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Lesotho, Africa’s coldest country thanks to its high mountain elevation, has become an unlikely winter tourism hotspot as thousands of visitors from southern
Botswana has become the latest African nation to accuse Russia of deceptively recruiting its citizens to fight in the war against Ukraine, joining a growing
A new International Monetary Fund report finds that artificial intelligence could expand Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy by about 4% over the next ten years, but
China has committed more than $2.26 billion in agricultural loans across Africa since 2000, but new research suggests its investments focus heavily on
Ghana’s iconic hand-painted movie posters, once created to attract audiences to neighborhood video clubs, are enjoying renewed international demand as
African countries are increasingly considering nuclear power to improve energy security as geopolitical tensions and fuel supply disruptions expose the
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For the first time in its history, Morocco will co-host the tournament with Spain and Portugal. To make sure the event runs smoothly, the country plans to add 60,000 hotel beds by 2030, according to the tourism minister.
Rwamucyo, 67, was again found guilty of complicity in genocide, complicity in crimes against humanity, and joining a criminal conspiracy to prepare those crimes. He was, however, cleared of genocide and crimes against humanity charges.
Spain's World Cup-winning squad received a royal welcome on Monday before meeting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Madrid.
Senegal has officially thrown its support behind former President Macky Sall's bid to become the next United Nations Secretary-General, marking a dramatic policy shift.
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is in France. The three-day state visit by the Gabonese president will focus on economic, cultural and military issues. The lawyers of Gabonese opposition figure Bilie-By-Nze, who has been detained since April, are calling on France to put pressure on the Gabonese head o
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he wants to deepen ties with Algeria as the two countries rebuild relations following a diplomatic rift over Western Sahara.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has endorsed Ghana's petition to the African Union (AU) calling for stronger continent-wide measures
Nigeria and Ghana have condemned what they called the recent "Afrophobic protests targeting African nationals in South Africa." In a statement, Nigeria's ministry of foreign affairs said the two countries want the issue placed on the agenda at the next African Union summit.
Pressure is mounting on France to address the detention of Gabonese opposition figure and former Prime Minister Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nze as President Brice Oligui Nguema begins a three-day state visit to Paris.
South Africa has obtained a $1.5 billion loan from the World Bank to fast-track improvements across electricity, freight transport, water supply, and
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A 6,000km pipeline running along the Atlantic coast of 13 countries is to be built starting in 2028.
The President of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Vila Nova, has been re-elected to a second five-year term, preliminary results show.
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is the new Chairman of ECOWAS. The 46-year-old was elected during the regional bloc's summit in Sierra Leone, taking over from President Julius Maada Bio.
A Ghanaian High Court has sentenced Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years in prison with hard labour for illegal mining.
Botswana is the latest nation to accuse Moscow of using deceptive tactics to lure foreign recruits to the battlefield. Without saying how many of its citizens were involved, Gaborone's foreign ministry claimed its nationals were duped into going to Russia and then forced into active combat.
