Africa

A new study finds more than 60,000 African penguins vanished as sardines declined off South Africa, driving a 95% collapse on two islands and leaving the species critically endangered.

Lamola issued an open letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken after the latter criticised South Africa's domestic policies and its G20 stewardship in a Substack post on Wednesday.

The impact has been devastating: premature births have risen sharply, along with miscarriages and stillbirths linked to severe malnutrition, exhaustion and constant fear.

A 2025 court ruling found South African liberation leader Albert Luthuli was murdered, overturning a 1967 inquest and reframing his legacy and his overlooked autobiography, Let My People Go.

Facing war, sanctions and drought at home, Iran is deepening ties with African states for security cooperation, uranium and markets, from Burkina Faso and Niger to South Africa and Uganda.

The core contestation is between commodifying land through individual rights and markets, versus protecting it as a social good through communal rights to prevent landlessness and inequality.

Drylands, covering 60 per cent of Africa, are hot, low-rainfall areas that sustain the livelihoods and food security of half a billion people through pastoralism and crop farming.

Zambia’s education ministry plans legal changes to guarantee free schooling from early childhood to secondary level, aiming to make the 2022 policy permanent while maintaining quality standards.

Minister of Education Douglas Syakalima said the ministry has proposed amendments to the existing education law to secure free education from early childhood to secondary level.

Nigeria has placed Guinea-Bissau opposition leader Fernando Dias da Costa under protection at its Bissau embassy after threats to his life, and asked ECOWAS troops to reinforce security amid the coup crisis.

African and Caribbean delegates in Algiers adopted the Algeria Declaration, defining colonialism as a multidimensional crime and tasking Algeria to lead a new diplomatic push for reparations and accountability.

Plant-based foods like beans, grains, nuts and seeds are examples of low-emission, nutritious foods that could be farmed. New lab-grown meat or fermented meat should also be supported to meet the growing demand for protein.

The conference brought together policymakers, agri-tech players, researchers and development partners to chart a policy path for digital agriculture, with discussions centred on creating an enabling environment for innovation.

The events in Guinea-Bissau reflect a so-called polycrisis for countries in and around the Sahel belt, sandwiched between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. This region has, since 2020, become the global epicenter of both terrorism and coups.

The conflict in northern Mozambique began in October 2017, when armed groups launched attacks in parts of Cabo Delgado province.

At AERC’s 2025 Nairobi summit, African economists and Kenyan officials urged community-led, locally grounded research and data systems to better inform policies and measure real development impact.

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.

How this creator space evolves will depend on how platforms promote useful content, whether sustainable business models emerge, and whether audiences stay interested.

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.