The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Africans face a high rejection rate for visas to enter the Schengen group of countries. The group is made up of 29 European countries that have officially abolished border controls at their mutual borders. A Schengen visa is an entry permit for non-EU nationals which would allow them to make…

The detonation of hundreds of pagers, and dozens of walkie-talkies, used by Hezbollah leaders and associates across Lebanon, killing at least 20 and injuring 450, was a daring and high-risk attack by Israel. Some might call it foolhardy, because it opens the prospect of Israel now having to handle war…

The global vaccine alliance Gavi says it will buy 500,000 doses of vaccine against mpox to fight outbreaks of the disease in African countries

Potential for flooding in 11 Nigerian states as west and central Africa struggles to deal with recent heavy rainfall

Gavi uses newly established First Response Fund to secure doses, but 10 million are needed to meet demand on the continent

Lithium is an essential component of electric vehicle batteries, which are becoming more important as the world moves to a low-carbon energy future. Large deposits of lithium exist in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Canada, the US, Australia, Portugal, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Ghana. Zimbabwe is the largest producer of lithium in…

Tusked animal depicted in rock art doesn’t match any modern species

The baobab tree is known as the “tree of life,” and its fruit is feeding a growing global market for natural food and beauty products

Guinness World Record attempts have risen sharply in the last year and a half – but controversy has followed