LATEST
Sudan: Women Victims of Sudan's War Bear Scars of 'Indescribable' Violence  ·  Pan-African news updated every hour · 54 countries covered  ·  Sudan: Women Victims of Sudan's War Bear Scars of 'Indescribable' Violence  ·  Pan-African news updated every hour · 54 countries covered  · 
Headlines today
Current time UTC
Lead Story · AllAfrica

Sudan: Women Victims of Sudan's War Bear Scars of 'Indescribable' Violence

[RFI] Sudan's civil war, now in its fourth year, has been described by the UN as the world's worst humanitarian crisis for women and girls. Sexual violence has reportedly been used as a weapon of...

Latest Headlines

Loading...
BBC AfricaPrimary

South African opposition figure Malema sentenced to five years in prison for firing a gun

Malema is appealing against the decision, which means he is not going to prison immediately.

AllAfricaPrimary

Kenya: Why World Athletics Rejected Bid By Kenyan Athletes to Change Nationality to Turkey

[Capital FM] NAIROBI -- World Athletics have rejected an appeal by five Kenyan athletes, including former world record holder Brigid Kosgei, to change their nationality to Turkey.

AllAfricaPrimary

Nigeria: Lassa Fever Death Triggers Emergency Response in Oyo

[Vanguard] The Oyo State Government has activated emergency response measures following the death of a 44-year-old woman from Lassa fever at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.

AllAfricaPrimary

Zimbabwe: At Least 18 Dead After Commuter Omnibus Catches Fire, Explodes Along Bulawayo-Beitbridge Highway

[New Zimbabwe] AROUND 18 people have died after a commuter omnibus caught fire and exploded along the Bulawayo Beitbridge Highway Thursday afternoon, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed.

AllAfricaPrimary

Burundi: Mystery Shrouds Death of Burundi Information Minister

[New Times] The Burundian Minister for Media and Communication, Gabby Bugaga was found dead in the morning of Thursday, April 16, according to media reports from the neighbouring country.

AllAfricaPrimary

Rwanda: Kigali's Industrial Exports Reach $290 Million

[New Times] Industries operating within the Kigali Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) exported processed goods worth approximately $290 million in 2025, as authorities advance expansion preparations for...

AllAfricaPrimary

Nigeria: I'm Not Desperate to Be Nigeria's President, Obi Insists

[Vanguard] Former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, in 2023, Peter Obi, has restated that he is not desperate to become the president of Nigeria but to see...

AllAfricaPrimary

Sudan: Tragic Toll After Three Years of War - Over 150,000 Dead and 14 Million Displaced

[Agenzia Fides] Khartoum -- Three years have passed since the start of the war in Sudan, and there seems to be no end in sight. The conflict, which broke out on April 16, 2023 (see Fides,...

BBC AfricaPrimary

Blunt-speaking Pope tells Cameroon to root out corruption to find peace

The pontiff was unusually forthright in his address at the presidential palace.

France 24 AfricaPrimary

Pope Leo blasts the 'tyrants' ravaging Earth with war and exploitation on Cameroon visit

Pope Leo XIV condemned "a handful of tyrants" that were ravaging the world with war on Thursday, calling instead for the billions spent every year on weapons to go instead towards healthcare and...

The GuardianPrimary

South African politician Julius Malema given five-year jail term for gun offence

Leader of leftwing Economic Freedom Fighters was convicted last year for firing rifle in the air at 2018 rallyThe South African leftwing politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years...