Africa

Guinea’s Coup Leader Wins Election After Barring Leading Opponents

Guinea’s Coup Leader Wins Election After Barring Leadin...

NYT > Africa, Jan 3, 2026 - 16:52

Gen. Mamady Doumbouya, who seized power more than four years ago, took over 80 p...

What to Know About the Protests in Iran

What to Know About the Protests in Iran

NYT > Africa, Jan 3, 2026 - 16:52

Galloping inflation and a currency crisis have provoked demonstrations across th...

Christmas Around the World in Photos

Christmas Around the World in Photos

NYT > Africa, Dec 30, 2025 - 13:57

The holiday spirit is bringing people together, with celebrations of lights, dan...

Lagos’s Month of Partying Is Getting Pricier

Lagos’s Month of Partying Is Getting Pricier

NYT > Africa, Dec 26, 2025 - 13:25

Detty December means a month of “back to back to back” partying in Nigeria’s meg...

Libyan Military’s Chief of Staff and 4 Others Are Killed in Plane Crash in Turkey

Libyan Military’s Chief of Staff and 4 Others Are Kille...

NYT > Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 17:16

The internationally recognized government of Libya confirmed the deaths of Lt. G...

Sudanese Refugees Describe Their Escape From Darfur

Sudanese Refugees Describe Their Escape From Darfur

NYT > Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 13:15

No one knows the true toll of the massacre, and the city remains isolated. Now, ...

9 Killed in Mass Shooting at Tavern in South Africa

9 Killed in Mass Shooting at Tavern in South Africa

NYT > Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 13:15

Around a dozen gunmen opened fire at bar patrons, the police said. A manhunt for...

More Abducted Nigerian Children Are Released, Government Says

More Abducted Nigerian Children Are Released, Governmen...

NYT > Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 13:15

A spokesman for the Nigerian government said the “remaining” students taken from...

Diaspora : au Ghana, la « 17ᵉ région » prend corps entre mémoire, influence et investissements

Diaspora : au Ghana, la « 17ᵉ région » prend corps entr...

Africa News Agency, Dec 23, 2025 - 11:01

Par Esther BagourdoOrganisé sous le patronage de la présidence ghanéenne, de l’O...

Oil : Brent crude falls below $60, sending a strong signal to global markets

Oil : Brent crude falls below $60, sending a strong sig...

Africa News Agency, Dec 23, 2025 - 11:01

Global oil markets have reached a notable turning point with the decline in the ...

The Energy Transition : Why Local Currency Capital Holds the Real Power

The Energy Transition : Why Local Currency Capital Hold...

Africa News Agency, Dec 23, 2025 - 11:01

By Sara Lemniei* A gigawatt of solar is defined less by sunlight than by how it ...

Pétrole : le Brent passe sous les 60 dollars, un signal fort pour les marchés mondiaux

Pétrole : le Brent passe sous les 60 dollars, un signal...

Africa News Agency, Dec 23, 2025 - 11:01

Le marché pétrolier mondial a connu un tournant marquant avec le recul du prix d...

Transition énergétique : pourquoi le capital en monnaie locale détient le véritable pouvoir

Transition énergétique : pourquoi le capital en monnaie...

Africa News Agency, Dec 23, 2025 - 11:01

Par Sara Lemniei* Un gigawatt d’énergie solaire se définit moins par l’ensoleill...

Russia rallies behind Venezuela as US warships close in

Russia rallies behind Venezuela as US warships close in

African News Agency, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

Russia has reaffirmed its full support and solidarity with Venezuela as the coun...

Firearm experts say Bitou Municipality deputy mayor still broke the law even if it was a toy gun

Firearm experts say Bitou Municipality deputy mayor sti...

African News Agency, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

Firearm experts have said that the Bitou Municipality deputy mayor, Nokuzola Kol...

Masemola confirms case opened against Bitou deputy mayor over gun video

Masemola confirms case opened against Bitou deputy mayo...

African News Agency, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has confirmed that the Bito...

SA pro-Palestine groups demonstrate in support of political prisoners on hunger strike in UK jails

SA pro-Palestine groups demonstrate in support of polit...

African News Agency, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

Palestinian solidarity groups came out to express their support for pro-Palestin...

Madlanga Commission highlights need for police reform in South Africa

Madlanga Commission highlights need for police reform i...

African News Agency, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has called for urgent reforms within the SAPS fol...

Meet Ken Clark, the South African entrepreneur selling Twizza for $125 million

Meet Ken Clark, the South African entrepreneur selling ...

Billionaires.Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

From a five cow start in Dordrecht, Ken Clark built Crickley and Twizza. Now a Z...

Anthony Joshua faces $66 million tax after blockbuster fight

Anthony Joshua faces $66 million tax after blockbuster ...

Billionaires.Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

US federal income tax is expected to claim about 37 percent of Joshua’s earnings...

How Jeff Bezos investments in Africa are taking shape through Amazon, AWS, and Fintech

How Jeff Bezos investments in Africa are taking shape t...

Billionaires.Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

Jeff Bezos investments in Africa show up in two big levers, Amazon marketplaces ...

Billionaire Jannie Mouton’s Curro takeover turns unconditional, setting up January JSE delisting

Billionaire Jannie Mouton’s Curro takeover turns uncond...

Billionaires.Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

Billionaire Jannie Mouton is taking Curro private via his charitable trust, bett...

Kenyan billionaire Narendra Raval breaks ground on $500 million steel plant in Uganda

Kenyan billionaire Narendra Raval breaks ground on $500...

Billionaires.Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

Devki’s $500 million Tororo steel plant, launched by Museveni and Ruto, aims for...

Kenya Bond Market 2025: A Year of Records, Retail Boom, and Lingering Risks

Kenya Bond Market 2025: A Year of Records, Retail Boom,...

