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.
SANTOS, Brazil— Coffee importers have increased the pace of shipments recently, seeking to avoid problems after December when the European Union's Regulation on Deforestation Free Products (EUDR) enters into force, said the International Coffee Organization (ICO) this week.
Democratic Republic of Congo's lawyers on Wednesday said they'd received new evidence from whistleblowers that deepened concerns that U.S. tech giant Apple could be sourcing minerals from conflict areas. Reuters’ David Doyle has more.
KINSHASA— The Democratic Republic of Congo's national assembly elected Vital Kamerhe, whose home was violently attacked on Sunday, as speaker in a delayed vote, a key step towards installing a government five months after a presidential election.
WASHINGTON— U.S. President Joe Biden said he plans to make an official visit to Africa in February after the U.S. presidential election, an announcement that presumed he will defeat Donald Trump.
MADRID, OSLO, DUBLIN — Israel on Wednesday responded with anger to a move by Spain, Norway and Ireland after they announced that they recognized a Palestinian state and hoped other Western nations would follow suit.
PARIS— International lawyers representing the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Wednesday they had new evidence gathered from whistleblowers, which deepened concerns that Apple could be sourcing minerals from conflict areas in eastern DRC.
The new head of South Africa's struggling state utility Eskom has said talks are being held with groups funding the country's green energy transition over plans to delay the closure of some coal-fired power plants. Reuters’ David Doyle has more.
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