Extremists kill 25 workers in Nigeria
Armed extremist attacks in northeastern Nigeria have killed dozens of people, including construction workers and security personnel, in incidents targeting a development site and
Over 200 killed in DR Congo mine collapse
Women and children were among those working at the mine, highlighting ongoing safety concerns in a region where armed groups control key mineral assets…reports
Mali plans fuel rationing
Mali’s military-led government has announced plans to introduce fuel rationing after militant attacks disrupted vital supply routes into the landlocked West African country…reports Asian
Cranes of Hope Over Johannesburg
Johannesburg’s skyline is showing tentative signs of life after years of economic stagnation, with cranes and construction returning to parts of the city…reports Asian
UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ hunger crisis in Nigeria
The UN World Food Programme has warned that more than a million people in northeastern Nigeria could lose emergency food and nutrition aid within
Bill Gates’ AI Gamble in Africa
Bill Gates has announced a major push to deploy artificial intelligence in African health clinics, with tools designed to help overstretched nurses and doctors
Museveni secures 7th term as Ugandan president
Electoral officials face questions about the failure of biometric voter identification machines that caused delays in the start of voting in urban areas including
Ethiopia begins work on $12.5 bn airport
Ethiopia has broken ground on a vast new airport outside Addis Ababa that its government says will become the largest on the African continent,
South Africa, China, Russia, Iran wargames raise tensions
The exercises come at a sensitive moment as relations between Pretoria and Washington remain strained over South Africa’s ties with states viewed by the
Sudan: Tens of Thousands Flee Kordofan as Violence Escalates
Between October 25 and December 30, some 65,000 individuals were displaced from multiple locations across the Kordofan region…reports Asian Lite News Escalating violence in