The Exchange.Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

Kenya bond market 2025 experienced a number of trends including record turnover,...

Foreign Investor Trends in Key African Markets: A Selective Re-Entry or Structural Exit?

Foreign Investor Trends in Key African Markets: A Selec...

The Exchange.Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

In 2025, foreign investor trends yielded different results in key markets across...

Renewable Energy: Gas, Solar, and the Politics of Power in Africa

Renewable Energy: Gas, Solar, and the Politics of Power...

The Exchange.Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

Renewable energy: Even as Africa holds 40% of global solar potential, trillion-d...

Morocco opens AFCON 2025 with nervy win

Morocco opens AFCON 2025 with nervy win

Africa.com, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

Host nation Morocco kicked off their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a ...

Rising Fuel Costs Drive the Launch of Nigeria’s First EV-Only Assembly Plant

Rising Fuel Costs Drive the Launch of Nigeria’s First E...

Africa.com, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

By Frank Eleanya When President Bola Tinubu announced the removal of Nigeria’s d...

Mastercard Boosts Africa Acceptance Network By 45% In 2025, Accelerating The Continent’s Digital Economy

Mastercard Boosts Africa Acceptance Network By 45% In 2...

Africa.com, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

Mastercard has grown its acceptance network across Africa by 45 percent in 2025 ...

Yango Group releases its inaugural Impact Report, highlighting $4B earned by partners and growing investments in STEM talents.

Yango Group releases its inaugural Impact Report, highl...

Africa.com, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

DUBAI, UAE, 22 December 2025-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Yango Group today publ...

Kimberley, Beyond The Diamond: A POV From The Kimberley Diamond Cup Championship

Kimberley, Beyond The Diamond: A POV From The Kimberley...

Africa.com, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:44

Author: Kojo Richman Kimberley doesn’t announce itself loudly. It reveals itself...

AFCON 2025: Mali robbed of win, Egypt take three points against Zimbabwe

AFCON 2025: Mali robbed of win, Egypt take three points...

Africa - France 24, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

Day two was packed with drama. Mali saw their three points slip away after a lat...

Gunmen kidnap 28 en route to Muslim religious event in central Nigeria

Gunmen kidnap 28 en route to Muslim religious event in ...

Africa - France 24, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

Gunmen in central Nigeria have abducted 28 people, including women and children,...

Sudan's worsening humanitarian crisis: Doctors struggle to respond

Sudan's worsening humanitarian crisis: Doctors struggle...

Africa - France 24, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

Luis Angel Argote Rodriguez, MSF Fed coordinator, is out guest.

Sudan's prime minister takes his peace plan to the United Nations

Sudan's prime minister takes his peace plan to the Unit...

Africa - France 24, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

Sudan’s prime minister on Monday proposed a wide-ranging peace initiative to end...

Nigerians welcome 130 schoolchildren and teachers released after mass abduction

Nigerians welcome 130 schoolchildren and teachers relea...

Africa - France 24, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

Nigerians on Monday got their first look at 130 children and teachers released a...

9 Killed, 10 Injured in South Africa Shooting, Police Hunt for Suspects

9 Killed, 10 Injured in South Africa Shooting, Police H...

Africa News | The Epoch Times, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

Nine people were killed and 10 wounded in an early morning shooting in a townshi...

A radio station in Amsterdam is a lifeline for Sudan. After USAID cuts, it's faltering

A radio station in Amsterdam is a lifeline for Sudan. A...

NPR | Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

Budget cuts threaten the future of Amsterdam-based Radio Dabanga, which has serv...

Inside a Darfur refugee camp, there is so much need and a little bit of hope

Inside a Darfur refugee camp, there is so much need and...

NPR | Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Bob Kitchen of the International Rescue Committee...

Trump announced a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda, but fighting hasn't stopped

Trump announced a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda, ...

NPR | Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

Trump's peace deal between Rwanda and Congo hasn't stopped the fighting — and no...

Ghana official rejects 'Detty December' label

Ghana official rejects 'Detty December' label

BBC News | Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

The term is widely used to describe Ghana and Nigeria's wild, end-of-year party ...

Afrobeats star Asake 'devastated' after fan dies in Kenya stadium crush

Afrobeats star Asake 'devastated' after fan dies in Ken...

BBC News | Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

Police are investigating the circumstances of the death of 20-year-old Karen Loj...

I'm not retiring, I'm evolving - Kipchoge

I'm not retiring, I'm evolving - Kipchoge

BBC News | Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

The Kenyan marathoner has all the running accolades he needs but is now focusing...

Thousands fleeing DR Congo violence face 'dire conditions' in Burundi - aid agencies

Thousands fleeing DR Congo violence face 'dire conditio...

BBC News | Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

Those particularly affected are children and pregnant women - some going without...

Gunmen abduct 28 Muslim travellers in central Nigeria

Gunmen abduct 28 Muslim travellers in central Nigeria

BBC News | Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

The victims, including women and children, were ambushed on their way to a relig...

Don appointed FirstBank Samuel Asabia Ethics Chair

Radarr Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

FirstBank of Nigeria Limited has announced Professor Kenneth Amaeshi as the firs...

Chappal Energies Secures $430m Financing to Strengthen ...

Radarr Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

Chappal Energies, through its subsidiary, Chappal Investments Limited, has compl...

Dangote Urges Nigeria to Boost Local Production

Radarr Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has called on Nigeria to increase ...

Dangote Refinery Launches Hotline to Check Overpricing ...

Radarr Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced the launch of a dedicated nationwide ho...

Nigeria Misses Oil Revenue Target by Over 63% Despite H...

Radarr Africa, Dec 23, 2025 - 10:43

The Federal Government earned far less than expected from crude oil in the first...