The Latest Breaking News from Africa

The al-Qaida-linked rebel group al-Shabab is projecting authority and asserting a wider role in public life in Somalia, underlining the extent of the challenge Africa’s deadliest Islamic extremist group presents to the newly elected government of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

With six months to go before Egypt hosts the Cop27 climate conference, campaigners in Africa and elsewhere are looking to put the continent that is most vulnerable to climate change at the heart of global debate.

An unusual outbreak of monkeypox has now spread to at least 15 countries. Here's what we know about the disease, which is rarely seen outside of Africa.

The outbreak of monkeypox cases outside of Africa can be contained, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as more governments said they would launch limited vaccinations to combat rising infections of the virus. The moves came as authorities investigated 237 suspected and confirmed cases of the virus in 19…

The Serious Fraud Office has charged Anglo-Swiss mining giant Glencore with seven counts of bribery after a long-running probe into its activities in Africa.

Health authorities in the United Arab Emirates detected on Tuesday the country’s first case of the monkeypox virus in a young woman who traveled from West Africa. The government said little about the patient, but stressed that authorities were investigating her contacts and "taking all necessary measures" to limit the…

The outbreak of monkeypox cases outside of Africa can be contained, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as more governments said they would launch limited vaccinations to combat rising infections of the virus.

The Central African Republic, the first country in Africa to make Bitcoin legal tender and second in the world after El Salvador, Tuesday announced the building of Sango, a crypto island to attract businesses and global crypto enthusiasts.

Africa, still facing lingering pandemic economic blues, has been hit hard by rising costs linked to invasion of Ukraine.