getachew Reda. Reda’s differences with former leader Debretsion Gebremichael have split the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and led to fighting as armed soldiers loyal to Gebremichael take over key towns.

On Wednesday, Sudan’s Sovereign Council declared Khartoum free after expelling the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from the capital.

South Sudan’s main opposition party said its leader Riek Machar has been arrested as the U.N. called on all parties to uphold the 2018 agreement that ended the country’s civil war

In recent months, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has also shuffled the heads of police and intelligence service

The 74-year-old was best known for exposing government corruption and launching what became the country’s most popular and critical independent newspaper.

Their anger appears to have resurfaced after Israel resumed its military campaign in Gaza following a nearly two-month ceasefire.

US-based consumer advocacy group, Consumer Reports, says the 10 products they looked at contain cancer-causing agents and unsafe levels of lead.

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