The Latest Breaking News from Africa

At least 20 dead as northern spring relaunches Europe’s migrant armadas

Fresh waves of African asylum seekers are attempting to reach Europe, with the perilous journey already claiming lives on the high seas

The New Daily · Apr 9, 2023

At Least 20 Migrants Missing after a Boat Sinks off Tunisia

At least 20 African migrants were missing on Saturday after their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a judicial official said, amidst a sharp rise in migrant boats from the North African country. The coast guard rescued 17 others off the southern city…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 8, 2023

In Africa's Okavango, oil drilling disrupts locals, nature

In Africa's Okavango delta, drilling for oil exploration, as well as human-caused climate change leading to more erratic rainfall patterns and water abstraction and diversion for development and commercial agriculture, has altered the landscape that so many people and wildlife species rely on

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2023

Benin Bronzes were crafted of metal from a completely unexpected place

The Benin Bronzes were made from rings used to purchase slaves in Africa. Now, scientists have found that most of the metal was mined in western Germany.

LiveScience · Apr 7, 2023

A once reluctant Harris embraces her biracial identity in Africa

LUSAKA, Zambia — Crowds of locals packed onto balconies and cheered as Vice President Kamala Harris' motorcade pulled onto a manicured, palm-tree lined driveway, near where she had visited her grandfather in the late 1960s. But something wasn't quite right.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2023

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

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The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2023

Souls Grown Deep Like the Rivers review: a display of ‘redemptive’ works

It took both ingenuity and courage for African Americans to become artists in the Jim Crow-era Deep South, said Maya Jaggi in the FT. The region’s black inhabitants typically received no education beyond primary level and were limited to low-paid jobs, making materials like oil paint all but unaffordable. Since…

The Week · Apr 7, 2023

Pilot forced to make emergency landing after finding deadly snake under seat

A pilot in South Africa made a hasty emergency landing after discovering a highly venomous cobra hiding under his seat

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023

Snake on a plane! South African pilot finds cobra under seat

A pilot in South Africa made a hasty emergency landing after discovering a highly venomous cobra hiding under his seat

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023

Want the real Afrobeats experience? For many Black Angelenos, that means a trip to Africa

LOS ANGELES — The first thing Dee Williams noticed was that it felt like home.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 6, 2023