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South African woman jailed for 50 years for $28m theft
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South African woman jailed for 50 years for $28m theft

Steenkamp, who had previously pleaded guilty to 336 counts of fraud, claimed her late abusive husband coerced her into the

Qualifiers are done, here’s all you need to know about the 2024 women AFCON
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Qualifiers are done, here’s all you need to know about the 2024 women AFCON

12 teams will look to bring the trophy home. From big absentee Cameroon to reigning champions South Africa, 9-time champions

Burundi: Former Prime Minister sentenced to life in prison
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Burundi: Former Prime Minister sentenced to life in prison

Burundi’s Supreme Court sentenced ousted prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni to life in prison on Friday (Dec. 08) on charges including

South Sudan’s troops in regional force follow Kenya out of eastern DRC
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South Sudan’s troops in regional force follow Kenya out of eastern DRC

Over 250 South Sudanese soldiers left on Friday (Dec. 08) the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east. The regional force includes

Haiti faces a situation of ‘absolute brutal violence’
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Haiti faces a situation of ‘absolute brutal violence’

Criminal gang violence is spreading to rural areas in Haiti and is now impacting food production, a recent UN report

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s Decade at the Helm and the Bid for a Third Term
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Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s Decade at the Helm and the Bid for a Third Term

A decade after coming to power in a coup that ousted Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is poised

Africa’s response to COP28 challenges and economic dynamics
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Africa’s response to COP28 challenges and economic dynamics

As COP28 unfolds, African economies grapple with the complexities of climate change. Nancy Githaiga, Country Director of the African Wildlife

Former Sierra Leonean president called in for questioning over Nov. 26 failed coup
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Former Sierra Leonean president called in for questioning over Nov. 26 failed coup

Ernest Bai Koroma said that he would honour the police summons, and asked his supporters to be calm, according to

State of emergency lifted in The Seychelles
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State of emergency lifted in The Seychelles

Seychelles on Thursday (Dec. 07) lifted a state of emergency declared earlier in the day after a huge blast at

DR Congo: Technical problems plague electoral process
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DR Congo: Technical problems plague electoral process

Two weeks ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in addition to the war in