Africa

Mohammed Badaru Abubakar's resignation comes as Nigeria scrambles to respond to a wave of mass kidnappings.

ECOWAS has suspended Guinea-Bissau after a military coup, demanding President Umaro Sissoco Embaló’s release and swift publication of election results, as regional leaders move to defend democratic order.

Cameroon opposition leader Anicet Ekane died in custody in Yaoundé after his October arrest. Government, his party and the EU differ on his treatment and demand investigations into his death.

Pressure on Tasila’s parliamentary seat first came from the ruling United Party for National Development, after Zambezi East MP Brian Kambita questioned in July whether she was still eligible to hold office given her prolonged absence.

The campaign will run for four weeks, beginning at 00:00 local time (0000 GMT) on Friday and ending at 23:59 on December 25, 2025.

AU Commission Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, said the continental body had decided to "suspend with immediate effect" Guinea-Bissau until constitutional order is restored.

Agyeman-Rawlings was the wife of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings, and founder of the 31st December Women's Movement, a non-governmental organisation that advocates for women's empowerment, children's rights, and social inclusion for the marginalised.

MK officials insisted her decision was not an admission of wrongdoing. MK national organiser Nathi Nhleko told reporters that the party had no role in recruiting the men but would support efforts to return them to South Africa.

Senegal’s foreign ministry confirmed that Embaló had been flown in on a chartered military aircraft and was “safe and sound” after Ecowas-led discussions that secured his transfer.

The bloc instructed its stabilisation mission in Guinea-Bissau (ESSMGB) to continue protecting state institutions, and ordered the country's armed forces to "return to barracks".

On Wednesday, a group of soldiers seized power by force in Guinea-Bissau. The parliamentary and presidential elections held on Sunday were suspended before the results could even be announced. But who's behind the coup?

Africa’s agribusiness sector embodies the continent’s untapped potential for structural transformation.

Guinea-Bissau's military took over the country on Wednesday, suspending the electoral process and imposing a curfew.

Guinea-Bissau's military took control of the country on Wednesday, suspending the electoral process and imposing a curfew.

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President Bola Tinubu directed the army and police to bring in an additional 20,000 officers, adding to the 30,000 he ordered on Sunday when he redeployed VIP-attached officers to frontline security duties.

Overall, the ruling shows that misleading “green” or “carbon-neutral” claims could lead to legal action in African courts.

By granting formal refugee status, Côte d’Ivoire has strengthened protections against the forced return of people to unsafe conditions.

Stillbirths are a sensitive measure of how health systems are performing. They reflect whether women can access timely, quality care during pregnancy and at birth.

The move comes amid reports of heavy gunfire in the capital and the arrest of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and top government officials.

The girls were kidnapped from their dormitory at the Government Girls' Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, a community in the Wasagu/Danko Local Government Area of Kebbi, on November 17.

Africa remains Europe's fourth-largest trading partner, and EU officials were keen to highlight the depth of commercial ties.

Africa, the world’s youngest continent with 40 per cent of its population under 15 compared to Europe’s 16 per cent, faces growing pressure to provide adequate education, jobs, and housing for its rapidly expanding youth.

According to WFP projections, around 15,000 people in Borno could face "catastrophic hunger" or "famine-like conditions" next year.

Mahmoud also urged reforms in international finance to make it easier and cheaper for African countries to access loans and funding.

The mass abductions came after a warning by US President Donald Trump of military action against Nigeria over the alleged persecution of Christians in the country.

Guinea-Bissau has experienced repeated instability since gaining independence from Portugal more than 50 years ago, including multiple coups and attempted takeovers.

The move affecting approximately 100,000 officers comes days after more than 300 schoolchildren from St. Mary's Private Catholic School in Papiri, were abducted in Niger State.

South Africa has insisted that handing the gavel to a chargé d'affaires would be a breach of diplomatic protocol.

Tchiroma, a former minister and once a close ally of President Biya, has declared himself the rightful winner of the October 12 vote and vowed to reject any result suggesting otherwise.

Zuma-Sambudla has consistently denied the allegations, with her lawyer calling the case weak and her family labeling it a politically motivated attack on her father.

Kidnappings for ransom have become an increasing threat to schools in Nigeria, particularly in the north-central and northwestern regions.

Guinea-Bissau has a long history of political instability, with multiple coups and attempted takeovers since gaining independence from Portugal more than 50 years ago.

UAE’s new “AI for development initiative” targets education, healthcare, agriculture and climate projects, promising advanced computing power and global partnerships to accelerate Africa’s digital transformation.

The G20 is being held in Africa for the very first time, but the US is shunning the event. The EU is hoping to fill the void and expand its global commercial ties.

Police and military forces have been deployed to search for the missing students. A series of similar attacks has put Nigeria's security in the spotlight.

This year's G20 summit is particularly sensitive. South Africa is handing over the presidency to the United States, which assumes the chair position for 2026.

Pandor said she received an email from the US Consulate earlier this week informing her that her multiple-entry visitor visa had been cancelled.

The life term sentence follows a dramatic hearing in which Kanu accused the court of bias and challenged the legality of his transfer from Kenya.

The IMF warns that without decisive reforms in taxation, public spending efficiency and borrowing practices, the region risks falling short of its medium-term recovery prospects.

Research has shown that people who cannot urinate when their bladder is full experience cognitive or attention impairment that is equivalent to staying awake for 24 hours.

Credit ratings are supposed to guide investors, not govern economies through certain policy inclinations. But in Africa’s case, they often do both.

To address the crisis, Guterres urged a “unified, coherent and consensus-based” regional response, the maintenance of financial support for humanitarian response plans and a development strategy to address the root causes of terrorism.

IRENA maintains that strengthening domestic financial markets is essential to ensuring sufficient funding for energy transition projects.

The importance of debt, development finance and climate to Africa’s future is clear. Over half of African countries are either in debt distress or at risk of being in distress. More than half of Africa’s population lives in countries that are spending more on servicing their debt than on health and/or education.

Insecurity in the Sahel region is worsening. Violent extremist groups are entering new territories such as Nigeria and parts of coastal West African states, including Benin, Togo, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire.

The newly created Senate will include at least 25 members, drawn from sitting MPs, presidential appointees, and ex officio members such as former presidents.

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa expressed Zimbabwe's gratitude to Zambia for its stance and consistent calls against the illegal sanctions.

The group remained confined on the plane for approximately nine hours as South African authorities sought verification of their travel papers.

IEA projects that by 2030, access to clean cooking in Africa will begin to outpace population growth, a crucial milestone in the continent’s fight against energy poverty.

Mahmoud Ali Youssouf stresses that while northern Nigeria faces violence and insecurity, the situation does not meet the legal definition of genocide, and warns against misrepresenting the facts.