Africanews
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.
Design Indaba
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.
Wildfires burning across northern Algeria have killed a municipal worker who was taking part in firefighting, media reports said Wednesday.
A train crew was surrounded by wildfire flames near Armstrong, Ontario, Canada, on 13 July 2026. The Canadian National Railway crew escaped safely as more than 160 fires burned across the region.
AfricaDotcom
Businesses are expanding across borders, new trade corridors are emerging, and regional ambition remains strong, but liquidity, payments and execution
A fire tore through an orphanage on the outskirts of Algiers early Thursday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 19 others, Algerian civil defence officials said.
Local media are reporting Michel Martelly is expected to testify in investigations into the 2021 killing of another ex-president, Jovenel Moïse.
BBC News Africa
Along with the fatalities, 19 people suffered injuries, the authorities say.
A thick orange haze hung over Toronto on Wednesday 15 July as smoke from wildfires in northwestern Ontario engulfed Canada's largest city, giving it the worst air quality of any major city in the world that morning, according to monitoring service IQAir.
After discharging its last Ebola patient on Thursday, Uganda will start a 42-day countdown to declaring the country free of the virus.
Tens of thousands celebrate in Buenos Aires after Argentina’s 2-1 win over England sends them to the World Cup final against Spain.
A Sudanese court has sentenced Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, widely known as Hemedti, and 15 senior commanders to death in absentia
Concerns are mounting in Kenya over the increasing use of hired gangs to disrupt political events and intimidate opponents ahead of the 2027 general election.
Zimbabwe reports that nearly 100,000 citizens have returned from South Africa since late May amid heightened immigration tensions in the neighboring country.
