- 3 June, 2026
Cape Town mayor elected to lead S.Africa’s second-largest party
South Africa’s second-largest party, the Democratic Alliance, elected Cape Town’s mayor Sunday to lead it into the 2029 national polls,
Benin: Talon shows himself optimistic about election as he casts his vote
Benin’s president Patrice Talon said “the best is yet to come for Benin” before casting his vote in Sunday’s presidential
In Ethiopia, fuel prices overshadow this year’s Easter celebrations
As millions of Ethiopians marked Good Friday in the capital, Addis Ababa on Friday, many were continuing to suffer the
300 convictions: Nigeria sees mass trial for terrorism suspects
A court in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Friday convicted more than 300 terrorism suspects in a mass trial
US, Iran hold separate talks with Pakistan’s PM ahead of negotiations
US and Iranian officials held separate talks with Pakistan’s prime minister on Saturday amid a ceasefire made fragile by deep
Turkey, Somalia to start first offshore drilling project at Somalian coast
A Turkish drilling ship docked at the port of Mogadishu on Friday ahead of Somalia’s first offshore oil drilling project,
Artemis II space mission crew safely returns to Earth
An elated NASA late Friday was celebrating its successful voyage around the Moon, after four astronauts safely returned to Earth
Senegal’s PM Sonko accuses US President Trump of ‘destabilising’ the world
Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has hit out at Donald Trump over the US-Israel war against Iran. Sonko called the
Hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa dies at age 68
The DJ, rapper and producer from the Bronx in New York gained popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. In the past 10 years, Afrika
Low turnout as Djibouti votes in election set to extend Guelleh’s long rule
Low turnout marked the start of voting in Djibouti’s presidential election, with only a trickle of people showing up at