- 9 March, 2026
In Senegal, a village mourns its sons dead at sea in migrant tragedy
More than 60 people are believed to have died after a migrant boat from Senegal was found off West Africa’s
Angola takes up one year rotating presidency of regional bloc SADC
It is also important to highlight here some of the main security challenges in the region, such as the situation
Niger: at least 28 civilians killed in western violence, according to local sources
At least 28 civilians were killed earlier this week in violence in several villages in southwestern Niger, close to Mali,
DR Congo: Children pushed into worst cholera crisis since 2017
when we arrived here, there was a serious problem because the displaced families didn’t have access to drinking water. They
Brazilian jiujitsu offers lifeline to Rio favela kids
Brazilian jiujitsu has provided an escape route for numerous kids from the rough alleys of Cantagalo, a poor favela whose
Kenya: ban on churches accused of murdering starving worshippers
The Associations Registration Office said the license of self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie’s Good News International Church had been cancelled
Working in the heat: Tunisian farm labourer says ‘we have no choice’
When she spoke tojournalists at the end of July, the North African country was going through an intense and unusual
“I’m very excited”
Saudi clubs have gone on a major shopping spree this summer, attracting talent from some of the biggest European clubs.
Chad: outbreak of a dengue “epidemic” in the east (health minister)
Chad’s Ministry of Health told AFP on Wednesday that an epidemic of dengue fever had broken out in the east
Over 60 dead in migrant boat sinking off Cape Verde coast
An estimated 63 people died and 38 survived, including four children aged between twelve and sixteen, IOM spokeswoman Safa Msehli