Africa

Billionaires in Africa: Here are Top 10 Billionaires in Africa According to Forbes 2025 List

With a cumulative wealth of over $100 billion for the first time ever, Africa's wealthiest individuals have continued to shape the continent's economic landscape...

Seychelles Drops Witchcraft Charges Against Opposition Leader

Prosecutors in Seychelles on Thursday dropped witchcraft charges against the leader of the country's main opposition party, more than four months after his initial...

Senegal: Violent Protests Over Election Delay Spreads Across Country

Violent protests have spread across Senegal following Monday's vote to postpone the country's presidential elections till Dec. 15. BBC reports indicate that the first fatality...

Lagos Gas Explosion: Four-year-old, Grandparent Injured in Lagos Gas Explosion

Medical personnel attached to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) are struggling to save the life of a four-year-old girl, Faridat Shittu, who...

BRICS Summit Kicks Off In South Africa

The much anticipated BRICS summit commenced in South Africa on Tuesday, August 22, marking the beginning of a gathering where the coalition of major...

Mali: French Dropped as Official language as New Constitution Takes Effect

Mali has recently made a significant constitutional change by dropping French as its official language, after giving it that status since independence in 1960. In...

100 hours: Nigerian Chef Breaks Guinness World Record for Longest Cooking Time

Hilda Baci, a Nigerian chef, broke the Guinness World Record for the longest nonstop cooking by cooking for 100 hours straight. She surpassed the...

Kamala Harris Arrives in Ghana as part of Africa Tour

The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, arrived at Ghana's Kotoka International Airport on Sunday afternoon as part of her three-nation African...

Tanzanian President John Magufuli Dies at 61

Tanzanian President, John Pombe Magufuli, has passed on at the age of 61. President Magufuli's death was announced by Tanzania's Vice President, Samia Suluhu, who...

Former Malian President Toumani Touré Dies

Former Malian President Amadou Toumani Touré, has died. Toure passed away on Monday in a hospital in Turkey, his family said. President Toure was 72. Touré was...

#EndSARS: Nigerians protest against police brutality

Hundreds of people have protested against alleged police brutality for a second day across Nigeria after a video of a man allegedly being killed...

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