The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Moroccan Company Develops Mpox Tests Amid African Outbreak

Moldiag in Africa produces mpox tests to combat COVID-19, addressing testing challenges and promoting local manufacturing for public health emergencies.

Top News · Dec 9, 2024

A new start after 60: I gave up work – and began travelling the world alone

After 40 years of work, Bally Bhamra went hiking in Nepal. Now 74, she still travels solo across Africa and Asia, staying with local families

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024

Morocco produces Africa’s first mpox tests as the continent tries to rely less on imports

After African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials vowed to make the continent less dependent on imported medical supplies

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024

Meet Namibia’s first female president-in-waiting, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (72) is almost guaranteed a place in Namibian history as the first woman to become the president of the southern African nation of three million people.

The Conversation · Dec 6, 2024

Satellites find likely cause of mysterious African elephant deaths of 2020

The staggering deaths of over 300 African elephants in early 2020 was most likely due to toxins in water proliferated to exceptional levels by climate extremes, according to a fresh analysis of decade's worth of satellite data.

Space · Dec 5, 2024

Ghana heads to the polls: why the economy is the biggest issue for many voters

The outcome and aftermath of Ghana’s 2024 elections will be a key test whether the West African nation can find a balance between the dual objectives of living within its means and achieving economic growth that creates sustainable jobs for its teeming youth.

The Conversation · Dec 5, 2024

Mystery Illness Claims Nearly 150 Lives In Africa, Sparking Pandemic Fears

. Health officials, including those from the WHO, are investing the mysterious illness with flu-like symptoms that killed dozens of people in southwest Congo.

Medical Daily · Dec 5, 2024

African sex traffickers arrested

Three Africans have been arrested on suspicion of being part of a gang that traffics women from Africa into prostitution in Bangkok.

Bangkok Post · Dec 5, 2024

“They pick one crisis in one country and they paint the whole of Africa": Fuse ODG, the rapper behind Band Aid’s 40th anniversary controversy, releases his own We Know It's Christmas clapback track

First he persuaded Ed Sheeran to step away from the track. Now he’s made his own answer record to set the story straight

MusicRadar · Dec 4, 2024

President Biden Promotes US Investment In Africa

President Biden's Africa trip focused on infrastructure investments, countering China's influence, and strengthening US-Africa relations.

Top News · Dec 4, 2024