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
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 2,325 people, government data showed on Sunday, surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak to become the deadliest Ebola outbreak in
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Africa is emerging as an important testing ground for China’s effort to expand the international role of the yuan and reduce dependence on the US dollar. An increasing number of African financial
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A new wave of piracy off Somalia is exposing the fragile security of the Horn of Africa, as depleted fishing grounds, drought and stretched naval patrols drive former fishermen back to the
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Across Africa, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) presents itself as the custodian of macroeconomic stability. Its latest Article IV staff reports on Ethiopia. Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zambia are written for economies with very different histories and
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For decades, resource-rich African nations operated within a familiar economic model: foreign companies extracted minerals, loaded raw ore onto ships and exported it overseas, leaving producer countries with relatively limited gains from
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Libya’s eastern-based army said Tuesday that its military intelligence chief, Fawzi al-Mansouri, was killed in a car bombing in Benghazi, raising fresh questions about security in an area controlled by military commander
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Some 1,500 couples have married in a mass wedding organised by the government of Kano State in northern Nigeria, in a programme intended to help people who might otherwise be unable to
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China has shifted from being Africa’s largest financier of major infrastructure projects to becoming a net collector of debt repayments, marking a significant transformation in its financial relationship with the continent as
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More than three years after civil war broke out in Sudan, the southern Egyptian city of Aswan has become a place of prolonged uncertainty for thousands of Sudanese refugees who remain stranded
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On Angola’s South Atlantic coast, a new US$900 million Chinese-backed port project is reinforcing Beijing’s long-standing dominance in African infrastructure at a time when the United States is seeking to strengthen its
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The Trump administration is considering military action against Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the Sahel, in what could mark a significant expansion of US counterterrorism operations in Africa. As
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In less than four years, Captain Ibrahim Traoré has undergone one of the most remarkable political transformations in contemporary Africa. Once an obscure military officer, Burkina Faso’s president has emerged as one
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The appearance of Shahed-136-type kamikaze drones over northern Mali marks a significant development in a conflict that has evolved steadily since rebellion first erupted in the country’s north in 2012. A detailed
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West African leaders have signed an intergovernmental agreement supporting the proposed African Atlantic Gas Pipeline, marking a significant step in plans to establish a multibillion-dollar energy corridor linking Nigerian natural gas supplies
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When Jamal unlocks the heavy metal door and steps inside the darkened room, the first things he sees are not ancient relics or archaeological treasures, but the remnants of war. Thousands of
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