RZA’s hoarding habit led to his newest adventure in music: a ballet and surprisingly traditional classical album he calls “A Ballet Through Mud.”

Senegal coach Aliou Cissé, who led the team to an Africa Cup of Nations title and the past two World Cup tournaments, lost his job Wednesday with the national soccer federation citing a government request not to renew his contract.

Two vessels carrying migrants from Africa sank in the Red Sea off the coast of Djibouti, killing 45 people, the U.N. migration agency said Tuesday.

The opposition coalition, Takku Wallu Senegal, has named former President Macky Sall as its lead candidate, while the ruling Pastef party is backing Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko to secure a majority in the National Assembly.

In the conflict-ridden region of Kivu, a group of children aged 6 to 18 has turned to dance as a means of expressing their pain and hope. The “Invisibles Kids Academy” is more than just a dance troupe—it has become a refuge for orphaned, abandoned, and street children traumatized by years of war.

Houston attorney Tony Buzbee said Tuesday (Oct. 1) he expects lawsuits to be filed within the next month. Buzbee described the victims as 60 males and 60 females, and that 25 were minors at the time of the alleged misconduct. One individual alleged he was 9 years old when he was abused, Buzbee said.

Sifa Kunguja contracted mpox four months ago in the remote town of Kamituga, the epicenter of an outbreak of a new variant of the disease, where she works as a sex worker. She says though recovered, she is unable to find clients as she did before

Born John Allen Amos Jr. on Dec. 27, 1939, in Newark, New Jersey, he graduated from Colorado State University with a sociology degree and played on the school’s football team. It’s eventually in acting that he found his way.

Ties between Washington and Rabat have improved significantly since the United States supported Morocco’s claim over Western Sahara in December of 2020. In exchange, Morocco agreed to normalize relations with Israel

Tehran said its missile raid was in self defense and warned Israel against further aggression

In the capital Sana’a, the Madhash café stands out for its signature tea. Madhash has replaced other cultural hubs that were shut down by war.Today, it is a melting pot of cultures and ideas where intellectual discourse happens

Barnier’s speech laying out his policy intentions represented a crucial early test for his new minority government, which has no clear majority in the parliament.

Nigeria’s independence anniversary is marked by protests and frustration over economic hardship

A rebel group in Congo generates around $300,000 a month in revenue through its control of a mining area in the east of the country, a U.N. official said.

Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said on Tuesday he was “deeply aware” of the struggles of the people of Nigeria and was “committed” to finding sustainable solutions.

An international culture fest kicked off in Pakistan’s largest southern city on Thursday, thrilling the crowds with music and dance performances.

Some 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the population experiencing crisis levels of hunger as gang violence smothers life in the capital of Port-au-Prince and beyond, according to a new report released Monday.

25,166 victims of sexual violence sought care in 2023, MSF said Monday (Sep. 30). Victims who are mostly women and girls were treated in displacement camps near Goma, the capital of of the North Kivu province.

There was no word on how long the operation would last, but the army said soldiers had been training and preparing for the mission in recent months. Israel has said it will continue to strike the group until it is safe for displaced Israelis from border communities to return to their homes.

The United Nations says it has registered more than 350,000 Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers protections in North Africa so far this year, with 97,000 migrants entering Libya since last April

The United States had pushed for the mandate to change to a U.N. peacekeeping mission but was countered by China and Russia

Libya’s eastern parliament on Monday agreed to appoint Naji Mohamed Issa Belqasem as the new central bank governor after the former governor, Sadiq al-Kabir, was fired last month by the presidential council in the capital, Tripoli

As his country still fights a terrorist group in the north-east, he said nearly 70% of the territory was now under control from 40% in 2022. Foreign Minister Traore on Monday (Sep. 30) singled out Ukraine, saying the AES still awaits the UN security council’s response to its accusations.

Eto’o was judged to have broken disciplinary rules relating to “offensive behavior and violations of the principles of fair play”

It has been two years since Russia’s illegal annexation of four Ukrainian territories sparking international condemnation.

Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced. He was 58.

Barrot who landed in the Lebanese capital on Sunday aims to step up his ocuntry’s humanitarian support and to open a way for diplomatic negotiations amidst an Israeli bombardment campaign on Lebanon.

A lake in Sao Paulo’s iconic Ibirapuera Park has turned green due to an algae bloom stemming from low water levels amid historic drought and record high temperatures in Brazil.

Kylie Minogue, Prince Albert of Monaco, and the Spanish royal family are all customers according to the company, and Pope Francis was gifted a model by Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina.

Barrot who landed in the Lebanese capital on Sunday aims to step up his ocuntry’s humanitarian support and to open a way for diplomatic negotiations amidst an Israeli bombardment campaign on Lebanon.

Even though Israel has listed the elimination of Hamas, the release of all abductees and the safe return of residents who live on the border with Lebanon as war objectives, some question if all can be achieved simultaneously.

The convenor of the ‘StopGalamseyNow’ protest, Oliver Mawuse Barker Vormawor, alongside 11 other protesters, has been remanded into custody until October 8. Defence lawyers argue that the protesters have suffered inhumane treatment, including denial of food, water,during their initial detention.

After being at the helm of the group for over three decades, finding a successor to Nasrallah as leader of Hezbollah will be a difficult task. But replace him they will

Rising Congolese music star Gaz Mawete recently electrified the stage at La Cigale in Paris with a sold-out performance that solidified his place as one of Africa’s most dynamic musical talents.

Egypt’s president said on Sunday its revenues from the Suez Canal have dropped by 60%, or more than $6 billion, in recent months as attacks by Yemen’s Houthis disrupt Red Sea shipping

Demonstrations rocked Nigeria in July and August, with protestors demanding the reinstatement of a fuel subsidy, and end to government corruption

Two partial solar eclipses will bring crescent suns to parts of North America, Europe, west Africa and Antarctica next year. This Wednesday, an annular solar eclipse – known as a “ring of fire” – will be visible over Easter Island, and the tips of Argentina and Chile

Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has confirmed the death of another senior official, Nabil Kaouk, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike. He’s the latest of several senior Hezbollah commanders to be killed in just over a week, along with the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah.

The 50th Berlin marathon saw a series of Ethiopian athletes clinch medals, including Milkesa Mengesha who won the men’s race with a time of just over 2 hours 3 minutes. Fellow Ethiopian Tigist Ketema won the women’s race. More than 58,000 runers from 161 nations put themselves forward for the race.

Delegates at the UN General Assembly, including the foreign ministers from Indonesia, Denmark and Trinidad and Tobago, have called for an end to hostilities in the Middle East, It comes amid a sharp escalation in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah over the past week.