The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Building collapses have become a major menace in Lagos, Nigeria. Lagos is the business hub of the country and has its largest seaport and airport. With an estimated population of 15.4 million, it is the largest city in sub-Saharan Africa and the second largest in Africa after Cairo.

The French troops who are being forced out of Niger were seen as a key line of defense in efforts led by the West, particularly the U.S. and France, to fight against jihadi violence in Africa’s hard-hit Sahel region

The vigilante group turned political party increases its xenophobic rhetoric amid rising unemployment in South Africa.

Autocracy Machinery, a trenching, turf and construction machinery maker, has secured $1.2M seed funding led by Venture Catalysts. Marquee investors, incl. Nikhil & Bharat Jaisinghani, Meghna Agarwal, Abhishek Rungta, Srikanth Iyengar & Abhishek Modi, have invested to expand domestic & global distribution, invest in R&D & build a state-of-the-art industrial…

Emmanuel Macron’s announcement is significant, if expected, blow to France’s policy in Africa

Al Jazeera speaks to prominent tech executive Juliet Ehimuan on the evolution of emerging technologies in Africa.

Conservationists have confirmed the number of rhinos across Africa increased last year, hailing the first bit of "good news" in a decade for an animal heavily threatened by poaching.

Ending the AIDS pandemic – particularly in eastern and southern Africa – cannot be achieved unless more resources are channelled to meet the needs of key vulnerable populations.

The science of human evolution has made big leaps in recent years, and it’s painting a new picture of our origins