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Uniting heads of government in Kigali exposes a gaping hole in the association’s values, says author Michela Wrong

The third edition of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development kicked off on Tuesday. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi addressed the participants via videoconference, urging African countries to join hands to address the current challenges facing the continent, including food insecurity and terrorism. The two-day event is held under…

The UK government’s announcement of a new work visa option aimed at attracting top graduates has elicited some backlash because the list of eligible institutions features no universities from Africa, Latin America or South Asia. The Conversation Africa’s Nontobeko Mtshali asked Orla Quinlan, Director of Internationalisation at Rhodes University in…

Now that Rajesh and Atul Gupta have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there is a great deal of speculation as to when the brothers may ultimately set foot on South African soil to face charges of money laundering and other financial crimes.

East African leaders agreed Monday to send in a regional force to try to end fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and called for an immediate ceasefire.

War in Ukraine has pushed the most vulnerable countries to food security crisis as grain exports blocked.

Prince George, who turns nine next month, organised a cake sale during lockdown to raise money for conservation charity Tusk, the CEO of the organisation has revealed and also wrote him a "very sweet card about it"

The prince wrote a card to the charity Tusk about his venture, the chief executive revealed.

The United States and Morocco on Monday launched the annual “African Lion” military exercises. The military maneuvers will take place from June 20-30 in Kenitra, Agadir, Tan Tan, Taroudant, and Mahbes. The drills follow the end of the work of the academic training course for the African Lion exercises this…