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Equatorial Guinea abolishes death penalty Equatorial Guinea, one of the world’s most authoritarian countries, has abolished the death penalty, state television announced on Monday citing a new law signed by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

Morocco, Nigeria agree on project to pipe gas to West Africa and Europe Nigeria and Morocco sign a deal to build the world's longest offshore gas pipeline. When it’s completed in over 20 years’ time, it will connect 15 West African nations and eventually lead on to Europe's shores.

UN Human Rights Council warns of more 'atrocity crimes' in Ethiopia UN investigators said Monday they believed Ethiopia's government was behind ongoing crimes against humanity in the Tigray region, and warned that the resumption of the conflict there increased the risk of "further atrocity crimes".

Senegal’s president appoints first PM since abolishing post in 2019 Senegal President Macky Sall on Saturday named a new prime minister – a position he abolished in 2019 and reinstated last year – after July's tense legislative elections.

EU Parliament backs resolution criticising TotalEnergies project in Uganda The EU raises serious questions about the actions of French energy giant TotalEnergies in Uganda, with MEPs saying the group's oil pipeline project has led to evictions and arrests. Also in this edition: the United...

Tunisian president issues new electoral law reducing parties' influence Tunisia's president issued an electoral law on Thursday reducing, but not ending, the role of political parties in a reformed parliament that will have fewer powers under a constitution passed in July.

Online payments: A headache for Ivory Coast’s e-merchants The e-commerce market is booming in Ivory Coast, French-speaking Africa’s largest economy. Currently worth around €46 million, it’s set to grow even more in coming years alongside the population. However, e-traders face a host of systemic...

Reborn from the ashes: The revival of Mozambique's Gorongosa Park In Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park, wildlife that had virtually disappeared in the 1990s has returned. After years of civil war, lions now live in peace alongside gazelles and elephants. Today, scientists come from far and...

At least 130 killed in floods in Sudan Flooding in Sudan has killed at least 134 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes in the northeast African country's ongoing wet season, police said on Thursday.

Kenya's Ruto marks shift from Kenyatta on first day in office Our headlines across the continent: William Ruto spends his first day in charge of Kenya. The new president is putting a focus on climate policies and reversing some of his predecessor's actions. In Burkina Faso, the director of a...

William Ruto sworn in as Kenya's new president In tonight's edition: A village boy becomes Kenya's president. Former Vice President William Ruto takes the office for the top job before cheering crowds. Ethiopia's embattled northern region of Tigray is reportedly hit by drone strikes a day after...

Kenya's President William Ruto sworn in after divisive vote William Ruto has been sworn in as Kenya's president. He narrowly won the Aug. 9 election in East Africa’s most stable democracy over longtime opposition figure Raila Odinga. The Supreme Court last week rejected challenges to the...

Burkina Faso's military leader sacks defence minister amid jihadist attacks Burkina Faso junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who took power in a January coup, has sacked his defence minister and assumed the role himself after a series of jihadist attacks, according to...

As Pakistan floods and India curbs rice exports, Africa braces for high prices The devastating floods in Pakistan, which plunged great swaths of agricultural land under water – coupled with India's decision to curb its rice exports – risk exacerbating food insecurity in the African countries...

Bamako accused of taking Ivorian troops 'hostage' The diplomatic tensions between Mali and Ivory Coast deepen after Bamako sets conditions for the return of dozens of Ivorian soldiers. Ethiopia's new year celebrations are overshadowed by an economic crisis. And anti smoking campaigners in...

Senegal's GMO greenlight proves controversial Africa's racing to adapt to the ravages of climate, but Senegal's greenlighting of GMO crops has proved controversial. Also Egypt has a centuries long tradition of wine making. Wineries are barrelling ahead with plans to add polish and popularity to...

Ethiopia's Tigray rebels say ready for ceasefire and AU-led peace talks Ethiopia's Tigray rebels said Sunday they were ready for a ceasefire and would accept a peace process led by the African Union, removing an obstacle to negotiations with the government to end almost two years of brutal warfare.

Central African Republic: Under Russian influence Since 2018, mercenaries from Russia's Wagner Group, an effective secret army of the Kremlin, have been active in Central African Republic. They protect the impoverished country's regime in exchange for valuable mineral resources and deploy a...

Mixed feelings in Africa as Queen Elizabeth II dies In tonight's edition: Welcome to a special edition on Queen Elizabeth II and Africa. All praise for some and criticism from others, from brutal repression in Kenya to open support for the end of apartheid, across the continent Elizabeth the...

Paris prosecutors close investigation of French peacekeepers in Rwanda genocide French judges dropped a case against French peacekeepers deployed during Rwanda's 1994 genocide who were accused of being complicit in massacres, legal sources said on Wednesday.