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Leaders of the world’s largest economies meet in Johannesburg on November 22 and 23 for the G20 summit, being held for the first time in Africa.Here are five things to know about the annual meeting, which is taking place at a time of heightened global instability and tensions between Pretoria and Washington.- First in Africa …

Five things to know about the first G20 held in AfricaWed, 12 Nov 2025 08:50:36 GMT Read More »

Thomas Marama is praying less often these days.His faith hasn’t waned, but with the height of the Boko Haram conflict behind him, the Nigerian pastor no longer feels the need to plea to God each time he goes to a crowded market or gets caught in a traffic jam.”You were always scared that maybe there …

Northeast capital bounces back as conflict rages in Nigeria countrysideWed, 12 Nov 2025 08:19:45 GMT Read More »

Star African strikers Victor Osimhen of Nigeria and Bryan Mbeumo of Cameroon want to grace the 2026 World Cup tournament, but only one of them can succeed. Nigeria face Gabon and Cameroon meet the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday in Rabat in the semi-finals of an African play-offs series for the global showpiece.The winners clash …

Osimhen, Mbeumo potential key figures in African World Cup play-offsWed, 12 Nov 2025 07:50:40 GMT Read More »

Tanzanian politicians are in shock over the massacre of hundreds of young protesters during its recent election, insiders told AFP, but are too afraid to speak out as a tiny cabal of hardliners around the president takes control.Gruesome images of dead Tanzanians have flooded the internet in the wake of the October 29 elections that …

Tanzania politicians in shock as cabal takes over after massacreWed, 12 Nov 2025 07:27:17 GMT Read More »

Former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala goes on trial in Paris Wednesday over atrocities committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s bloody eastern conflict more than two decades ago.Lumbala, 67, is accused of complicity in crimes against humanity for his role during the 1998-2003 Second Congo War, which saw more than a half-dozen African nations …

DR Congo ex-rebel leader Lumbala’s war crimes trial opens in ParisWed, 12 Nov 2025 06:27:18 GMT Read More »

Once hailed as a solution to Ethiopia’s creeping desertification, a foreign tree is now spreading uncontrollably across the east African nation, threatening fragile ecosystems and the very survival of local communities.Native to Latin America, the prosopis shrub-like tree was first planted in Ethiopia’s northeastern Afar region in the 1970s.It has become a nightmare for locals …

Ethiopia’s invasive prosopis tree chokes livelihoods and landWed, 12 Nov 2025 03:32:47 GMT Read More »

Installations by renowned international artists including Italy’s Michelangelo Pistoletto and Portugal’s Alexandre Farto have been erected in the sand under the great pyramids of Giza outside Cairo. The fifth edition of the contemporary art exhibition “Forever is Now” is due to run to December 6.The 92-year-old Pistoletto’s most famous work, Il Terzo Paradiso, comprises a three-metre-tall …

Monumental art displayed in shade of Egypt’s pyramidsWed, 12 Nov 2025 01:05:02 GMT Read More »

Uncertainty still surrounds which country will host next year’s UN climate conference: Australia or Turkey. But for 2027, there’s little mystery: it will almost certainly be Ethiopia, an African diplomatic powerhouse.The news broke on the second day of COP30, the 30th UN climate change conference held in Belem, in the Brazilian Amazon.Richard Muyungi, chair of …

Ethiopia set to host UN’s 2027 climate summit, 2026 undecidedWed, 12 Nov 2025 00:11:41 GMT Read More »

Authorities in Guinea on Tuesday officially launched production at Simandou, a gigantic mining project that they hope will propel the poor west African country into the ranks of the world’s largest iron exporters.The long-awaited launch took place at a ceremony attended by the head of Guinea’s junta, General Mamady Doumbouya, south of Conakry at the …

Fanfare as Guinea launches enormous Simandou iron ore mineTue, 11 Nov 2025 15:43:51 GMT Read More »

Since September, jihadists affiliated with Al-Qaeda have imposed a fuel blockade on Mali and a total blockade on several towns, wreaking havoc on the west African nation.Here’s what we know about the situation, which is pushing the ruling junta to its limits in the landlocked Sahelian nation that is heavily dependent on imports.- Roads controlled …

What we know about Mali and its two-month fuel blockadeTue, 11 Nov 2025 14:57:11 GMT Read More »