The government of Botswana faced backlash from animal rights activists after it approved the hunting of 23 elephants to provide meat for independence celebrations.
READ MOREThe conflict is also spreading beyond Tigray, with fighting reported in neighbouring Afar and Amhara regions. Communications remain disrupted, making independent verification of battlefield claims difficult.
Equatorial Guinea has inaugurated three major road infrastructure projects in the Continental Region, marking a significant expansion of the country's
Home to around 1.6 million people, Uganda’s Karamoja region has seen worsening food insecurity over the course of the past few months, according to Save the Children.
As violence in South Africa continues against immigrants, the Nigerian National Assembly has announced it is banning all official visits to the country.
Two weeks after a foiled mutiny attempted to oust him from power, the head of Niger’s military regime has appointed a new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces.
The BRICS business forum kicked off in New Delhi on Friday, one day before India hosts the group’s annual summit. The focus of the forum was building more connected and resilient trade networks, with digital technology emerging as an important link between businesses.
A pilot on board the Amazon cargo plane that overshot the runway in Miami on Sunday warned his co-pilot that they were going to fast as they approached for landing.
As mourners gathered in western Uganda on Saturday for the burial of King Oyo, his Tooro kingdom is embroiled in a bitter dispute over his successor.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Friday that a drone attack on its East-West Pipeline was launched from Iraq, causing injuries and damage.
Iran and Oman have reached an agreement over new entry and exit routes for the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran said on Saturday.
The BRICS group of emerging economies on Saturday expressed concern over rising tensions in the Middle East and condemned the use of sanctions not authorised by the UN, as the leaders met in New Delhi to strengthen their position in global affairs seen as dominated by the West.
A fire and stampede at a school in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 26 children, the UN children's agency said on Friday, with some pupils leaping from windows on high floors to escape the carnage.
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