Women's AFCON 2026: groups announced after final draw

With polls closed, vote counts are underway in Uganda presidential election

In Senegal, observing chimpanzees saves some from working in the mines

UN warns food aid in Sudan could run out by end of March

Author’s tragedy puts Nigeria’s healthcare system under scrutiny

Uganda election: Bobi Wine and wife cast votes, Wine slams internet shutdown

Rabat erupts as Morocco defeat Nigeria on penalties to reach AFCON final

'I begged them': the Guinean mother deported from Belarus without her baby

United States completes first sale of Venezuelan oil

Mourners attend mass funerals in Tehran as protest death toll exceeds 2,500

Atlas Lions roar into AFCON final to set up showpiece clash with Senegal [Football Now]

Morocco edge Nigeria on penalties to reach AFCON Final

Can Uganda leverage oil to turn around economy? [Business Africa]

Makoko demolitions leave thousands homeless as Lagos clears waterfront settlement

Polls open in Uganda amid internet blackout as Museveni seeks seventh term

Fans celebrate in Dakar as Senegal beat Egypt to clinch a place in AFCON final

Madagascar military receives equipment and training from Russia

New calls for humanitarian truce in Sudan as peace talks resume in Cairo

Senegal through to AFCON final after 1-0 win against Egypt

US State Department to suspend visa processing for 75 countries

Uganda: authorities shut down internet hours before polling stations open

Highlife: the rhythm that defines Ghanaian life

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemns US operation in Venezuela

Sudan's war has left the country's economy shattered

Pope Leo XIV plans Africa trip with stop in Angola

Egypt urges end to Sudan 'bloodshed' during peace coordination meeting in Cairo

Iran: thousands attend mass funerals for killed security forces in Tehran

Mahmoud Dicko, the exiled imam defying Mali's military junta

Somalia cancels UAE agreements over sovereignty concerns

Outcry as France's Louvre museum hikes prices for most non-European visitors

Sudan recover hundreds of artefacts looted during the war

Algeria's president urges youth living abroad illegally to come home

Uganda's president urges people to vote in Thursday's general election

Syrians displaced by deadly battles in Aleppo begin returning to the city

Nigeria to revise inflation reporting after artificial spike expected in December

Former Burkinabe minister murdered at her home in Ouagadougou, prosecutor says

Bobi Wine warns of protests if Uganda election is rigged

Ireland pledges fresh aid to Gaza during Rafah border visit

Military deployed to Kampala as Uganda gets ready for general election

AFCON: Fan zone in Rabat brings students together to watch matches

Denmark and Greenland ministers to meet Rubio and Vance at White House amid US Greenland tensions

Trump travel ban on African countries leaves football fans in limbo for World Cup

Death toll from Iran protests spikes to at least 2,000, activists estimate

US House passes 3-year AGOA extension but South Africa's inclusion is unclear

Residents in the Sudanese capital welcome the government's return to the city

Pix of the Day January 13, 2026

Legendary boxer Muhammad Ali to be honoured with US postage stamp

UN says doctors in Sudan are doing all they can to provide support to people

The Gambia Reparations Commission begins payments to victims of Jammeh-era abuses

Somalia cancels all agreements with United Arab Emirates

Rwanda nominates former top diplomat for third term as Francophonie head

UN agency praises Kenya's efforts to integrate refugees in Kakuma camp

Machado seeks Pope Leo's support for Venezuela's transition during Vatican meeting

Former French football player, coach and pundit Rolland Courbis dies aged 72

Somalia cancels all agreements with UAE over accusations of undermining national unity

Afro-Brazilian festival celebrates faith, heritage and resistance in Ouro Preto

Lagos dredging boom fuels development but sinks fishing livelihoods

ICJ hears opening statements in genocide case against Myanmar

Ghana settles $1.47 billion energy sector debt to restore power stability

Iran's nationwide protest movement enters third week amid violent crackdown