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Near-final results show South Africa's once dominant ANC will see its lowest-ever vote percentage. The party is taking the blame for shoddy municipal services, including water and electricity shortages.
Deadly clashes between armed forces in southern Ethiopia have driven tens of thousands into neighbouring Kenya with no idea when they can safely return home. Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous country with around 130 million people, is grappling with multiple armed conflicts, particularly along borders between its states.
South Africa's African National Congress party could face its worst-ever election result on Friday, with early counting suggesting it received only 32% of the vote in the country’s municipal elections. Over two-thirds of votes have been counted so far, and the final results are expected later in the day.
The ANC was on about 32 percent of the vote with more than 60 percent of votes counted in municipal elections.
From the International Criminal Court (ICC) to Africa’s place in the global justice system, the stakes are high. In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay discusses international justice. She says it must not be held hostage to political power, as US President Donald Trump targets the ICC. What does this showdown mean for Africa?
Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote launched a fuel storage facility in Namibia to future-proof Southern Africa's supply.
Recent discoveries of meth labs suggest parts of Africa are moving beyond drug transit and becoming sites of synthetic drug production.
Moscow pledges more trade and investment in Africa, where leaders want local industries, technology and jobs.
The US imposed sanctions on Rwanda's army over its role in the conflict in DR Congo.
In tonight's edition, Rwanda and South Africa will lose their duty-free access to the U.S. market after being excluded from the AGOA trade program. Also, South Africans head to the polls amid water shortages and frustration with local services. And in the DRC's mining capital, Kolwezi, residents are taking on one of the country's largest Chinese-owned mines... accusing it of poisoning their environment.
South Africans head to the polls on Wednesday amid water shortages, frustration with local services and questions over whether the ANC's support will keep falling.
The Trump administration has said South Africa and Rwanda are breaking the rules of the AGOA free trade initiative, a centerpiece of US economic engagement with sub-Saharan Africa.
South Africa to lose duty-free access, affecting $1.7bn worth of annual exports, including cars and farm products.
The move comes barely a week after Rwanda's defence ministry was hit with sanctions by the US Treasury.
The head of the International Olympic Committee discusses the significance of Africa hosting the Youth Olympic Games.
The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission in the disputed Western Sahara region came to an end Sunday after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate. Morocco, which claims the region as its own, welcomed the decision, while its opponents from the Algeria-backed Polisario Front called it "unacceptable".
