Africa

Senegal has called for full access to the archives of the Thiaroye massacre, as experts want transparency about one of the darkest chapters in its colonial history. Senegal’s new government, is determined to ensure the event is…

Six bodies have been pulled from an abandoned mine in Stilfontein in South Africa. The number of miners still trapped underground is still unknown. One local source said there were around 4,000 trapped, but police say the figure is…

Rwanda stands accused of backing the M23 group, a rebel military group which has carried out atrocities against civilians in the conflict-torn region of North Kivu, located in the eastern DRC. The DRC's Deputy Minister of Justice and…

South Sudan's government and opposition groups who did not sign the 2018 Revitalised Agreement are among the negotiating parties attending the talks in Nairobi. The 2018 agreement was introduced with the aim of bringing an end to the…

U S President Joe Biden on his visit to sub-Saharan Africa pledged another $600 million for a cross-continent rail corridor project, telling regional leaders that “Africa has been left behind for much too long. But not anymore. Africa is…

Namibia elected its first female leader as Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was declared the winner Tuesday of a presidential election last week that was tarnished by technical glitches that caused a three-day extension to allow votes…

Some 700,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to neighbouring Chad, as a result of the conflict between the Sudanese army and paramilitary rapid support forces. Though they want to return home, they're not sure when they will be able to.…

U.S. President Joe Biden held talks with his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço in Luanda during the start of his visit to the sub-Sahara African nation. “I'm very proud to be the first American president to visit Angola and I'm deeply…

Young Burundians are heading to Tanzania in the hopes of finding work. But when they arrive, some are accused of being illegal, and are hunted down, arrested, beaten, and imprisoned before being sent back to Burundi. Upon their return,…

South Africa’s consumer confidence declined slightly in the fourth quarter, dropping by one point, yet festive season retail sales are anticipated to reach their highest levels since 2019, according to a survey released on Wednesday.…