The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Experts recommend younger cheetahs for relocation to India, citing higher survival rates & adaptability. Six of 20 cheetahs relocated to Kuno have died, but mortality is within normal parameters. To ensure success, 50 more founder cheetahs from South Africa must be relocated & two additional reintroduction sites identified.

There are no Global 500 companies from Africa and very few in Asia, other than in China and Japan.

Netanyahu met with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema, with discussion focusing on strengthening economic and diplomatic ties

Police say five people still missing after overloaded boat sinks on Africa’s largest lake.

The Namibian and Botswana governments may be risking their water resources for oil and gas revenue. They have licensed a Canadian firm, ReconAfrica, to prospect for oil in the Cubango Okavango River Basin, in an area covering 34,000km².

Not everyone is hostile to last week's coup in Niger

A halted landmark grain deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to flow to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia is rattling the operations of the United Nations food agency, its deputy executive director said

Niger’s prime minister, who has been stuck outside the country since last week’s coup, is appealing to the international community’s help in rolling back the military takeover, saying it was crucial for the defense of democracy in West Africa

West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS has threatened the use of force in reinstating the president of Niger after was deposed by his military but how the bloc would carry out the threat remains unclear

Israeli Foreign Minister meets Zambian counterpart, focuses on bilateral relations and Africa's development

The West African bloc has a history of successful military interventions to restore constitutional order in the region.