Even with its legendary image of glitz and glamour, diamond icon De Beers has struggled to attract a buyer after nearly two years on a market dulled by falling prices and the allure of lab-grown gems.The seller, mining titan Anglo American, even warned Thursday it may take a third writedown in as many years on …
De Beers sale drags in diamond doldrumsSun, 08 Feb 2026 06:16:24 GMT Read More »
The killing of dozens of people this week in west central Kwara state is the latest grim reminder of the insecurity stalking swathes of Nigeria, driven by multiple and overlapping threats.Nigeria is grappling with a more than 16-year jihadist insurgency in the northeast, alongside farmer-herder conflict in the north central region.Violent secessionist agitation rumbles on …
The armed groups terrorising NigeriaFri, 06 Feb 2026 11:06:31 GMT Read More »
For generations, Seynabou Tall’s ancestors have fished, dived and rowed off the coast of Dakar, where the 14-year-old, who quit school nearly four years ago, is now learning to surf.She and some 20 other girls are participating in an inaugural Surf Academy which requires they enrol in school, incentivised by the chance to shred waves.Nearly …
The last 89 Christians held captive since criminal gangs attacked three churches in northern Nigeria in mid-January were released on Thursday, following a spate of mass kidnappings in the country.The worshippers, dressed in yellow and including children, arrived on a bus escorted by security forces, and were received by the governor of Kaduna state, Uba …
89 kidnapped Nigerian Christians releasedThu, 05 Feb 2026 21:13:53 GMT Read More »
Famine is spreading in Sudan’s western Darfur region, UN-backed experts warned on Thursday, as a grinding war between the army and paramilitary forces has left millions hungry, displaced and cut off from aid.Since April 2023, the conflict between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed tens of thousands, displaced 11 million …
Famine spreading in Sudan’s Darfur, UN-backed experts warnThu, 05 Feb 2026 20:47:22 GMT Read More »
Congo-Brazzaville’s 82-year-old President Denis Sassou Nguesso said Thursday he would run for a new term in elections next March, seeking to extend his more than four decades in power.Sassou Nguesso’s cumulative 42 years in power — minus a five-year break — make him one of Africa’s longest-ruling leaders, after Paul Biya of Cameroon, in office …
First, the jihadists sent a letter saying they were coming to the village to preach, said Nigerian chief Umar Bio Salihu.When no one attended, they went on a rampage, killing people and torching houses, he said.Salihu is the traditional chief of Woro, a small, Muslim-majority village in west-central Nigeria where alleged jihadist gunmen are reported …
In an abandoned hangar surrounded by dusty trucks in Kinshasa, young student models strut down a catwalk of artificial grass, showcasing their first-ever collection to their Congolese fashion school peers.Container ships rumble outside in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, but the room holding the makeshift runway in the Regional Fashion Institute in Africa (IRMA) …
The Kinshasa ‘fashion lab’ harnessing C.African talentThu, 05 Feb 2026 17:02:31 GMT Read More »
On a hill overlooking the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, a giant new palace is emerging, funded by the Emiratis and an ostentatious sign of the way Gulf monarchies are battling for influence in the Horn of Africa. The Horn — that comprises Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti and Eritrea — is a highly strategic spot on one of …
After a year of tensions, Chad is seeking renewed ties with former colonial ruler France amid concerns over a spillover from Sudan’s devastating war and rising rebel attacks.Chad, a key link in the French army’s presence in Africa, abruptly ended military cooperation with France in 2024.But Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno met his French …
Security needs drive Chad to reset ties with FranceThu, 05 Feb 2026 17:00:55 GMT Read More »
