A preliminary projection by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, seen by Reuters, states that more than three-quarters of a million people in war-ravaged Sudan will be suffering catastrophic food shortages in the coming months. David Doyle of Reuters has more.
After founding Somaliland's first all-girls basketball team, 21-year-old captain Hafsa Omer's next dream is to one day play for her nation. But there's a catch — Somaliland isn't a country. Now, Omer and her teammates are trying to put Somaliland on the map. Kristy Kilburn of Reuters has this report.
Supporters of South Africa's African National Congress, ANC, have been expressing concerns about a partnership with the Democratic Alliance, as the ANC met to agree on partners to form a new government. Reuters’ David Doyle has more.
Evangelical pastors have been taking a key role in preparations for Kenya's mission to tackle gang violence in Haiti. David Doyle of Reuters has more.
Nigeria's government has been given a one-week "grace" period to come up with an agreeable minimum wage, unions said, as they suspended an indefinite strike that had shut down the national grid and disrupted flights. Reuters’ David Doyle has more.
Nigeria's main labor unions shut down the national grid and disrupted airline operations nationwide Monday at the start of an indefinite strike after talks over a new minimum wage — meant to cushion the impact of economic reforms — collapsed. Reuters’ David Doyle has more.
Within hours of joining TikTok, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had attracted a million followers on Sunday on the short video social media platform that he tried to ban as president on national security grounds.
FILE—President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi leaves the venue after a mini-summit on Peace and Security in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on the sidelines of the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa on February 17, 2023.
MIDRAND, South Africa — South African parties geared up for coalition talks on Friday as the governing African National Congress (ANC) looked set to fall well short of a majority for the first time in 30 years of democracy.
Early results from South Africa's election suggest the ruling African National Congress or ANC is set to lose its parliamentary majority for the first time since sweeping to power with Nelson Mandela as its leader at the end of apartheid. David Doyle of Reuters has more.
MIDRAND— The African National Congress appeared on course to lose the parliamentary majority it has held for 30 years, partial results from South Africa's national election showed, in what would be the most dramatic political shift since the end of apartheid.
LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA— Zimbabwean wildlife authorities are eyeing trophy hunting export markets in the East as some European countries move to ban trophy imports, an official said on Tuesday.
A Sudan oil pipeline ruptured during fighting in February has been repaired and could resume operation in the next two weeks, a South Sudan oil ministry official said on Tuesday.
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—Religious leaders and a state lawmaker suspended their plans for a mass wedding of 100 girls and young women in northwest Nigeria after it sparked outrage, but some were married in private ceremonies, the state assembly speaker and one of the girls said on Tuesday.
JOHANNESBURG — The leader of South Africa's biggest opposition party urged voters to back his party in Wednesday's election to avoid a "doomsday" scenario of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) forming a coalition with radical parties.
ISIOLO, Kenya — At least five people were killed and others were missing after an informal gold mine collapsed in northern Kenya, officials and local media said.
Like humans, elephant greetings appear to be a complex affair. A new study on African savannah elephants provides new insight into the visual, acoustic and tactile gestures the animals employ in greetings. Ilan Rubens of Reuters has more.
VOA brings you some of the best images taken by Reuters’ photographers from across the continent as South Africa readies itself to vote on May 29.
CAIRO — Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in a camp in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher, activists said, after a raid by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces who are fighting to seize the last army stronghold in the western Darfur region.
ACCRA — Ghana has agreed to a memorandum of understanding, MoU, with its bilateral creditors, including China and France, to restructure $5.4 billion of debt, two government sources said on Friday.
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