Deputy Inspector-General Douglas Kanja has been appointed as the acting police chief effective immediately

Some 9.7 million eligible voters, including 3.7 million youth, will elect the next president and 53 members of Parliament

Many Egyptians have taken to social media, demanding her removal from the team

Burkina Faso’s leader capt. Ibrahim Traore accuses France of supporting efforts to destabilize his country, with help from Benin and Ivory Coast.

Several inmates, including suspected militants, escaped from Niger’s Koutoukale prison.

Disease continues to spread in Kivu regions in north, southeast of Democratic Republic of Congo, say authorities

Senegalese customs seized over 360kg of cocaine valued at $48.3 million in the southeast.

Public pressure, violent protests that killed 39 prompt sweeping government changes

Leaders reviewed peaceful elections and progress in Mozambique and DR Congo.

Libya’s High State Council (HSC) rejected a budget passed by the eastern-based parliament.

Western governments criticized a new security bill in South Sudan, warning it could undermine civil freedoms and disrupt upcoming elections.

Durban and Mombasa exemplify the critical role of port cities in driving international trade

For the law to take effect, it must pass a parliamentary vote and be promulgated by Traore

Mali’s junta, which took power in a second coup in 2021, postponed elections initially set for February indefinitely

National Civil Aviation Agency says situation could remain unclear until July 15, stressing airlines to notify passengers to reschedule their flights or find alternative options

Idrissa Soumana Maiga, director of The Inquirer, was detained for “attacking national defense” due to an article.

With the worst floods in 60 years looming, Save the Children sounds the alarm.

Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt continue to launch satellites and expand their space capabilities

Tensions rise in the Mediterranean as an aid group blames reduced rescue resources for a disturbing attack by bandits on a migrant vessel.

Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom expands its footprint in Africa with deals signed with Mali’s military rulers.

South African court rules that negligence by health officials led to the deaths of mentally ill patients transferred to unfit facilities.

Istanbul-based Karmod says preparations in final stages for new housing projects in Congo, Gambia, and Tanzania

Mali’s aviation industry faces a crisis as a fuel shortage disrupts flights.

A minibus carrying schoolchildren in South Africa collided with another vehicle, overturned, and burst into flames, tragically killing 12 children and the driver.