Africa

Islam in South Africa: From Exile and Slavery to a Diverse Modern Community ———————————————————– The Muslim community in South Africa, which today makes up about 3% of the nation’s population, traces its roots to the arrival of exiled Muslims at…

Ghana: Boat Capsizing on Lake Volta Kills 15, Mostly Children —————————— A boat capsized on Lake Volta in northeastern Ghana, resulting in the deaths of 15 people, a majority of whom were children, according to maritime authorities reported on Sunday…

Conflict Sends 300,000 Fleeing South Sudan in 2025: UN Warning —————————————— Approximately 300,000 people have fled South Sudan so far in 2025 as armed conflict between rival leaders threatens a return to civil war, the United Nations warned on Monday,…

African leaders and development experts are calling for immediate international debt relief as a growing public sector crisis hampers vital services across the continent. In a high-level meeting in Addis Ababa, finance ministers from 12 African Union member states pushed…

HRW: ISIS Attacks in Niger Kill Over 120, Exposing Military’s Failure to Protect Civilians ……………. Human Rights Watch has accused Niger’s ruling military authorities of failing to protect civilians amid a surge in attacks by ISIS-linked militants in the country’s…

Nearly 8,900 African Migrants Arrived in Yemen in September: IOM ……………… The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported that 8,878 African migrants arrived in Yemen in September, marking a 27% increase from August’s 6,985 arrivals. According to the IOM’s Displacement…

Morocco’s King Pledges Social Reforms Amid Ongoing Youth-Led Protests —————————————— Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Friday pledged to prioritize improving public education, healthcare, and youth employment in his annual address to parliament but avoided directly mentioning the nationwide protests that…

UN Calls for Action on Deepening Sahel Displacement Crisis —————————– The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has issued an urgent appeal for sustained international support to address the rapidly worsening displacement crisis in Africa’s Sahel region, according to Anadolu Agency. The…

Despite major powers framing their educational initiatives in Africa as efforts toward development, analytical reports suggest that academic scholarships have become a powerful tool for extending the geopolitical and cultural influence of these nations, leading to long-term dependency among African…

Burkina Faso Arrests European NGO Workers for ‘Spying’ —————————————– Burkina Faso’s military government announced the arrest of eight staff members of the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO), a Netherlands-based humanitarian group, accusing them of “spying and treason,” Al Jazeera reported.…