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🌟 The Bright Side: Ballet company preserves traditional dance forms in Central African Republic Three times a week, dancers from the National Ballet in the Central African Republic rehearse tirelessly to bring to life traditional dance forms from different ethnic groups across the country. The...

Trump slaps tariffs on Africa: 50% on Lestho, 30% on South Africa US President Donald Trump has called tariffs the "most beautiful word" in the dictionary. Some African countries might disagree. Lesotho was slapped with the White House's highest tariff rates in a list released on Wednesday, with...

South African budget vote passes despite opposition from key coalition partner It took weeks of negotiations and tensions in South Africa before the national budget was finally passed, with 194 votes in favour and 182 against. The Democratic Alliance, a key coalition partner, voted against the...

Nigeria: Shell, Renaissance to face legal action over mining licence transfer deal A Nigerian human rights and environmental NGO has filed a lawsuit in the Lagos High Court to stop Shell from selling its Nigerian assets to a local oil and gas company. HEDA says Shell is responsible for 35...

Niger junta releases ex-ministers in line with national conference recommendations Niger's junta released about 50 individuals Tuesday, including former ministers, a diplomat, a journalist, and soldiers linked to a 2010 coup attempt, following a national conference recommendation. Former...

South Sudan: peace on brink of collapse as crisis deepens Concerns have ratcheted up about security in South Sudan since fighting broke out between forces loyal to the two men behind the devastating civil war that only ended in 2018. That fragile peace between President Salva Kiir and...

Macron urges 'mercy' for jailed writer Sansal in call with Algeria's Tebboune French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for a "gesture of mercy and humanity" towards jailed French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal in a phone call with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The...

🌟 The Bright Side: Morocco 'water highway' saves cities from thirst Morocco is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on tapping northern rivers to supply water to parched cities farther south. Inaugurated last August, the "water highway" had supplied more than 700 million cubic metres (24.7...

Sudan's RSF paramilitary chief admits forces withdrew from Khartoum Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the head of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, admitted on Sunday that the armed group had pulled out of the capital Khartoum. The nation's army is continuing to consolidate its gains in the...

Rwanda and DRC officials sit down for second round of talks as M23 meets mediators Qatar has hosted a second round of talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. Qatari mediators also met separately with representatives of the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group. DRC President Felix...

Sudan’s army reclaims the capital Khartoum as RSF militia ‘loses steam’ The Sudanese army wrested back full control over Khartoum after nearly two years of civil war, capping a weeklong offensive against the paramilitary RSF. The capture of Khartoum marks a turning point in the conflict which...

Algerian court sentences writer Sansal to five years in jail An Algerian court on Thursday sentenced French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, whose case has been at the heart of a diplomatic storm, to five years behind bars. The author is known for his criticism of Algerian authorities as well as...

Fears for South Sudan peace after arrest of VP The UN warns that South Sudan has been pushed closer to conflict by the arrest of Vice President Riek Machar. He and the interior minister, his wife, have been detained at their home by forces loyal to president Salva Kiir. It's amid rising tension...

Sudan's army chief lands at Khartoum airport after military recaptures it from RSF The Sudanese army has released triumphant pictures of its chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, arriving at Khartoum airport on Wednesday. The military claimed the strategically valuable victory after wresting...

Algeria hands French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal five-year prison term French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal, who has been ensnared in an unprecedented diplomatic crisis between Algiers and Paris, was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison for undermining Algeria's territorial...

South Sudan's First Vice President arrested, increasing fears of 'widespread conflict' Riek Machar, South Sudan's First Vice President and President Salva Kiir's enduring rival, was arrested on Wednesday on "unclear charges," marking a dramatic escalation to a weeks-long conflict that threatens...

Sudan army chief declares capital 'free' from inside presidential palace Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrived at Khartoum's presidential palace on Wednesday, declaring the capital "free" of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after nearly two years of war. "Khartoum is free, it's...

Sudan army extends gains in Khartoum, retaking airport from paramilitaries The Sudanese army said it recaptured Khartoum airport from the Rapid Support Forces as it extended its battlefield gains after recapturing the presidential palace in a key victory on Friday. "The remnants of the RSF...

Both sides 'armed to the hill: 'No end in sight to war' in Sudan The United Nations has denounced attacks on the civilian population in Sudan, including a recent airstrike on a market in North Darfur that left dozens of casualties. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Sudan's brutal...

Niger’s junta leader Tiani sworn in as president for five-year transition period Niger's military junta leader Abdourahamane Tiani was sworn in as the country's transitional president on Wednesday. A senior government official said Tiani will head the nation over a five-year "flexible"...