Polls open in Ghana in litmus test for democracy | Government News
The West African country considered a beacon of democratic stability is holding presidential and legislative elections amid an economic crisis.Polls have opened in Ghana for…
Ghana elections: Who is running and what’s at stake? | Elections News
Voters in the West African nation of Ghana are heading to the polls on Saturday to decide the country’s next parliament and president in tense,…
World’s Best Private Banks 2025: Africa
Offshore investments become a hedge against currency volatility. Wealth preservation and growth in Africa are highly challenging. The affluent know this too well, especially given…
Cholera outbreak in South Sudan ‘rapidly escalating’, aid group warns | Health News
Doctors Without Borders says fears growing that outbreak will spread from Upper Nile state to surrounding areas.An outbreak of cholera in South South is “rapidly…
Theatre of Violence: The ICC’s landmark trial of a former child soldier | Documentary
A Ugandan defence lawyer asks whether the International Criminal Court (ICC) is imposing a new form of colonialism.Krispus Ayena is appointed defence lawyer in The…
Biden tours Angola railway project to boost Africa-West trade links
President Biden visits Angola to promote a $550M US-backed railway project. Source link
Biden makes historic visit by a US president to Angola
President Joe Biden made history as the first US president to visit Angola. Source link
Namibia elects Nandi-Ndaitwah as country’s first woman president | Elections News
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, won with 57 percent of the vote, flouting predictions that she might be forced into a run-off.Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been elected Namibia’s…
Meta says AI had only ‘modest’ impact on global elections in 2024 | Elections News
Despite fears that artificial intelligence (AI) could influence the outcome of elections around the world, the United States technology giant Meta said it detected little…
Biden says U.S. ‘all in’ on Africa during visit meant to counter China
LUANDA, Angola — Joe Biden on Tuesday used the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote billions of dollars of commitments to the…
Muqeem takes five wickets as Pakistan defeat Zimbabwe to win T20 series | Cricket News
Pakistan wins by 10 wickets to take a 2-0 lead with one match to play in the three-game series.Pakistan wrist spinner Sufiyan Muqeem has starred…
Crime against humanity: Why has a court found Belgium guilty of kidnapping? | Crimes Against Humanity News
A court has ordered Belgium to pay millions of dollars in compensation to five mixed-race women who were forcibly taken from their homes in the…
Namibia set for first female president as disputed election count advances | News
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is leading the presidential race but could be forced into a run-off vote if she falls short of the 50 percent threshold.Namibia appears…
Biden finally heads to Africa in an attempt to counter China
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — President Biden is finally making his long-promised visit to Africa to showcase a U.S.-backed railway project in three countries that he…
Senegal marks 80th anniversary of French massacre | The World Wars
NewsFeedIt’s been 80 years since French soldiers massacred dozens of West African troops in Senegal who were demanding fair treatment and equal pay. Al Jazeera’s…
Biden in Angola: What’s behind the last-ditch Africa trip? | Joe Biden News
United States President Joe Biden is visiting Angola this week on his first-ever bilateral trip to Africa as president – weeks before he leaves the…
Biden departs for Angola, fulfilling promise to visit Africa
US President Joe Biden departed the United States for Angola on Sunday after giving remarks to commemorate World AIDS Day on the South Lawn of…
Senegal seeks answers 80 years after French colonial massacre of soldiers | News
Commemoration prompts renewed calls for an investigation into the killing of African soldiers by the French army in 1944.Senegal has commemorated the 80th anniversary of…
Namibia faces election chaos as voting extended after ‘irregularities’ | Elections News
Opposition seeking to upend decades of governing Swapo dominance urges voters to stay the course and cast ballots.Tensions are mounting in Namibia after a controversial…
Robert Sobukwe, the South African leader once as revered as Mandela | History
On Monday, March 21, 1960, Robert Sobukwe, the 35-year-old leader of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), woke at 5am. His wife, Veronica, heated a kettle…