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…

The Euros kick off this Friday, June 14 when host nation Germany take on Scotland at the Munich Football Arena (better known as the Allianz Arena for Bayern Munich matches). The final will take place on July 14 at the…

Icon Serena Williams attended the premiere of the upcoming docuseries on her 27 years in professional tennis. The 42-year-old said on the Tribeca Festival red carpet in New York that the new series sheds light on the truth of what…

A group of political parties including South Africa former president Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK), The African Restoration Alliance (ARA), and Allied Movement for Change expressed their discontent with May’s elections on Friday and alleged fraud. “We are making…

Niger’s highest court lifted the immunity of the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, nearly a year after he was overthrown by mutinous soldiers, his lawyer said Friday, opening the door for the army junta to prosecute him for alleged…

The World Bank has approved a $2.25 billion loan for Nigeria to shore up revenue and support economic reforms that have contributed to the worst cost-of-living crisis in the country. The bank said in a statement late Thursday that the…

The G7 summit opened Thursday (Jun. 13) in Italy. A session focused on investments and infrastructures projects in Africa. The Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI) program was high on the agenda. Projects include a rail corridor that will…