The Employment Equity Amendment Act, effective January, allows the labor minister to set sector-specific targets for non-white individuals and women in management and qualified roles

Sultan Haitham visits Algeria for the first time in 52 years to renew ties and address key regional issues in a two-day official visit to Algiers.

Fighting between M23 rebels and the Congolese army left 17 dead as rebels captured a key town near Lake Edward, breaching the ceasefire deal.

SADC troops have begun leaving eastern DR Congo, with full withdrawal expected by end of May under a regional peace effort led by South Africa.

Four Nigerian soldiers were killed when Boko Haram insurgents overran a military base in the town of Buni Yadi in Yobe State.

Cholera has killed 565 people in Angola, where health officials are struggling to contain the rapidly spreading disease across most of the country.

Algerian authorities suspended Echorouk News TV for 10 days after it posted a racist comment about African migrants on social media.

The tragic murder of Aboubakar Cisse in a French mosque has led to calls for justice and an investigation into religious hatred in France.

The UN mission in Libya has finalised proposals aimed at resolving key disputes in the country’s election process and will now begin talks with stakeholders.

Togo’s leadership shifts to a parliamentary system as Faure Gnassingbe is set to be sworn in amid controversy.

Lawyers investigate disturbing workplace conditions for Meta content moderators in Ghana, highlighting mental health risks and potential psychological harm.

The court heard that Mugambe conspired with John Leonard Mugerwa, Uganda’s then-deputy high commissioner, to fraudulently obtain a visa for the victim

EU and US embassies condemn the attack on Tanzanian cleric Charles Kitima and demand an immediate investigation into the assault.

The court heard that Smith had sold her daughter to a sangoma (traditional healer) for 20,000 rand ($1,100)

Ghana has charged its former signals bureau chief Kwabena Adu-Boahene with theft and money laundering over a missing $7 million cybersecurity contract.

Five Indian workers were kidnapped and twelve soldiers killed in a violent attack near Sakoira, Niger, prompting diplomatic efforts for their release.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a judicial inquiry to probe allegations that his party’s previous governments hindered investigations into apartheid-era human rights abuses.

UN World Food Programme warned that 57,000 children in Nampula could be left without school meals due to lack of funding

A deadly attack in Borno state left 15 villagers dead after gunmen targeted a mourning ceremony in a region plagued by violence.

The mission, launched in December 2023, aimed to support the Congolese government in its efforts to combat rebel groups in the country’s eastern provinces

The UAE-backed Beginnings Fund will improve care for 34 million mothers and babies in Africa by 2030 despite global funding cuts.

In recent days, at least 22 people were killed in raids across Adamawa and Borno states, while 26 more died on Monday when an explosive device detonated on two vehicles in Borno

Algerian authorities seized 1.65 million ecstasy pills, arrested nine suspects, and disrupted a major drug trafficking operation.

In response to the unrest, the government of Captain Ibrahim Traoré has called for large-scale demonstrations on April 30 to show support for the regime