The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Africa’s sporting elite have been showcasing their prowess at The Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. But sport is about more than performance and can have a huge social impact. For the first Across Africa after the summer break, Georja Calvin-Smith speaks to Remy Rioux, head of France’s Development Agency (AFD),…

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledges billion to African nations, strengthening ties and cooperation for mutual development.

How old is the climate crisis?

With a community of over 15,000 members, the Academy is training African photographers to tell their own stories

The spread of disinformation is one of the biggest risks to societies. Recent examples have been conspiracy narratives about COVID-19 vaccinations and false claims about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

European colonisation of Africa was not only about armed conquest, massacres and the exploitation of resources. It was also about the appropriation of spiritual and political symbols. It led to the erasure of a social, cultural, symbolic world.

According to a new survey of youth in 16 African nations, nearly 60 percent of them want to leave their countries because of unchecked corruption.

Beijing is looking to woo African countries with more investment dollars in exchange for better access to raw minerals.

China is welcoming more than 50 leaders from across Africa as it kicks off its ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing. The event aims to bolster China's influence on the continent amid increasing competition from the United States and the European Union.