Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Africa

April 16, 2026

Nigeria, other developing countries to have stronger voice in debt negotiations: UN

Developing countries are banking on a stronger voice in debt negotiations following the launch of a new country-led borrowing initiative.

2026 Springs meeting
April 16, 2026

‘Sudan an atrocities laboratory,’ UN aid chief tells Berlin conference

Humanitarian affairs chief, Tom Fletcher, has said “Sudan is an atrocities laboratory”, with the killings of civilians and aid workers.

Children in Sudan (Credit: Humanium)
April 16, 2026

DRC Violence: UN officials call for women’s leadership in peace efforts

UN officials have warned that despite diplomatic gains, violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo continues unabated, stressing women’s leadership in peace efforts.

DRC women
April 16, 2026

Chinese national sentenced to prison for attempting to smuggle 2,000 ants out of Kenya

A Chinese national, Zhang Kequn, has been sentenced to a year in prison for attempting to smuggle 2,200 ants, including about 2,000 rare Messor cephalotes ants, out of Kenya.

Smuggled ants
April 15, 2026

WHO laments increasing number of zero-dose children in Africa

Dr Mohammed Janabi said momentum on vaccination was slowing in the region.

World Health Organization
April 15, 2026

Knocks as Ramaphosa appoints apartheid government’s minister as South Africa’s envoy to U.S.

Mr Malema described Mr Meyer’s appointment as “politically tone deaf.”

Roelf Meyer.
April 15, 2026

Cameroonian president signs decree to reinstate vice-presidency

Cameroonian President Paul Biya has signed into law a bill to reintroduce the post of vice-president in the central African nation.

Paul Biya
April 15, 2026

UN envoy calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Sudan

The UN’s envoy for Sudan on Wednesday called for a humanitarian ceasefire in the country, where a civil war has been going on for almost three years.

Sudan’s war
April 15, 2026

Aid group urges stronger action to protect civilians in Sudan

Ahead of the third international Sudan conference, aid group Save the Children Germany called for significantly stronger efforts to protect civilians in the war-stricken country

Sudan's violence and children
April 15, 2026

Africa must prioritise water availability, safe sanitation, says Pan-African group

Mr Ben-Joel made the call at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday to unveil the 2026 African Day Celebration Programme and the Inauguration of the local organising committee.