PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the Glen View Area 8 complex fire, which destroyed goods worth over US$100,000 a national disaster.

NAIROBI, Kenya, July 28, 2025 - Fans intending to watch the African Nations Championships (CHAN) will not be allowed to access the stadia with vuvuzelas, whistles, loudspeakers or megaphones.

The United States has imposed new visa restrictions on citizens of 31 African countries. These restrictions limit non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas to single-entry with a validity period of just ...

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for strategies to deal with foreign influences on opposition parties calling for "regime change".

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is alarmed by escalating health and food crises across Sudan, notably as cholera cases continue to rise in the locality of Tawila, ...

Health authorities in The Gambia have confirmed the country's first case of Mpox, a viral disease formerly known as monkeypox, while investigating 17 additional suspected infections. Public health ...

Gospel singer and activist Reuben Kigame has declared his intention to run for president in the 2027 General Election, saying he is not merely hopeful but actively preparing to be on the ballot.

President William Ruto has reaffirmed the government's commitment to sustaining free primary and secondary education, even as concerns mount over budgetary constraints and reduced capitation to public ...

Sudan's ruling junta has accused Kenya of violating the country's sovereignty after the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) declared a parallel government.

The Platform for Youth and Community Development (PYCD), through its Gender Office, is spearheading efforts to strengthen community-based mental health and gender support systems in Chipinge District.

Abdallah Abdelrahman Saleh is one of the 30 Sudanese refugee students who make up the first-ever cohort of Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative (DAFI) scholars in the Central African ...

Analysis - Across most of Africa, rural communities grow their own food, relying on smallholder agriculture. But climate change is threatening this way of life.