At least 60 people have been killed after a gold mine collapsed in Sudan’s West Kordofan province, with rescue efforts continuing as residents search for survivors and those trapped underground. Medical workers
A peace summit scheduled for Sunday to address conflicts in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was canceled. Angolan President Joao Lourenco was set to host DRC President Felix Tshisekedi
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Cyclone Chido, the most powerful storm to strike Mayotte in nearly a century, has left catastrophic destruction in its wake, with thousands feared dead on the French Indian Ocean island. The storm
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A cascade of anti-French sentiment continues to sweep across the belt of the Sahel in Africa: joining Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, Chad and Senegal demanded in November that the French government withdraw its military from
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In the aftermath of the devastation left behind in the wake of unprecedented floods, Nigeriens are rebuilding their livelihoods and economy with the help of several relief measures instituted by the government
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Uganda has officially launched the construction of a major new railway line, the Malaba-Kampala route, which is expected to cost approximately $3 billion. The groundbreaking ceremony, held in the eastern part of
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A disagreement between the Catholic bishops in Kenya and the government has escalated, with the Church rejecting a $61,000 donation from President William Ruto. The donation, made on November 17 during a
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In the last few years, there has been a spate of military coups in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan and Guinea. Military rule, long dormant in African politics, is back. Coup leaders have suppressed protest, gagged the
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The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in war-torn Sudan has unleashed yet another depopulation campaign in the towns and villages of al-Gezira state, killing hundreds, looting, raping, and burning crops in the country’s
More The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group said it has approved a grant of 19.8 million U.S. dollars to help South Sudan respond to the Sudanese refugee crisis in the country. The AfDB
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Algeria has accused Morocco of deploying Israeli intelligence agents within its borders, allegedly utilizing Moroccan passports. This allegation, reported by the Algerian news agency APS and confirmed by the Foreign Ministry, claims
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What the heck is happening in Kenya? Is India losing its game? In the heart of Kenya’s economic landscape lies a deal that has sparked controversy and debate: the partnership with Adani
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Kwame Nkrumah, the first prime minister of the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence, was a towering figure in the struggle for self-governance in Africa. An ardent proponent of pan-Africanism and
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by Liu Xian and Mao Xiaojing Leaders from China and Africa successfully convened the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), setting forth plans to enhance China-Africa cooperation in this
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by Xinhua writer Chen Wangqi “The sky here’s very strange. I often have the sensation when I look at it that it’s a solid thing up there, protecting us from what’s behind.”
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by Xinhua writers Wang Zongnan, Zhao Zhiqin “Debt-trap” is a term to describe an international financial relationship where a creditor country or institution extends debt to a borrowing nation with the intention
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