Nowinafrica Editorial board

A series of powerful explosions ripped through Burundi’s main city of Bujumbura late Tuesday evening, shattering windows across several neighbourhoods and sending columns of smoke billowing over Lake Tanganyika after an electrical fire ignited a military ammunition store. Authorities confirmed the blasts — the second such incident at a military installation in the city within

Kenya’s tea industry is losing $26 million as the Middle East conflict disrupts export routes. Smallholder farmers face delayed payments as shipping costs soar.

Oil prices have climbed above 116 per barrel as the Middle East conflict involving Iran intensifies, triggering fuel price surges across Africa and forcing governments and households to adopt desperate coping strategies.

The Somali National Army has taken full control of Baidoa, the capital of Southwest State, after a military offensive against local forces, prompting the region’s president to announce his immediate resignation.

At least 73 people were killed and dozens more wounded when armed gunmen attacked a gold mining site near South Sudan’s capital Juba, in one of the deadliest incidents since the country’s independence in 2011.