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Pope Leo XIV makes first papal visit to Monaco since 1538, urging the wealthy microstate to use its influence for justice, peace and the common good.
The Montreux Jazz Festival made its African debut on Friday, staged in the vineyard‑lined Franschhoek Valley of South Africa's Cape winelands.
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are trying to grow their own food again while surrounded by ruins and widespread destruction to farmland.
Dakar has been transformed into a vast construction site, seven months before the Youth Olympic Games – the first global sporting event of this scale ever to be held in Africa.
The report ultimately portrays the continent's outlook in 2026 as neither marginal nor passive.
Dozens of demonstrators gathered in Dakar on Friday to protest the ongoing Iran war, voicing opposition to military action and expressing solidarity with countries affected by U.S. and Israeli operations.
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[Afreximbank] African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced that it will hold its 33rd Annual Meetings (AAM2026) at El Alamein in Egypt, from 21 to 24 June 2026.
A 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat ordered to stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese independence icon Patrice Lumumba has appealed the decision, his lawmaker said Friday.
The Permanent Mission of Senegal to the African Union informed the AU Commission on Friday that the Senegalese government has at no stage endorsed the candidacy of former president Macky Sall for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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African and Caribbean nations want countries which benefited from slavery to pay compensation but it will not be straightforward.
Gabon is intensifying efforts to protect vulnerable sea turtle hatchlings as nesting season peaks between December and March along the country’s Atlantic coast.
Incumbent finance minister Romuald Wadagni is a strong favourite to win against opposition candidate, Paul Hounkpé.
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African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (http://www.Afreximbank.com) has announced that it will hold its 33rd Annual Meetings (AAM2026) at El Alamein in
The African Development Bank Group’s (https://AFDB.org/) Board of Directors has approved a $5.65 million reimbursable grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund
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Mr. Barry Faure, Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora of Seychelles, delivered a statement at the Small Island Development States (SIDS) Forum under
Parastatal regulatory agency the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) will participate at this year’s African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 as
The Magistrates Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2026 when assented to by the President, will introduce reforms aimed at strengthening the capacity of lower courts,
Water Security Africa, co-located with Enlit Africa (19–21 May 2026, CTICC), has released its full programme, featuring commercial and industrial leaders
African bauxite producers are rapidly moving beyond commodity exports, investing in alumina refineries that convert raw ore into high-value products. While
Africa continues to face significant implications from the ongoing Gulf war, with Brent prices fluctuating from $81 per barrel on March 3 to $112 on March 12
