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Africa’s freedom scorecard 2025: The most and least free countries on the continent

Africa’s freedom scorecard 2025: The most and least free countries on the continent

While some nations continue to deepen civil liberties and democratic norms, others are sliding further into authoritarian rule. According to the 2025 Freedom House report, freedom declined for the 19th consecutive year worldwide, reflecting a...

U.S. slashes visa duration for some African nationals amid policy shift

U.S. slashes visa duration for some African nationals amid policy shift

The U.S revised its visa reciprocity policy for Nigeria and Ghana, limiting tourist, business and academic travellers to single-entry visas valid for three months, according to a notice by the U.S Embassy in Nigeria on Tuesday. The new rules apply...

Study reveals water hazard in S-African schools

Study reveals water hazard in S-African schools

(MENAFN) A South African environmental group has discovered that 43% of schools involved in a recent water testing project found their water samples contaminated with harmful bacteria, according to findings released on Wednesday. Statistics South...

Troops eliminate 10 Boko Haram terrorists in Lake Chad basin raid

Troops eliminate 10 Boko Haram terrorists in Lake Chad basin raid

Troops of the Nigerian military under Operation Hadin Kai have neutralized at least 10 Boko Haram terrorists in a fierce gun battle during a clearance operation in the Lake Chad Basin region. According to a statement released by the Director of...

West Africa Terror: Why Attacks On Military Bases Are Rising – And Four Way

West Africa Terror: Why Attacks On Military Bases Are Rising – And Four Way

More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country’s military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), on the town of Boulikessi. The same...

Trump Shifts Focus ‘From Aid to Trade’ at Africa Summit

Trump Shifts Focus ‘From Aid to Trade’ at Africa Summit

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump welcomed leaders of five African nations, hailing the continent’s economic potential as his administration seeks to expand US access to critical minerals and other natural resources. Most Read from Bloomberg...

What Nigeria, Cameroon must do to stop ISWAP’s expansion in Lake Chad basin

What Nigeria, Cameroon must do to stop ISWAP’s expansion in Lake Chad basin

Since 2021, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has intensified its footprint in Cameroon’s Far North Region through increased extortion of communities and a spate of brutal attacks on military barracks in Borno (Nigeria) and...

Chad Arab Poetry Forum: A canvas of culture

Chad Arab Poetry Forum: A canvas of culture

The Republic of Chad hosted the fourth edition of the Arab Poetry Forum on Wednesday, in the capital, N'Djamena. The two-day event was organised by the Cultural Affairs Department at the Sharjah Department of Culture, in cooperation with the...

Sudanese Refugee Crisis in Chad Reaches Breaking Point Amid Aid Shortfalls

Sudanese Refugee Crisis in Chad Reaches Breaking Point Amid Aid Shortfalls

June 30, 2025 Hour: 2:35 pm The humanitarian situation for Sudanese refugees in Chad has reached a critical stage, with over 844,000 people having fled into the country since the outbreak of civil war in Sudan in April 2023. According to the UN...

Sudanese refugees in Chad face deepening humanitarian crisis

Sudanese refugees in Chad face deepening humanitarian crisis

The situation of Sudanese refugees in neighbouring Chad is reaching a breaking point as the number of arrivals in the country increases, humanitarian actors warned. Chad hosts a quarter of the 4 million refugees who fled the Sudanese civil war...

Africa Doesn’t Need Another Wallet App: It Needs a Seat at the Table (Op-ed)

Africa Doesn’t Need Another Wallet App: It Needs a Seat at the Table (Op-ed)

Crypto adoption is accelerating around the world. And with it, a wave of well-funded projects keeps promising financial inclusion in Africa. For years, they’ve pledged to serve the unbanked. But all too often, they deliver little more than press...

West Africa terror: why attacks on military bases are rising...

West Africa terror: why attacks on military bases are rising...

More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country's military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), on the town of Boulikessi. The same...

Travel ban risks US relations with Africa

Travel ban risks US relations with Africa

The United States' renewed travel restrictions on many African countries could have far-reaching consequences beyond diplomatic tension, economic experts warn, posing a risk to the region's development by disrupting remittances, trade flows and...

West Africa terror: why attacks on military bases are rising – and four ways to respond

West Africa terror: why attacks on military bases are rising – and four ways to respond

More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country’s military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), on the town of Boulikessi. The same...

How Global Fund is Saving Lives from Malaria, TB, & HIV across Africa

How Global Fund is Saving Lives from Malaria, TB, & HIV across Africa

Africa, Development & Aid, Featured, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Credit: UNOCHA/Giles Clarke NEW YORK, Jul 7 2025 (IPS) - In Gabú, Guinea-Bissau, a...

Jihadist groups exploiting Starlink amid African expansion, new report warns

Jihadist groups exploiting Starlink amid African expansion, new report warns

Over the past two years, numerous photos and videos posted online by militant factions have shown Starlink terminals in active use, raising alarm among regional governments and international partners. Le Monde reports that in June 2024, a Starlink...

Wounded Sudanese refugees in Chad brace for impact of U.S. foreign-aid cuts

Wounded Sudanese refugees in Chad brace for impact of U.S. foreign-aid cuts

Arbab Sharif Ahmad, 33, survived a massacre during an ethnic cleansing campaign, but his five-year-old son was executed in front of him. As Mr. Ahmad fled from the Arab-led Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur in...

A look at false claims that defined Buhari’s presidency

A look at false claims that defined Buhari’s presidency

FORMER President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has passed away at the age of 82. The announcement was made on the afternoon of Sunday, July 13, 2025, in a statement released by his family and signed by Garba Shehu, who...

Liberia: Community Land Protection Program Coordinator at SDI Calls on Actors in Land Sector to Take Advantage of NELGA Alumni Program

Liberia: Community Land Protection Program Coordinator at SDI Calls on Actors in Land Sector to Take Advantage of NELGA Alumni Program

Mr. Daniel B. Wehyee: Photo Credit: The event organizer ACCRA, Ghana – The Coordinator of the Community Land Protection Program (CLPP) at the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) is calling on CSOs and individuals working in the land sector of...

New Goodwill Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomono...

New Goodwill Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomono...

On June 29, 2025, the First Congress of Ambassadors of the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University took place in Moscow. The event was organized by the Russia–Africa Club at Lomonosov Moscow State University with the support of the...

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