His state visit comes at a time when his country’s relations with the US are at the lowest they have been in decades.

After highly-publicized migrant detentions in the US and the deportation of hundreds of migrants to a high security prison in El Salvador, the passengers had accepted an offer to self-deport in exchange for a free flight back home.

The Israeli military said it had allowed five trucks carrying baby food and other supplies into the Gaza Strip. More UN trucks are expected to enter the enclave.

Following Trump administration funding cuts and plans to withdraw the United States from the body, the UN health agency has seen a plunge in its ability to carry out its sweeping mandate to promote health and keep the world safe from pandemics and other outbreaks.

During a visit to Cairo on Monday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the international community to pressure Israel into withdrawing its forces “from all Lebanese territory”.

The decision effectively hands the islands to Equatorial Guinea. The countries brought their dispute to The International Court of Justice in 2021, asking judges to determine what legal agreement settles the possession of the oil-rich islands

A freed Israeli hostage is urging her government to abandon its military campaign in Gaza and pursue negotiations — the only path, she says, to bring the remaining captives home

British and European Union leaders called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all hostages following their talks in London.

The Specialty Coffee Association, the largest coffee trade association in the globe, launched the World of Coffee (WOC) event in 1999 in the United States and has since then become a global traveling trade show and venue for prestigious international coffee competitions

The French judicial prosecutors have stopped investigations into the widow of former Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana over claims that she was involved in various atrocities during the 1994 genocide.

Biden was having increasing urinary symptoms and was seen last week by doctors who found a prostate nodule. On Friday, he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and the cancer cells have spread to the bone, his office said in a statement.

Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, as hundreds of men labor by hand to extract coltan, a key mineral crucial for producing modern electronics and defense technology — and fiercely sought after worldwide.

The European Union will sponsor several upcoming football tournaments on the African continent, including this year’s Africa Cup of Nations.

At least 20,000 people have fled the town of Marte in northeastern Nigeria following a surge in attacks by Islamist militants

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa was due to arrive to arrive in the US on Monday morning for a working visit that will culminate in a meeting with his counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday

Julius Malema Slams ‘Drama’ Around Afrikaner Migration: ‘It’s Fiction

Clashes between militia groups erupted on 12 May, following the killing of powerful warlord Abdel Ghani al-Kikli.

Emmanuel Kundé, Cameroon’s defensive anchor on the first African team to reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup, has died, the country’s soccer federation said. He was 68.

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The embattled Tanzanian main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, will remain in remand for 14 more days pending further investigations.

South Africa clinched the U20 Africa Cup of Nations title with a 1-o victory over Morocco in a thrilling final at Cairo International Stadium.

In Melbourne’s western suburbs, a new space is giving voice to African heritage

Israel says it will allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into Gaza after a nearly three-month blockade to avoid a “hunger crisis,” after global experts on food crises warned of famine.

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, according to a statement from his office

Martha Karua, a lawyer and presidential candidate in Kenya, said Sunday she had been expelled from Tanzania, where she had been due to attend the trial of a prominent opposition figure facing treason charges.

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Francis Kéré designed the memorial in Ouagadougou in tribute to Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader.

Iran’s president said his country will continue talks with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program but will not withdraw from its rights because of U.S. threats.

A Mexican navy sailing ship on a global goodwill tour struck the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday, snapping its three masts, killing two crew members and leaving some sailors dangling from harnesses high in the air waiting for help.

Pope Leo XIV offers a message of love and unity in inaugural Mass

U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to speak by phone Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, followed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and leaders of various NATO countries, about ending the war in Ukraine.

Thousands of people believed to be illegals from Rwanda were expelled by the M23 from the key major town of Goma on Saturday.

The UN has voiced firm opposition to the plan, citing concerns over its impartiality, neutrality, and independence.

Global food insecurity and malnutrition continued to worsen in 2024, with 295 million people suffering from acute hunger across 53 countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its partners said in a report released on Friday.

Young men who once lived the “gangster life” in Kenya’s capital have become farmers with a social mission. Now, they grow food, feed neighbourhood children and run other projects.

Kyiv residents had mixed opinions on Friday about the first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks. Vsevolod Shal, a local resident, expressed his approval of the prisoner swap, saying that it’s “essential.”

The Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate up to one million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya, NBC News is reporting.

FC Barcelona celebrates its historic season with a massive street procession through the streets of the city.

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) denounces the withdrawal of its political party status by Ethiopia’s Electoral Commission, in a letter to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission.

Held on May 12–13, 2025, in Abidjan, the 12th edition of the Africa CEO Forum brought together over 2,800 leaders, including six African heads of state, to deliberate on the continent’s development trajectory.

Lassy Mbouity, leader of the opposition party Les Socialistes Congolais and a candidate in Congo’s March 2026 presidential election, was abducted last Sunday in Brazzaville by armed and masked men — just days after surviving an assassination attempt.