The Latest Breaking News from Africa

‘Hardest Geezer’ is back on the road as he embarks on run across New Zealand

Russ Cook previously raised more than £1 million by running the length of Africa.

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025

Scientists discover giant blobs deep inside Earth are 'evolving by themselves' — and we may finally know where they come from

Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

LiveScience · Mar 11, 2025

US funding cuts may affect Nigeria’s fight against terrorism. Here’s how

The United States decision to cut international aid funding will affect Nigeria in various ways. One is in the fight against terror groups like Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province operating in the country and across the Sahel region of west Africa. Over the years, the US has…

The Conversation · Mar 11, 2025

Woman Furious After Her Friends Refuse To Reimburse Her For Her Trip: “I Don’t Think It’s Fair”

A girls’ dream holiday turned into a disaster when one of the women didn’t do their electronic visa application on time. She was denied entry to Egypt and her friends jetted off without her. The post Woman Furious After Her Friends Refuse To Reimburse Her For Her Trip: “I Don’t…

Bored Panda · Mar 10, 2025

South Africa's giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92

Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as “The Blood Knot” and “'Master Harold’

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Drone attacks killing hundreds of civilians across Africa, says report

Calls grow to control military use of unmanned aerial vehicles which, despite claims of precise targeting, are claiming civilian lives

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025

Contemporary African culture centre to open in Paris after four-year delay

A centre dedicated to contemporary African culture is set to open its doors in Paris in September. The Maison des Mondes Africains – or MansA – was announced by President Emmanuel Macron in 2021, but its launch stalled due to disputes over location and budget.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 9, 2025

‘We are one people’: Soca stars including Machel Montano highlight Caribbean’s connection to Africa

Trinidad and Tobago and its neighbors mix music genres in a fast-growing transatlantic artistic exchange

The Guardian - US · Mar 9, 2025

Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’

More governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instability

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2025

The incredible journey of two princes from Mozambique whose lives were upended by the slave trade

A new book called The Two Princes of Mpfumo tells the fascinating story of a pair of royals from Mozambique in southern Africa whose lives were thrown into chaos by the transatlantic slave trade. We asked historian Lindsay O'Neill three questions about her book.

The Conversation · Mar 9, 2025