Virunga National Park celebrates rare mountain gorilla twin births and the return of elephant herds, signaling a potential turning point for conservation in DR Congo.
Middle East conflict disruptions are sending shockwaves through Africa’s oil supply chains, with fuel shortages and price rises beginning to bite across the continent.
Fresh fighting between DR Congo’s army and M23 rebels has displaced tens of thousands in North Kivu, pushing civilian populations to a breaking point.
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Djibouti heads to the polls with President Guelleh expected to extend his 27-year rule, amid a fragmented opposition and concerns over electoral fairness.
Nigeria has begun the mass prosecution of over 500 terrorism suspects at the Federal High Court in Abuja — one of West Africa’s largest ever criminal proceedings.
How Russia Is Weaponising Information: A Disinformation Network Spreading Anti-Ukrainian Propaganda in Ivory Coast In Abidjan’s lively media ecosystem — a city of bustling newspapers, radio stations, and a growing digital audience — something troubling has taken root. Over the past three years, a coordinated network of social media accounts, websites, and local opinion makers
Inside the War That Never Ends: DR Congo Civilians Caught in the Crossfire as M23 Rebels Advance In the mist-shrouded hills of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the cycle of violence that has defined the region for three decades shows no sign of breaking. The M23 rebel movement — a Tutsi-led armed group that claims
South Africa Deploys Military to Cape Town Townships as Crime Reaches Breaking Point South Africa’s government has deployed soldiers to some of Cape Town’s most violent townships following a surge in organized crime that has overwhelmed the South African Police Service and left communities living in a state of near-constant terror. The intervention, announced in
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Africa’s Silent Pandemic: Antimicrobial Resistance Is Killing More People Than HIV and Malaria Combined While the world’s attention remains fixed on emerging infectious disease threats, a quieter — and in many ways deadlier — crisis has taken root across the African continent. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the process by which bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites evolve
"We Do Not Feel Safe" — Fear Grips Mali Under Russia’s Africa Corps In the sand-swept corridors of Bamako’s hotels, among diplomats and aid workers who once spoke freely, a new climate of fear has taken hold. Since the arrival of Russia’s Africa Corps — formerly known as Wagner — in Mali, the nature of
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