The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Prigozhin in video tells Wagner troops to prepare ‘for Africa’

Mutinous mercenary boss welcomes his fighters in Belarus, tells them they will not participate in Ukraine war for now.

Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2023

Hurricane center tracks new system headed to Caribbean as Tropical Storm Don churns in Atlantic

The National Hurricane Center began keeping tabs on a system off the coast of Africa expected to head toward the Caribbean with a chance of becoming the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

Orlando Sentinel · Jul 19, 2023

eNaira: Nigeria's digital currency has had a slow start - what's holding it back

Nigeria was the first country in Africa to roll out a central bank digital currency. The eNaira was launched in October 2021.

The Conversation · Jul 19, 2023

Climate and violence hobble Nigeria's push to rely on its own wheat after the hit from Russia's war

Nigeria is trying to make Africa’s largest economy reliant on its own wheat production

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023

Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio: Racing the Tour de France Femmes for Africa

The South African talks about empowering African women, being in her best-ever shape for the Tour and why SD Worx was a bad fit

Cycling News · Jul 19, 2023

From Khrushchev’s KGB to Putin: the deep roots of Russian influence in Africa

When Russian President Vladimir Putin develops his network of influence in Africa, he isn’t doing so at random. He is drawing on the rich history of Soviet relations with African countries that dates back to the 1960s and the efforts made by Russian spies during the Cold War to counter…

France 24 · Jul 18, 2023

‘Hardest Geezer’ is trying to run the entire length of Africa

West Sussex’s Russell Cook to become first person to run the length of the continent

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2023

Male fertility crisis: what environmental contaminants have got to do with it

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently reported that around one in six couples globally are affected by infertility. For many years people tended to blame women for a couple’s infertility – especially in African countries.

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2023

Nigerian petrol prices reach record high after subsidy removal

The removal in May has triggered skyrocketing fuel prices in Africa’s largest oil producer.

Al Jazeera · Jul 18, 2023

Women's right to travel is being tightly controlled in North Africa, Middle East, HRW says

Research from Human Rights Watch released Tuesday shows that in many Middle East and North African countries women are still prevented from moving freely around the country they live in, or from travelling abroad. Most still need the permission of a male guardian.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 18, 2023