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France ends decade-long Operation Barkhane in Sahel region France announces the end of Operation Barkhane. A decade of fighting in Africa's troubled Sahel region has seen over 2,000 jihadist fighters killed, but despite the French military intervention, violence continues. Also, protesters voice...

Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah given 'medical intervention' in prison Egyptian prison authorities have intervened medically with imprisoned pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who this week escalated his hunger strike and stopped drinking water, his family said Thursday, demanding his...

COP27 summit: What's at stake for the African continent? In this week's climate change edition, we go to Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt where the COP27 summit is taking place. With climate change expected to disproportionately affect the African continent, we ask what future lies in store if the goals...

COP27: Renewables seen as opportunities for economic development in Africa In tonight's edition: As African countries at the COP27 climate summit say wealthy nations haven't done enough to stop them from having to develop their oil industries, we ask how renewable sources can be used to lift...

Tunisia's Islamist leader Ghannouchi released after 'money-laundering' trial The speaker of Tunisia's dissolved parliament and arch-rival of President Kais Saied was released late Thursday, his lawyer said, after standing trial for a case involving money-laundering and "incitement to violence".

COP27 - Will more climate loans supersize Africa's debt? In tonight's edition: South Africa approves a funding plan for phasing down coal power. But the hundreds of millions in loans have some citizens worried about supersizing the nation's debt. African leaders at the COP27 summit look to hold...

Kenyan peacekeepers arrive in DR Congo's volatile North Kivu province Kenyan soldiers landed in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, as part of a regional military operation targeting rebels in the conflict-torn region.

Ethiopia warring sides agree to provide humanitarian access to 'all in need' Ethiopia's government and Tigrayan rebels agreed Saturday to facilitate immediate humanitarian access to "all in need" in war-ravaged Tigray and neighbouring regions.

Leaders call on COP27 to recognise Africa's climate needs Tuesday was Africa day at the COP27 talks in Egypt, with the future of the continent under the microscope. In this special edition, we report from Sharm el-Sheikh on the fate of more than 1.2 billion people disproportionately affected by...

Macron confirms end of anti-jihadist West Africa military operation French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced that France was ending its Barkhane anti-jihadist mission in Africa after over a decade, saying a new strategy would be worked out with African partners.

France reorientates its military goals as war returns to Europe President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that France's military strategy must strengthen the country as an independent, respected nuclear-armed power through the end of the decade, warning against a risk of escalation and other...

‘I’m very worried’: Mother of jailed Egyptian activist on hunger strike wants action Detained Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah’s decision to escalate a hunger strike in prison to a refusal to drink water has raised the stakes and shone a spotlight on human rights violations as Egypt hosts the...

COP27 climate summit: Food takes centre stage at talks in Egypt The COP27 UN climate summit began on Monday in the Red Sea town of Sharm el-Sheikh, in the hope of averting the worst impacts of climate change. World leaders, policymakers and delegates from nearly 200 countries have gathered to...

Allies’ successful first invasion but a ‘botched’ job: Operation Torch, 80 years on On November 8,1942, the Western Allies launched Operation Torch, landing in Vichy-controlled Morocco and Algeria to open up a second front in World War II. Torch was a paradoxical operation: The Allies won in...

COP27 app gives Egypt’s Sisi access to every move attendees make Egyptian authorities have unveiled a COP27 application to "help" participants at the climate change summit in Sharm El Skeikh, which ends on November 18. But NGOs and cybersecurity experts warn that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s...

Amnesty International demands urgent help for survivors of sexual violence in Tigray Following the truce deal between Ethiopia's government and Tigray forces, the country looks ahead to peace and reconciliation. But as Amnesty International researcher Donatella Rovera warns, many women were...

Suicide bomber attacks Somalia military training camp A suicide bomber struck a military training camp in Somalia on Saturday, causing casualties, a military official said, in an attack claimed by the Al-Shabaab jihadist group one week after twin blasts left 116 dead.

Cameroon’s Paul Biya marks 40 years as president When Paul Biya first took the helm of Cameroon, Ronald Reagan was in his second year of presidency, Madonna had not yet made the charts and the Soviet Union was still nearly a decade away from break-up.

Crisis on the Nile: Global warming and overuse threaten Africa’s longest river Running from Uganda to Egypt, the Nile is essential to the survival of millions of people living in Africa. But a combination of climate change and human overuse is drying up the river, and worsening conditions for...

Death toll rises after plane crash in Lake Victoria in Tanzania The death toll from Sunday's plane crash in Lake Victoria in Tanzania has jumped to 19, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said, after the Precision Air flight with dozens of passengers aboard plunged into water while approaching the...