Africanews
Algeria is probing a deadly orphanage fire near Algiers, early on 16 July, that killed at least 11, injured 19 and struck amid a heatwave and nearly 1,000 recent blazes.
The Strait of Hormuz is once again the scene of fighting, with Iran and the United States States continuing to trade fire in the early hours of Thrusday. Both sides are using their own means to monitor the strategic waterway.
They covered sectors including the economy, security, migration, and defence, further strengthening strategic partnerships between the two countries.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed his Guinea-Bissau’s counterpart Fatumata Jau in Moscow on Thursday.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is on a two-day visit to Rabat as France hopes to cement their recent rapprochement.
In western Senegal, armed men on motorcycles took part in the 723rd edition of the "Miss de Diobaye” hunt, a centuries-old tradition believing to bring rain and protect the community.
The road condition determines whether food reaches markets, patients reach health facilities, and humanitarian aid reaches families in need.
Hundreds protest in Kyiv after President Zelenskyy dismisses Defence Minister Fedorov, a moderniser credited with slowing Russia’s advance.
A fire burning at an orphanage in Algeria's capital has killed at least 11 people including children, authorities said Thursday, amid a heatwave that has sparked hundreds of blazes in the country's north.
BBC News Africa
Companies are now required to verify a person's identity electronically to curb theft and forgery.
Most of the recent cases were among travellers from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Design Indaba
Studio ENESS has turned a decommissioned ATM machine into an interactive art installation that explores humanity’s relationship with AI.
It says it has expanded its repatriation and reintegration efforts as the number of Zimbabeans requiring assistance continues to rise.
Mongolian throat singing is gaining new audiences worldwide, as artists like Batzorig Vaanchig blend the ancient nomadic tradition of khoomei with modern forms of entertainment, from cinema to video games.
Ivory Coast secures more than $80 billion in international commitments to finance its 2026–2030 National Development Plan
Fourteen of Nigeria’s 36 states were put on flood alert on Wednesday as authorities warned of the risk of moderate flooding over the next few days as the rainy season intensifies.
Russian missiles killed two people and wounded five, including a child, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 16 July 2026.
Scenes of joy erupted in Nigeria's Oyo State on Wednesday, as rescued students reunited with their relatives after months in captivity.
Two journalists in Niger have been released from prison, their families and a court source confirmed Wednesday.
Interdisciplinary practice R.U.A Studio’s proposal to restore London’s retired New Routemaster buses into neighborhood playgrounds win the 2026 Davidson Prize
The acting police chief has set up a multidisciplinary team to investigate the killing of March and March's Andile Mvuyiselwa Somgaxa.
