The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Resurgence of poetry culture among west African youth amid political instability, economic insecurity and jihadist threat

African countries collectively have emitted very little of the greenhouse gases that have caused climate change, but are badly affected by climate-induced floods, droughts and heatwaves. To withstand some of the most devastating extreme weather events, African countries need to adapt fast. Setting up advanced climate information services that predict…

President Biden's 3 million pledge for trans-Africa rail project to counter China's influence and advance U.S. foreign policy.

Since its inception in 2019, a U.S. development agency has created a portfolio of more than $50 billion worth of projects in 114 countries, including a trans-Africa railway corridor, a power plant in Sierra Leone, and solar panel manufacturing in India

The United Nations’ 29th annual climate change conference of the parties, COP29, ended with countries from the global north committing US$300 billion per year in climate finance to developing countries. This money is meant to pay for developing countries to carry out climate change adaptation and mitigation and move away…

Watch the moment an impulsive X-class solar flare explodes from the sun in a dramatic eruption.

Moldiag in Africa produces mpox tests to combat COVID-19, addressing testing challenges and promoting local manufacturing for public health emergencies.

After 40 years of work, Bally Bhamra went hiking in Nepal. Now 74, she still travels solo across Africa and Asia, staying with local families

After African countries struggled to get testing kits during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials vowed to make the continent less dependent on imported medical supplies

Rates of hunger in Africa are unacceptably high and getting worse.

In South Africa, where the general unemployment rate is over 32%, deaf people face even steeper hurdles