Extreme weather events, including heatwaves, droughts, and floods, have increased in frequency by a factor of two or three since 1990 and are expected to intensify further.

The funeral for the late Portuguese footballers Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva will be held this Saturday.

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David Mabuza, a former deputy president of South Africa from the African National Congress party, died on Thursday at the age of 64, the party announced.

Denmark has expressed its support for Ukraine’s membership in the European Union, while also seeking to improve its diplomatic relations with Kyiv.

The dam became a source of tensions with Egypt and Sudan over equitable sharing of water resources.

The second edition of the event is held in Rabat from 2 to 6 July 2025.

Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris have been imprisoned in Iran for three years.

This discovery supports long-suspected ties between Egypt and Mesopotamia, once inferred only from trade goods and shared pottery styles. The Nile, researchers say, likely acted as an “ancient superhighway” for both people and ideas.

The latest report from the United Nations expert group on the conflict in eastern DRC, released on Wednesday, July 2, reignites accusations against Rwanda.

The US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been the subject of several controversies since it began operating in late May 2025.

Tension is rising in South Africa concerning the government of national unity.

An official ceremony was held to honour his memory at the mausoleum where his remains are housed in Kinshasa.

In Sudan, the Tasis alliance announced on Tuesday, July 1, the creation of a governance council. This coalition of armed groups, political parties, and civil society organizations, allied with the Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries, was launched in February in Nairobi, Kenya.

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The Leading Vibe initiative will provide mentorship and training to emerging female artists.

Many survivors were pulled from the sea unconscious after hours adrift. Family members, gripped by fear, gathered at the port desperate for news.

Authorities are implementing containment measures to prevent further spread.

The Court rejected the current prime minister’s appeal against the six-month suspended sentence. Sonko has however affirmed that for him, the case was not yet closed.

The draft text includes the creation of a Senate and most importantly a longer presidential term, increasing from five to seven years, renewable once. Guinea’s transitional government has announced that the draft would be submitted to a referendum in September.

The Spanish civil guard confirmed to The Associated Press that Jota and his brother were found dead after their car went off a road near the western city of Zamora.

It is set to be the first multilateral US-Africa summit since Trump started his second term. On the agenda: regional security, but foremost trade and opportunities for economic cooperation.

It is set to be the first multilateral US-Africa summit since Trump started his second term. On the agenda: regional security, but foremost trade and opportunities for economic cooperation.

The US rapper was found guilty on Wednesday of flying his girlfriends to sex parties around the country, in which the prosecution said his partners were not consenting to participate. Combs was however not found guilty of racketeering nor sex trafficking, the two most serious accusations.

A US federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary protected status for Haitians in the US.

The hip hop star was found guilty of prostitution-related offences but was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

Without bold action, Byanyima warned, the world could witness 6.6 million new HIV infections by the end of the decade.

The exact number of casualties remains unclear. Three surviving passengers have been taken to hospital for treatment, according to the African Union mission in Somalia.

In the town of Taznakht in southeastern Morocco, a women’s cooperative preserves a centuries-old craftsmanship that goes back to Berber tribes: weaving the Ouaouzguit rug.

The gathering served both as a commemoration and a call to continue the work Evers began—defending democracy, demanding justice, and protecting the right to dissent.

Togo has been shaken by violent protests against cost of living and the regime by Faure Gnassingbé, who has concentrated executive power in his hands through a recent constitutional reform.

A heatwave is currently gripping Europe, with temperatures reaching over 40°C in several countries.

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The Gukurahundi hearings remain a deeply contentious but potentially transformative step in Zimbabwe’s long-delayed path toward truth, justice, and national reconciliation.

It’s the end of an era: six decades of development and humanitarian aid around the world have culminated in the shuttering of the US government agency, one of the first objectives of Trump’s second term as US president.

Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa affect one of the most vulnerable population groups the most: children. According to UNICEF, an estimated 110 million children currently live in conflict situations in the region.

Liberia’s former President William Tolbert has been symbolically reburied, 45 years after he was murdered during a coup. Thirteen of his cabinet members were also executed. On Tuesday, the 14 men were given a state funeral, attended by President Joseph Boakai.

Mali’s armed forces say they have killed 80 al Qaeda-linked militants following a series of simultaneous and coordinated attacks on military posts in central and western parts of the country.

At a joint news conference in Cairo on Tuesday, Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi and Egypt’s Badr Abdelatty called on Washington and Tehran to stabilise the ceasefire and return to the negotiating table.

The Kamba Ra’anga masks—carved from wood—are both artistic and symbolic, often portraying animals or exaggerated social stereotypes. The practice dates back to the 17th century, born from a cultural blend of Indigenous customs and the African influences