Ethiopia has sealed ammunition export deals valued at over $30 million over the past three months, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has disclosed. Ahmed’s announcement came as he inaugurated the newly ...

16 people were killed in a bus crash on the R21 near OR Tambo International Airport, South Africa earlier on Tuesday. The bus had apparently flipped while speeding on a highway not far from the main ...

The ECOWAS Centre for Gender Development (CCDG) celebrated International Women’s Day on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at the Azalaï Hotel in Dakar. This year’s celebration, which coincides with the 30th ...

The mayor of the city of Saint-Louis (north) and brother-in-law of former President Macky Sall, Mansour Faye, claimed he has been barred from leaving Senegalese territory. “I would like to inform ...

A cholera outbreak in Ethiopia’s Gambella region has claimed 29 lives, according to the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO). “A cholera outbreak is significantly affecting ...

The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom report indicates that Morocco’s score is the leader in North Africa, having increased by 3.5 points, compared to the previous year. According to the ...

At least 558 East African migrants have died along the precarious eastern migration route in 2024 as migrants attempted to cross the Red Sea, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in ...

Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), Morocco’s central bank, has published a practical guide to combating money laundering and terrorist financing (AML-CTF). This initiative aims to raise public awareness and ...

Benin has bolstered its anti-terrorism efforts with the acquisition of a Cessna 208 B surveillance aircraft, provided through cooperation with the European Union. This aircraft will significantly ...

Africa has reported 24,272 mpox cases since the beginning of 2025 as the death toll from ongoing outbreak has reached 260 during the period, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and ...

Morocco currently holds 22.1 tonnes of gold, representing 5.4% of its foreign exchange reserves, according to the latest World Gold Council report. This places Morocco 67th in the global ranking of ...

Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky have warned of a sophisticated deception campaign that exploits the rapid growth and public interest in DeepSeek AI, a popular generative AI chatbot. In a report ...