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Pope Leo XIV got a standing ovation from lawmakers after addressing the Spanish parliament. By Pierre-Philippe MARCOU (AFP)

Pope urges action on 'tragic drama' of migration

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Pope Leo XIV called for a global response to the "tragic drama" of migratio ...

The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway runs parallel to the Atlantic Ocean -- and too close for comfort, critics say. By OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT (AFP)

Nigerian mega-highway faces down rising seas, protected fore...

19 hours ago

The long, grey concrete road stretches out a stone's throw from the Atlanti ...

Malaria cases in Mpumalanga jumped fourfold in January compared with a year earlier. By EMMANUEL CROSET (AFP)

As climate shifts, malaria gains ground in southern Africa

19 hours ago

In a remote South African village, Paulina Mhlongo sits in the yard as heal ...

EVs are making inroads even in Nigeria where the power grid is unreliable and a third of the country doesnt have access to electricity at all. By Temiloluwa Johnson (AFP)

'There's no E': Blackout-plagued Nigeria pursues EVs

19 hours ago

There are two ways to think about electric vehicles in Nigeria. The first i ...

Ramaphosa Warns Against Vigilante Crackdowns on Foreign Nationals

Ramaphosa Warns Against Vigilante Crackdowns on Foreign Nati...

Jun 7, 2026

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has cautioned citizens against taki ...

Members of a Congolese Red Cross team carry the coffin of a woman suspected of having died from Ebola in the eastern city of Bunia. By Jospin Mwisha (AFP)

DR Congo ceasefire a 'health emergency' given Ebola outbreak...

Jun 7, 2026

An Ebola outbreak raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has made i ...

File photo: People affected by a Boko Haram attack listen to Borno state Governor Babagana Zulum in Darul Jamal, Nigeria, on September 6, 2025. - AP

Nigeria: Hundreds of kidnapped women, children freed from Bo...

Jun 7, 2026

Several hundred people kidnapped by Boko Haram https://www.france24.com/en/ ...

Heavy gunfire shook Somalias capital overnight and smoke rose over the city on Thursday. By - (AFP)

Somalia says 1 killed, 55 hurt in this week's political viol...

Jun 7, 2026

One person was killed and 55 injured in political violence that erupted in ...

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Jun 7, 2026

Ramaphosa Warns Against Vigilante Crackdowns on Foreign Nationals Ramaphosa Warns Against Vigilante Crackdowns on Foreign Nationals

Jun 3, 2026

Protests across South Africa against illegal foreign nationals have exploded into violence. By RODGER BOSCH (AFP) Hundreds flee as South Africa anti-migrant mobs go door-to-door

Jun 2, 2026

Ousmane Sonko speaks to the press in Dakar, Senegal, May 26, 2026. - Misper Apawu, AP Senegal's ousted prime minister says his party will not participate in new gover...

Jun 1, 2026

Mbeki: Blaming Migrants for South Africa’s Problems Is Misguided and Dangerous Mbeki: Blaming Migrants for South Africa’s Problems Is Misguided and Dangerous

May 30, 2026

Ghana, under President John Dramani Maham, has been accepted deportees from the US -- and sent them on to their origin countries elsewhere in Africa. By Fabrice COFFRINI (AFP/File) US expels new group of west Africans to Ghana, lawyer says

May 28, 2026

A man hangs an Ebola awareness banner in the Kigonze displaced persons camp in Bunia, in the eastern DRC. By Glody MURHABAZI (AFP) WHO chief lands in Ebola-hit DR Congo

May 28, 2026

Xenophobic tensions: Ghana’s evacuation response unnecessary, too quick — Malema Xenophobic tensions: 'Ghana’s evacuation response unnecessary, too quick' — Male...

May 27, 2026

Ghanaian nationals stand at the check-in desk for an evacuation flight at OR Tambo International Airport, outside Johannesburg. By Phill Magakoe (AFP) First 300 Ghanaians leave S.Africa after xenophobic tensions

May 26, 2026

Pope Leo XIV Apologises for Church’s Role in Slavery, Calls for ‘Restorative Justice’ Pope Leo XIV Apologises for Church’s Role in Slavery, Calls for ‘Restorative Jus...

May 26, 2026

Discord has grown between Senegals now-dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko (L) and President Bassirou Diomaye Faye (R) pictured during an 2025 event in Dakar. By PATRICK MEINHARDT (AFP/File) Senegal names economist Lo as new PM after Sonko's sacking

May 24, 2026

President of the Senegalese National Assembly, Malick Ndiaye, arrives to attend a plenary session on current affairs at the National Assembly in Dakar on February 21, 2025. - Seyllou, AFP Senegal parliament speaker El Malick Ndiaye steps down as political crisis deepe...

May 24, 2026

Benins new president, Romuald Wadagni, arrived at his inaugraration with his wife, First Lady Nathalie Villette-Wadagni. By yanick folly (AFP) Benin's ex-finance minister sworn in as president

May 24, 2026

Senegalese supporters who were granted a royal pardon in Morocco cheer as they arrive at Blaise Diagne International Airport in Senegal on 24 May 2026, after being held in Morocco since the Africa Cup of Nations final in January. - SEYLLOU / AFP Senegal football fans return home after royal pardon for Cup of Nations chaos

May 23, 2026

The Ebola outbreak in the DRC is the 17th recorded in the vast, unstable country. By Seros MUYISA (AFP) Ebola claims more lives, other African countries seen at risk

May 23, 2026

A health official uses a thermometer to screen people in front of Kibuli Muslim Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, Saturday, May 16, 2026. - Hajarah Nalwadda, AP Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases as Africa CDC warns 10 countries 'at risk'

May 23, 2026

Supporters of former prime minister Ousmane Sonko gathered to protest in front of his house in Dakar following his dismissal by the President. By SEYLLOU (AFP) Senegal's president sacks PM after months of tensions

May 22, 2026

Tedros said the situation was especially challenging as health workers scramble to catch up with the spread of the virus. By Fabrice COFFRINI (AFP) Ebola risk now at highest level in DR Congo, says WHO

May 21, 2026

Femi Falana Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa: MFWA Board Member Petitions African Commissi...

May 21, 2026

Promises must be kept, says Turkeys Climate Minister Murat Kurum, who will chair the COP31 climate meeting in November. By Liselotte Sabroe (Ritzau Scanpix/AFP) Rich nations topped $100 bn climate finance goal again in 2023, 2024: OECD

May 20, 2026

Nigeria Arrests ExPower Minister Saleh Mamman After 75Year Corruption Sentence Nigeria Arrests Ex‑Power Minister Saleh Mamman After 75‑Year Corruption Sentence