Africa
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Foreign Nationals Targeted in South Africa’s Extortion Explosion
Immigrant-run shops were also a focus of an explosion of xenophobic unrest earlier this year when scores were looted, torched or forced to shut during protests demanding that undocumented foreign nationals leave the country.
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FIFA Rebuffs Morocco Claim Over 2030 World Cup Final
FIFA said on Friday that a decision on the venue for the 2030 World Cup final would be made “in due course”, after Moroccan football federation president Fouzi Lekjaa said the showpiece match would be…
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No Shops, NO Schools: Equatorial Guinea’s Ghost Town New Capital
In early January, a presidential decree officially made Ciudad de la Paz, formerly Oyala, the new capital of Equatorial Guinea, an authoritarian oil-rich central African state of two million inhabitants.
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DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Spreads to 7th Province: Governor
An Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo, the deadliest in its history, has spread to a seventh province, bordering the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville, the governor of South-Ubangi province said on Friday.
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DR Congo School Fire Leaves at Least 14 Children Dead
The M23 in a statement later reported a toll of “24 dead, including 19 girls and five boys”, as well as “29 people receiving treatment in medical facilities
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South Africa Extradites Six Nigerians Wanted in US Romance Scam
The men are alleged to be members an organised criminal network called Black Axe and are wanted by US authorities on charges including wire fraud and money laundering, South Africa’s elite police unit Hawks said…
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Rwanda Women’s Dress Row Tests its Puritanical Powers
It followed anger among concertgoers in the capital, Kigali, after many were refused entry on style grounds to a show by Tanzanian star Diamond Platnumz on August 29 at the BK Arena stadium.
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Egypt Finds 4,300-Year-Old Tomb of Ancient Judge Near Cairo
The tomb was found at Saqqara, a sprawling necropolis south of the capital, and dates back to the reign of Pharaoh Djedkare Isesi, one of the most influential rulers of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty who oversaw…
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Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu’s husband, Hafidh Ameir, is dead
His death was announced on Monday, September 7, 2026, by Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi.
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Illegal Mining Ravages South Africa’s Economic Hub
Illegal mining in South Africa pulls in thousands of impoverished men from countries around the region who can spend days underground at a time.
