Africa
Gambian government says it will prosecute exiled ex-president Jammeh
Gambia’s government on Wednesday said it accepted a recommendation by a truth and reconciliation commission that exiled former president Yahya Jammeh be ...G7 scrambles to keep climate agenda on track as Ukraine war roils energy supplies
Ministers from the world’s wealthiest democracies will wrangle over how to keep climate change goals on track as they meet in Berlin ...Hundreds evacuated amid renewed flooding in South Africa’s coastal province
Hundreds of people have been evacuated to safety after heavy rains once again hammered South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, flooding roads ...U.N. cutting refugee rations in Africa’s Sahel amid ‘alarming’ food insecurity
Food rations for refugees and displaced people are being cut by up to half in parts of the Sahel due to a ...Sudanese protests resume as moves for political deal falter
Security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters who rallied against Sudan’s military rulers on Thursday, as diplomatic moves to ...Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa
Zimbabwean security guard Edwin Dapi was already struggling to provide for his wife and four children before a conflict 11,000 km (6,800 ...Global scramble for metals thrusts Africa into mining spotlight
The need to secure new sources of metals for the energy transition amid sanctions on top producer Russia has increased the Africa ...Nigerian airlines to halt operations over rising jet fuel costs
Nigerian airlines will stop operations from Monday until further notice due to the high cost of jet fuel, the Airline Operators of ...U.N. chief calls for debt relief, post-COVID investment on West Africa trip
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged debt relief for African countries and more investment to help their economies recover from the ...Protesters face tear gas on third anniversary of Sudan sit-in killings
Sudanese security forces fired tear gas at crowds who massed in Khartoum on Saturday to rally against military rule and mark the ...














