Dutch prosecutors seek hefty sentence for Eritrean trafficking suspect
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Dutch prosecutors seek hefty sentence for Eritrean trafficking suspect

Amanuel Walid, known as Tewelde Goitom, is accused of running a migration route to Europe via Libya…Read More

Macron returns to Africa, starting tour in Mauritius with promise of “win-win” ties
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Macron returns to Africa, starting tour in Mauritius with promise of “win-win” ties

From Mauritius, Macron will travel on to South Africa for the G20 summit, before visiting Gabon and Angola — a

Pope Leo XIV urges humane treatment of migrants amid U.S. crackdown
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Pope Leo XIV urges humane treatment of migrants amid U.S. crackdown

He also briefly addressed the church investigation into Spanish Bishop Rafael Zornoza, who faces allegations of sexual abuse dating back

Volunteers help clean the polluted Jukskei River “prone” to flash floods
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Volunteers help clean the polluted Jukskei River “prone” to flash floods

In South Africa’s oldest township, volunteers in wetsuits jump into the thigh-deep water of the polluted Jukskei River to untangle

United Nations urges immediate release of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls
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United Nations urges immediate release of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls

More than 20 girls were kidnapped from a school in the town of Maga in the north-western Kebbi State on

INTERPOL operation targets terror and crime in West Africa, dozens arrested
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INTERPOL operation targets terror and crime in West Africa, dozens arrested

A major INTERPOL operation in West Africa has resulted in 62 arrests and the seizure of weapons, explosives, drugs, counterfeit

Football: Morocco extend record run of victories in match against Uganda
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Football: Morocco extend record run of victories in match against Uganda

It beat them 4-0 in a friendly international in Tangier on Tuesday bringing its successive wins to 18…Read More

UN chief calls terrorism in the Sahel a ‘growing global threat’, urges cooperation
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UN chief calls terrorism in the Sahel a ‘growing global threat’, urges cooperation

The Sahel accounts for over half of all global terrorism deaths, according to the Global Terrorism Index…Read More

What to know about abductions of schoolchildren in Nigeria
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What to know about abductions of schoolchildren in Nigeria

Kidnappers in the past have included the Boko Haram insurgency that carried out the mass abduction of 276 Chibok schoolgirls

Tanzanian president appoints daughter and son-in-law to cabinet
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Tanzanian president appoints daughter and son-in-law to cabinet

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed her daughter and son-in-law to key government positions…Read More