More than six million voters were called to elect a new national assembly whose membership has reduced from 123 to 103 seats

Somalia is among seven African countries whose nationals are prohibited from traveling to the US effective Monday June, 9

The World Health Organization says that so far this year, Africa has reported two-thirds of all cases worldwide, and 99 per cent of cholera-related deaths.

More than 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced worldwide every year, but just half of it is designed to be used only once, and less than 10 per cent is recycled.

Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, is marked by the traditional slaughter of a sheep to commemorate the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son.

According to local media and his Patriotic Front party, Lungu collapsed while exercising at home in Lusaka and was pronounced dead at the Maina Soko military hospital.

On Africa Day, the African Union amplifies the call for reparative justice, urging economic redress for slavery and colonialism while in Lyon, African chefs take center stage to showcase a vibrant culinary industry that’s driving jobs, innovation, and unlocking a $1 trillion market opportunity

Of the 12 countries affected by Trump’s executive order, issued on Wednesday night, 7 are in Africa with a further 3 African nations facing travel restrictions.

Burundi held legislative and local elections on Thursday, 5 June 2025, with more than six million registered voters casting ballots to elect members of parliament and communal councillors.

The rocky hill, just outside Mecca, is believed to be the place where the Prophet Muhammad delivered his final sermon.

“Whether Khartoum is captured or not is irrelevant,” Hamdok said on the sidelines of a governance conference organized by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation in Morocco .

Each year, the mass grilling of sheep during Tabaski leads to the burning of nearly 50,000 tonnes of wood in Niamey alone, about 25,000 trees contributing to deforestation, air pollution, and desertification.

Portugal now awaits the winner of Thursday’s semifinal between France and Spain, while Germany will face the loser in the third-place playoff.

Prisoners in Bouaké , the country’s second-largest city, reacted with “hostility” to a routine search for contraband on Tuesday,

The Greek Orthodox Church had been concerned after an administrative court said the state owns the land on which monastery of Saint Catherine sits

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says Elon Musk is “flat wrong” when it comes to the DOGE leader’s criticism of the president’s Big Beautiful Bill.

A group of African-led trade unions urged the U.N.-backed International Labor Organization on Wednesday to create its highest-level inquiry into Saudi Arabia, citing abuses of migrant workers

As Muslims across Nigeria prepare for Eid al-Adha, the rising cost of living is casting a shadow over celebrations.

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza because it was not linked to the release of hostages, saying it would embolden Hamas militants.

The new ban includes Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen

The head of Congo’s media regulator defended the decision, saying it was in line with a government embargo on the activities of Kabila’s People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy

The election on Thursday is widely seen as a test of President Evariste Ndayishimiye’s leadership.

Xi Jingping made the comments during a three-day visit by his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko.

Over the coming days, they will immerse themselves in religious rituals and acts of worship that originated more than 1,400 years ago.

Weather experts have warned of an increase in Glacier-related risks from climate change. Glacier-related risks are becoming a global reality, says Celeste Saulo, head of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).

The UN agency took the decision in April after rebels looted one of its warehouses in the north, the latest friction between the Houthis and the United Nations.

A party official from Ivory Coast’s opposition Democratic Party has confirmed on Wednesday that party leader Tijane Thiam as well as three other leading candidates were removed from the final version of electoral lists. The presidential election is set to take place in October.

He returned to his national team after a 7-month involuntary absence due to an injury.

A single storm could push hundreds of thousands of Haitians into hunger, the World Food Program has warned, as hurricane season begins across the Caribbean.

The Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary is a safe haven for orphaned, rescued and abused chimpanzees across Sierra Leone. But the sanctuary and its inhabitants are under threat from illegal land grabs that diminish the rainforest.

Five people have been killed in an attack on a humanitarian aid convoy in Sudan, the United Nations confirmed on Tuesday.

Trump administration recently barred the Ivy League school from enrolling international students, saying current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.

United Nations Member States voted on Tuesday to elect five countries to serve as non-permanent members on the UN Security Council. Their term will start in January and run until the end of 2027.

Heavy rains early on Thursday led to sudden and intense flooding in the Mokwa region on the banks of the river Niger. Roads and bridges were swept away as the water rose, leaving rooftops barely visible and residents fighting to survive.

The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers kicked off in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State on Monday, aimed at raising awareness of the need to de-escalate tensions and promote peace in the country.

The United Nations has demanded an investigation into the killings and said preventing access to food aid might constitute a war crime.

State statistics agency, CAPMAS, is expected to release the latest figures on Wednesday, six days earlier than usual.

The Malian mines ministry said the decision was made over safety concerns.

Sudan’s civil war has reached a devastating milestone, the United Nations is warning, with more than four million people fleeing the country since the start of the civil war.