FILE - A woman shops at a fruit and vegetable market in Cairo, Egypt, March 22, 2022. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli announced Sunday a string of planned privatizations of state-owned companies, as Cairo grapples with an economic crisis and inflation ... Read More

FILE - Priests chant and dance during the celebration of Genna, the Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas, at Saint Mary's Church in Lalibela, Ethiopia, Jan. 7, 2022. The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, cut and hollowed out by hand into monolithic structures, have stood ... Read More

About 18.5 million children, the majority of whom are girls, do not have access to education in Nigeria, a figure up sharply compared with 2021, the U.N children's fund says. Last year, UNICEF estimated that 10.5 million children were out of ... Read More

Five years ago, France's Emmanuel Macron saw big when it came to Africa. Days after his presidential inauguration, he flew to northeastern Mali, meeting with French troops and vowing, alongside his Malian counterpart, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, to wage an "uncompromising ... Read More

Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. Floyd Mayweather arrived in Nigeria's capital Sunday evening and met with organizers of this week's exhibition match in Dubai as well as boxing fans and journalists. He held a news conference alongside his opponent in his upcoming match, ... Read More

Nompilo Simanje is from the media watchdog group, Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe which has demanded that charges against the reporters be dropped. (Photo courtesy Nompilo Simanje) Two Zimbabwean reporters are expected to appear in court Monday following their ... Read More

Mr Lefhoko Kesamang, Senior Social Welfare Officer at the African Union Department of Social Affairs, has called on the Government to start the process to ratify the Social Protection Protocol, which seeks to protect the vulnerable by providing their basic ... Read More

Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, attends a "thanksgiving" ceremony in Entebbe, Uganda, May 7, 2022. Public fetes celebrating the son of Uganda's leader are raising concern he is aiming for the presidency after years of apparently ... Read More

Alpha Conde Guinea's military government this week announced plans to prosecute ousted President Alpha Conde and 26 of his former officials for murder, rape, kidnapping and other crimes. Guinea's coup leader also proposed a three-year transition back to civilian rule. In 2010, ... Read More

Tanzania’s president has called for a review of the East African country’s media laws and regulations, saying she wants to ensure measures “to protect journalists and open more space for freedom of expression and the media.” Samia Suluhu Hassan delivered her ... Read More