The Latest Breaking News from Africa

The United Nations' food agency says months of drought in southern Africa triggered by the El Nino weather phenomenon have had a devastating impact on more than 27 million people and caused the region’s worst hunger crisis in decades

Nigeria were due to play an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya on Tuesday but have pulled out after ‘disgraceful’ treatment

The Scottish Government is to provide £350,000 of support to thousands of households in southern Africa at “crisis point” after suffering the…

For the first time in its 73-year history, the Sao Paulo Biennial is taking artworks to the African continent with a travelling showcase in Angola. The event's curators told RFI they hope the project will highlight long-standing correspondences between Angola and Brazil, united by a shared colonial past.

Zambia’s worst electricity blackouts in memory have been caused by a severe drought in the region that has left the critical Kariba dam with insufficient water to run its hydroelectric turbines

In tonight's edition, An additional 600 Kenyan officers are to be sent to Haiti, a pledge following the Haitian prime minister's visit to Kenya. Also, the South African President survives the so-called 'Farmgate' scandal after criminal charges against him are dropped. And Solar power could be the solution to fill…

The head of Africa’s top public health agency says that an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg fever in Rwanda is under control and that travel bans to the East African country are unnecessary

Opening this year’s Dance Umbrella festival, the South African company deliver a distinctive show by the non-conformist choreographer

It appears the UFC is struggling to break into Africa. Dana White explains why.