BBC News, London & Johannesburg EPA South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the State of the Nation, Cape Town, South Africa – 07 Feb 2024EPA President Cyril Ramaphosa led the ANC to its worst-ever election result South Africa’s main coalition partners are at loggerheads just weeks after agreeing to …

Kenya’s President William Ruto says he will withdraw a finance bill containing controversial tax hikes after deadly protests which saw parliament set ablaze on Tuesday. In an address to the nation, he said it was clear that Kenyans “want nothing” to do with the bill. “I concede,” he said, adding …

By Reutters Demonstration against Kenya’s proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi People attend a demonstration against Kenya’s proposed finance bill 2024/2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, June 25. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab WASHINGTON, yesterday– Kenyan activist Auma Obama, the half-sister of former U.S. President Barack Obama, was among …

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president called the storming of parliament on Tuesday a national security threat and vowed that such unrest won’t happen again “at whatever cost.” President William Ruto spoke in a national address hours after part of the parliament building was burned as thousands of protesters against …

In just over five years, there’s a good chance that you will be able to board a high-speed train in Madrid and travel from Spain to the Moroccan city of Casablanca in five and a half hours, hurtling through a new tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar. This may sound …

Defense chiefs from 30 African countries will gather in Botswana for a two-day military conference to discuss the continent’s security and stability challenges. The meeting, organized by the United States Africa Command, or AFRICOM, will be the first to be held in Africa since the inaugural conference in 2017 “The …

By Lolita C. Baldor | AP GABORONE, Botswana — The forced U.S. troop withdrawals from bases in Niger and Chad and the potential to shift some troops to other nations in West Africa will be key issues as the top U.S. military officer meets with his counterparts this week at a chief …

Burundi seems to be running short of everything but patience. A deadly nationwide political crackdown in the East African nation is now in the past. But the return to international favor, and benefits like development assistance that come with it, has been slow. As always, everyday citizens feel it most. …

Sahar Rajab The Turkish Ambassador to Egypt, Salih Mutlu Sen, described the Eid celebration as a “celebration marred by sadness,” expressing the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Strip for eight months. However, the celebration held on his residence …

For many migrants who’ve long dreamed of Europe, one of the last stops is an expanse of olive trees on North Africa’s Mediterranean coastline. However, in Tunisia, less than 100 miles (161 kilometers) from the Italian islands that form the European Union’s outermost borders, for many that dream has become …