The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Miner hit with largest ever UK legal penalty for a company over ‘endemic’ corruption at African oil trading desk

People with monkeypox can spread the virus up to four days before symptoms appear, with more than half of transmissions potentially taking place during this period, a UK study estimated Tuesday. While the findings have yet to be confirmed, they suggest that many monkeypox infections cannot be prevented by asking…

Arab leaders convened on Wednesday in Algeria for the second day of the 31st summit of the largest annual Arab conference, seeking common ground on several divisive issues in the region. The meeting comes against the backdrop of rising inflation, food and energy shortages, drought and soaring cost of living…

The Prince of Wales learnt more about Film Africa which showcases the best cinema from across the continent and diaspora in the UK.

Corruption at FTSE 100 firm described as endemic at sentence hearing

Sales increased in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific and the UK but fell on the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macau and in the Middle East, Africa and India

Algeria will sign a huge contract with Russia to get arms supplies worth between $12-17 billion, media sources and RT have revealed. Africa Intelligence newspaper reported that negotiations are underway on a framework agreement on Russian military supplies for Algeria for the next 10 years. During the official visit of…

Scientists say an invasive mosquito species was likely responsible for a large outbreak of malaria in Ethiopia earlier this year

The Anopheles stephensi is a well-known malaria mosquito, but still sort of new in Ethiopia, where it has caused dramatic, out-of-season outbreaks in ill-equipped cities, new research shows.