Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Africa

April 28, 2022

Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as legal tender

The internet is needed to use any cryptocurrency but in 2019, just four per cent of people in CAR had access to the web.

CAR president, Bitcoin
April 28, 2022

Foreign powers fueling terrorism in Nigeria to stop our development: Gov. Ayade

Mr Ayade advised that Nigeria should improve relations with Turkey and Israel because according to him, they are not beneficiaries of the insecurity crisis.

Ben Ayade
April 26, 2022

Three Ebola patients died in DR Congo: WHO

DRC is experiencing its 14th Ebola outbreak since 1976, with the current outbreak being the sixth since 2018 alone.

World Health Organization
April 26, 2022

UN condemns South Sudan sexual violence surge

Another woman who had recently given birth recounted being raped and severely beaten for three days.

Unrest in South Sudan (Credit: Foreign Policy)
April 26, 2022

UN honours 696 Ghanaian peacekeepers for outstanding service

696 Ghanaian peacekeepers have received UN medals for their outstanding service while serving at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.

Ghanian Peacekeepers (Credit: UN)
April 25, 2022

Heavy rains kill nearly dozen, destroy property in Rwanda

Some of the victims were reportedly killed by landslides while others died after their houses collapsed.

Heavy rainfall in Rwanda
April 25, 2022

Over 200 people killed in Darfur: Official

Two hundred and one people were killed, and 98 were injured in violence in West Darfur state in Sudan.

Burnt village in Sudan used to illustrate the story
April 24, 2022

Drogba loses bid to become Cote d’Ivoire FA boss

Drogba was eliminated in the first round of voting.

Didier Drogba
April 24, 2022

17 African migrants die from Tunisian shipwreck

On Saturday the Tunisian coast guard said four boats, carrying 120 African migrants headed for Italy, had sunk off the coast near the city of Sfax.

Capsized boat used to illustrate the story.
April 24, 2022

UN chief Guterres mourns ex-Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki

President from 2002-2013, Mr Kibaki was involved in politics from the very birth of independent Kenya.

United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres and former Kenyan president, Mwai Kibaki