The Latest Breaking News from Africa

The modern Olympic Games is billed as the largest multi-sport event in the world, with a history dating back to 1896. Yet there’s a glaring absence on the Olympic map and on its logo of five rings representing the five inhabited continents: Africa has never hosted.

Southern Africa’s worst drought in years has destroyed crops of the staple food, maize, across the region. Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia have all been affected by the drought. Crop failures in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe – the largest maize producers in southern Africa –…

Officials said the wounded included nationals from Mexico, Ecuador and Africa.

Australia is at the forefront of efforts to turn steelmaking green.

Head of Africa CDC Jean Kaseya urges international community to support rollout of testing and vaccinations

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared mpox a global health emergency amid an outbreak of the virus triggered by a new strain, spreading to different parts of Africa and even beyond the continent.

False information about suspect spreads on social media after stabbing of 11-year-old as he played football

Qatar Airways has acquired a 25% stake in the private African carrier Airlink

Health authorities in Europe are on alert after a case of the clade 1b variant was confirmed last week in Sweden and linked to a growing outbreak in Africa