- 4 December, 2025
Chinese premier in landmark visit to Zambia focusing on access to critical minerals
The two countries are due to sign documents to start the upgrade of the Tazara railway line linking Zambia’s mines
Nigeria closes schools in Kwara state over fears of new attacks
Nigerian authorities have shut schools in five districts of central Kwara state, over fears they could be targeted by armed
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Sahel accounts for over half of all global terrorism deaths, according to the Global Terrorism Index…Read More