ASID 2026: Leaders urge stronger laws to protect children online

The African Union’s Child Online Safety and Empowerment Policy must move beyond documents and declarations to…

Powerful cyclone kills at least 31 as it tears through Madagascar port

At least 31 people have died after a powerful cyclone struck Madagascar, says the disaster authority…

Pilot praised after crash-landing faulty Somali passenger plane on seashore

An airline in Somalia has praised one of its pilots after he crash-landed his passenger plane,…

Why Ghana should declare February 4 National Fugu Day

When Ghana’s President John Mahama arrived in Zambia on February 4, 2026, he wore a traditional…

Egypt plans $1bn Red Sea marina, hotel development

Egypt announced plans on Monday for a new $1 billion marina, hotel, and housing development on…

Drought spreads beyond Kenya’s arid north, plunging herders into crisis 

The dozens of cow and goat carcasses scattered around Maria Katanga's family compound testify to the…

Gunmen kill 3 people and abduct Catholic priest in northern Nigeria

Gunmen killed three people and abducted a Catholic priest and several others during an early morning…

A singer’s tragic death highlights Nigeria’s snakebite problem

Ifunanya Nwangene was asleep last Saturday morning in her ground-floor apartment in Nigeria's capital city when…

Africa must build its own table, not remain on the menu — Ace Anan Ankomah

Renowned lawyer and thought leader Ace Anan Ankomah, has issued a powerful call for Africa to…

(Ace Ankomah) At our own table, with our own menu: Africa’s moment of reckoning – again

Let me give you a simple, everyday example of how the 50-year old ECOWAS Protocol on…