Millions of Nigerians are looking forward to the presidential elections on Saturday, hoping for a better life in the face of double-digit inflation, slow economic progress, and growing insecurity.
UPDATED WITH SUMMIT REMARKS: UN member states on Monday opened two weeks of negotiations aimed at finally reaching a treaty meant to protect and preserve vast areas of the world's oceans.
Two U.K. tea manufacturers on Monday faced accusations of sexual abuse on tea plantations in Kenya, according to an undercover investigation.
UPDATED TO REFLECT NEW DEATH TOLL: At least 51 soldiers were killed in an ambush by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, according to a new toll issued by the army on Monday, adding that "around 60" assailants had been killed in a counter-attack.
The mother of prominent French-Algerian activist Amira Bouraoui has been released from custody but remains under court supervision, a rights group said Monday, a week after she her arrest.
International talks aimed at taxing global tech giants that only declare profits in a few jurisdictions have hit a standstill due to opposition from countries including the US and India, France's finance minister said Monday.
UPDATED AGAIN TO ADD RUSSIAN NOTIFICATION: U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday made a surprise trip to Kyiv, promising increased arms deliveries for Ukraine and unflagging support ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of the country.
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday accused Russia of committing "crimes against humanity" in Ukraine, saying Moscow's forces had conducted "widespread and systemic" attacks on the country's civilian population.
Nigeria's presidential candidates hit the campaign trail on Saturday, in a major push to convince voters a week before the polls, where more than 90 million people have registered to vote.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that Africa needed "action for peace" to combat rising violence and promote democratic freedoms on the continent.
Inspired by natural seeds that have a curved tail to help them burrow into the soil, a study published February 15 unveiled prototype human-designed seed carriers that can be sprayed from above and coil and uncoil depending on the humidity in the air, helping them to corkscrew into the ground.
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has obtained positive results in late-stage testing for a nasal spray designed to treat migraines, a study released February 16 showed.
British cycling great Chris Froome said Friday he has high hopes for the future of the sport in Africa as he returned to the continent of his birth.
A pair of U.S. lawmakers have called on the government to rescind a nearly $1 billion helicopter sale to Nigeria over human rights concerns stemming from allegations of a forced abortion program.
African leaders from the East Africa Community (EAC) regional bloc on Friday called for all armed groups to withdraw from occupied areas in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by the end of next month.
Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko was forcibly removed from his vehicle by security forces Thursday after his supporters were dispersed by teargas, in a new bout of tension ahead of presidential elections due next year.
African Union Commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat said Friday the bloc will meet to discuss whether to lift the suspension of junta-ruled Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea.
The U.N.’s Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) late Thursday released a statement which reported that 185,000 people have fled conflict and their homes in a contested border town in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland.
South African authorities report that recent floods have left over 1,800 families without shelter and add that Mpumalanga province was among the most affected regions.
President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would talk to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the wake of the U.S. Air Force shooting down what Washington says was a high-tech Chinese spy balloon earlier this month.
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