At least 18 people were killed and several others injured on Thursday, April 16, 2026, when a commuter minibus — popularly known as a kombi — caught fire and exploded on the Bulawayo-Beitbridge highway in southern Zimbabwe, one of the country’s most vital transport arteries. Police confirmed the victims were returning from a funeral when […]
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Pope Leo XIV used the first day of his visit to Angola on Saturday, April 18, 2026, to deliver one of the sharpest critiques of foreign exploitation of Africa ever spoken from the Vatican, denouncing the “logic of extractivism” that has left the continent rich in resources yet poor in development for its own people.
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 armed group — known as the AFC (Armed Forces of Congo) — signed a landmark humanitarian agreement on Sunday, April 19, 2026, that could mark a significant step toward easing the suffering of millions caught in the crossfire of Africa’s most devastating ongoing conflict.
Ethiopia’s biggest musician Teddy Afro has released a mournful new song taking aim at the government, amassing over 7 million views as the country approaches June elections.
As Africa looks to develop its own palm oil industry, the question is urgent: can the continent avoid the environmental mistakes that devastated Southeast Asia’s rainforests?
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher has warned South Sudan is at risk of full-scale famine as fighting between rival factions displaces hundreds of thousands and aid deliveries are disrupted.
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Pope Leo XIV has condemned the logic of extractivism that has left Angola rich in oil and diamonds yet poor in development, calling for a decisive break from centuries of exploitation.
After 137 years away, Zimbabwe welcomes home its iconic soapstone Zimbabwe Bird sculpture, repatriated by South Africa alongside the remains of eight ancestors.
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NAIROBI — Kenya political landscape is already shifting toward 2027, with President William Ruto and his estranged former deputy Rigathi Gachagua trading increasingly sharp attacks that political observers say are reshaping the country political fault lines ahead of what promises to be one of the most consequential elections in Kenya recent history. The political breakup
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In one of the largest religious gatherings Africa has seen in years, Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open-air Mass at Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon on April 17, 2026, drawing an estimated 120,000 worshippers who filled the arena and surrounding streets in a sea of song, color, and fervent faith. The Mass — held under
Julius Malema, the firebrand leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and one of the most polarizing figures in African politics, was sentenced on April 16, 2026 to five years in prison after being convicted for firing a rifle into a crowd at a political rally in 2018. The KuGompo City Regional Court delivered
They were election-winning brothers. Now they are bitter enemies. And as Kenya’s 2027 presidential race takes shape, the rupture between President William Ruto and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has become the single most consequential fault line in East African politics. The political partnership that swept Ruto to State House in 2022 — built on
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