In an attempt to tackle the stigma and reluctance of people to test for HIV, South African authorities are recruiting traditional healers. The healers are part of a pilot study to encourage more people, especially the young, to have the…

With anti-Western and anti-United Nations demonstrations in full swing in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ougadougou, activist and pan-Africanist firebrand, Kemi Seba, travelled to the country to meet junta leader, Ibrahim Traoré, and supporters of his cause. Accused of promoting Russian policy…

After the G7 Summit working sessions came to a close yesterday, the President of the Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, met today with the President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. During the meeting, the two Leaders…

Pointe-Noire in Congo recently hosted the Festival of Orality, “Retour au Mbongui,” an event that celebrated African traditions through stories, legends, and nursery rhymes. One of the highlights of the festival was the presence of the “sapeurs,” renowned for their…

Phenoma’s Innovative Research in Benguérir In the face of climate change and its severe impact on global food security, innovative solutions are emerging from the African continent. One such beacon of hope is Phenoma, a phenotyping platform at Mohamed VI…

Eid al-Adha is the largest religious holiday of the year in much of West Africa. The religious festival is locally known as Tabaski in Senegal. It’s when Muslims kill and eat a sheep, making the animal extremely sought after in…

The shores of Lake Victoria in Kisumu City bustle with fishermen selling their catch. There’s been a surge of demand for one particular fish – Nile perch. These will fetch high prices at the market here. But it’s not the…

Cyril Ramaphosa pledged to work with politicians across the political spectrum after being reelected as President of South Africa by lawmakers on Friday. “I will serve all and work with even those who did not support me,” Ramaphosa told the…

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday, June 13 adopted a resolution demanding that Sudan’s paramilitary force immediately halt its siege of the only capital in the vast western region of Darfur that it doesn’t control and where more than a million…

Thousands of fishermen holding cone-shaped nets stood side by side, cheering and chanting as they waited for the signal. Suddenly, they rushed to a large muddy pond and cast their nets, dropping to their knees in the mud. Soon, one…

A police officer shot and injured magistrate Monica Kivuti at the Makadara Law Courts in Nairobi on Thursday, June 13 after she denied bail for his wife. The officer was then killed in a shootout with other officers. Kivuti and…

This year’s Hajj pilgrimage came against the backdrop of the raging war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Palestinian militants. The war has pushed the entire Middle East to the brink of a regional war between Israel and its…

After over a century away, 39 Ugandan objects have returned home. The University of Cambridge is loaning the traditional artifacts to the east African country for an initial period of three years. But what meaning can these objects which range…

The leader of South Africa’s second biggest party said on Friday it will back Cyril Ramaphosa for president, almost guaranteeing he will be reelected in Parliament for a second term. John Steenhuisen, the leader of the Democratic Alliance, the second…

The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday demanding that Sudan’s paramilitary force immediately halt its siege of the only capital in the vast western region of Darfur that it doesn’t control and where more than a million people are…