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African leaders 'agree on ceasefire' in violence-torn eastern DR Congo An agreement has been struck which could mean the adoption of a ceasefire in the violence-torn east of DR Congo as soon as late Friday, Angola's Foreign Minister Tete Antonio has said.

Ceasefire deal agreed for eastern DR Congo DR Congo and Rwanda have struck a deal to end months of fighting between Congolese troops and rebels in eastern DRC. The agreement was reached with the mediation of the East African community, but it hinges on the withdrawal of M23 rebels from occupied...

Algerian court sentences scores to death over forest fire lynching An Algerian court on Thursday sentenced 49 people to death over the lynching of a man falsely accused of starting deadly forest fires in August last year, state media reported.

M23 rebels 'not really concerned' by Rwanda-DR Congo ceasefire deal The M23 rebel group said Thursday that a ceasefire announced a day earlier "doesn't really concern us," while calling for "direct dialogue" with Democratic Republic of Congo's government.

Debunking claims that France destroyed vehicles in Mali or Burkina Faso A video circulating widely on social media since November 13 shows pick-up trucks being demolished by construction equipment. According to internet users, France is behind this destruction either in Mali or Burkina Faso...

Mali junta bans activities of NGOs funded by France Mali's junta announced on Monday a ban on the activities of NGOs funded or supported by France, including humanitarian groups, amid a worsening row between Paris and Bamako.

Last minute objections threaten historic UN climate deal in COP27 Negotiators at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt neared a breakthrough deal on Saturday for a fund to help poor countries being ravaged by the impacts of global warming, but remained locked over how to reduce the greenhouse gas...

French-speaking bloc examines unrest in Africa Facing calls to do more to resolve global crises, the world's French-speaking leaders met in Tunisia Sunday to discuss growing instability and popular discontent in francophone Africa.

Francophone countries meet for summit in Tunisia amid democracy concerns The world's club of French-speaking countries will meet in Tunisia from Saturday for talks focused on economic cooperation, more than a year after President Kais Saied began an internationally criticised power grab.

Aid convoys arrive in Ethiopia's Tigray region following truce In tonight's edition: The UN food agency says that 15 trucks carrying food aid have entered Ethiopia's Tigray region. It comes as humanitarian groups gain access to the area for the first time since a ceasefire deal was signed two...

Unfulfilled promises for Africa at COP27, Sadio Mané out of World Cup As COP27 draws to a close, many African nations have been left less than satisfied. It comes as countries of the Global North continue to push back against a deal endorsing the creation of a financing facility for the...

Seven West African states look to strengthen anti-jihadist cooperation West African coastal states on Thursday held talks on boosting cooperation against jihadist violence spilling over from the Sahel after more countries announced they would pull their peacekeepers out of Mali.

Kenya, Rwanda request M23 ceasefire, withdrawal from east Congo In today's show we cross to Kenya, as former president Uhuru Kenyatta and Rwanda's President Paul Kagame have agreed on the need for M23 rebels to cease fire and withdraw from captured territories in east Congo. M23 rebels have...

Germany to end participation in UN peacekeeping mission in Mali Germany will end its participation in a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali by the end of next year, a government source told AFP on Wednesday after months of operational snags.

Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah breaks hunger strike The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah said Tuesday they received a letter from him saying he has ended his hunger strike.

First aid trucks arrive in Ethiopia’s Tigray after peace deal, says Red Cross The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said a medical aid convoy had arrived in the capital of Ethiopia's war-ravaged Tigray region Tuesday, its first since a peace deal between the federal government and...

Population growth projected on African continent as world hits 8 billion In tonight's edition: As a jailed Egytian breaks his 7-month long hunger strike, Egypt's human rights record comes into the spotlight, as the COP27 climate summit continues. Senegal recently imposed a price cap on various...

Ivory Coast to pull out of UN peacekeeping mission in Mali after soldiers detained Ivory Coast will gradually withdraw its contribution of military and police from a United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali, according to a letter by its ambassador to the U.N., after Bamako detained 46 of its...

Gender Day at COP27: Women from rural communities worst hit by climate change In tonight's show: as the COP27 climate summit holds its Gender Day, we ask why women in the Global South are disproportionately affected by climate change. We also speak to our regional correspondent about the...

US offers $10 million rewards for leads on Somalia’s Al Shabaab leaders The United States said Monday it was increasing its reward for information about key leaders of Somalia's Al-Shabaab to $10 million apiece, a move that follows a spate of deadly attacks by the jihadist group.