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Africa

DR Congo latest to promise moving Israel embassy to Jerusalem

The DRC said it would move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, joining a group of countries including the US in taking the symbolic step of backing Israeli sovereignty in the holy city.
By AFP 2026-09-03 21:46:25
UN said at least 22 people were killed in the first days of the protests
By AFP 2026-09-03 19:03:28
Fantasy coffins are a distinctive Ghanaian funerary tradition, particularly associated with the Ga people of the Greater Accra region.
By AFP 2026-09-03 11:00:00
Uber shuts down its operations in Nigeria and Uganda with immediate effect, officials cite a global business review.
By AFP 2026-09-03 10:31:42
Both China and Egypt support an independent Palestinian state as part of a two-state solution.
By AFP 2026-09-01 20:33:21
Besigye was abducted in November 2024 during a trip to Kenya and later appeared before courts on treason charges after being accused of plotting a conspiracy against Museveni.
By AFP 2026-09-01 20:28:08
President Ruto heads to Lusaka, Zambia to attend President Hakainde Hichilema's swearing -in.
By Mike Kihaki 2026-09-01 17:07:00
Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema was sworn in for a second term Tuesday with the main opposition leader -- who was the runner-up in last month's elections -- in jail on treason charges.
By AFP 2026-09-01 15:19:19
President Ruto heads to Lusaka, Zambia to attend President Hakainde Hichilema's swearing -in.
By Mike Kihaki 2026-09-01 11:10:52
Across Nigeria, suicide attempts carry a one-year prison term, though in Muslim-majority Jigawa, governed under sharia, the penalty can be as high as five years
By AFP 2026-09-01 09:43:58
The pivotal role played by Russia's Africa Corps mercenaries in putting down a mutiny in Niger has revealed just how dependent on Moscow the west African country's ruling junta has become.
By AFP 2026-09-01 09:36:37
Abiy, 50, has ruled the Horn of Africa country of 130 million since 2018.
By AFP 2026-08-31 22:35:02