Gabon’s transitional government has announced April 12 as the date for its presidential election, a significant milestone toward reinstating civilian governance following the August 2023 coup that ...

Interest payments on long-term debt in sub-Saharan Africa surged nearly sevenfold between 2010 and 2023, reaching $26 billion, according to the World Bank. The sharp rise coincided with the region’s ...

Intense fighting erupted near the al-Jili oil refinery, north of Khartoum, as Sudan’s army advanced on the strategic facility in a multipronged offensive against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces ...

Mark Darko, the CEO of Ghana’s Chamber of Cannabis Industry, has unveiled an ambitious plan to generate $1 billion annually from the country’s burgeoning cannabis industry. Darko made this revelation ...

African literature is thriving, gaining global recognition with major awards like the Nobel, Booker, and Camões prizes in 2021, a milestone hailed as “the year for African literature.” ...

Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, has revealed that his country's priorities during its G20 presidency will be to harness critical minerals to foster inclusive growth and highlight the ...

Abidjan’s Plateau district is undergoing a vibrant transformation, with graffiti murals now brightening the city’s urban canvas. Once met with disdain and legal risk, graffiti is increasingly ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo is seeking mining investors from Saudi Arabia to reduce its reliance on Chinese firms, which currently dominate the sector. Marcellin Paluku, a deputy cabinet ...

Tangier, on the “Moroccan Riviera,” offers an affordable alternative to Marrakech. Famous for its Art Deco Cinémathèque de Tanger and ties to icons like Burroughs and Jagger, Tangier’s ...

A court in Bukavu, eastern Congo, has sentenced three Chinese nationals to seven years in prison for illegal possession of gold and money laundering. The men, arrested in January with 10 gold bars ...

Tundu Lissu, a prominent and outspoken Tanzanian politician, has been elected chairman of the main opposition party, Chadema, after he defeated long-time leader Freeman Mbowe in a closely contested ...

A growing demand for PhD graduates has highlighted barriers such as limited funding, resource constraints, supervisory issues, and personal coping struggles, as revealed in a study focused on ...