Africa

In his weekly audience Pope Francis expresses his “closeness” to the people of Malawi who have been hit by a tropical cyclone that ripped through the country, triggering landslides that killed more than 200 people. His prayer comes as rescue scrambled on Wednesday to reach survivors in Malawi’s battered city …

Tinubu ran for outgoing president Buhari’s partyHe won praise for improving dysfunctional LagosCritics say he doles out plum jobs to loyalistsNigeria faces litany of security, economic woes For much of his political career, Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu has exerted power from behind the scenes, widely regarded as a “godfather” who …

South Africa’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday slapped down President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to have the apex court review a report which found evidence he may have committed misconduct over a stash of cash stolen from his game farm. The report by a panel of experts appointed by the speaker of …

Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s disputed presidential election. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 37% of the vote, official results show. His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour’s Peter Obi 25%. Their parties had earlier dismissed the poll as a sham, and …

Nigeria’s electoral chief has apologised for delays being experienced by voters in some parts of the country. Mahmood Yakubu briefed the press at the central collation centre in the capital, Abuja, after widespread reports of late arrival of voting materials and electoral officers in some states. The head of the …

A year since the war in Ukraine began, Africa’s reaction appears not to have shifted much. In a UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion, African countries were still as divided as when the war began. Thirty countries – two more than in March 2022 – voted in favour of the resolution. …

The NBA is taking things global for their upcoming halftime show at the 2023 All-Star Game. This year, the league tapped Burna Boy, Tems and Rema to anchor the Afrobeats-themed performance this Sunday night (Feb. 19) in Salt Lake City, Utah. Along with the trio of Afrobeats stars, Post Malone …

South Africa’s rand was flat in early trade on Thursday, despite gains in other emerging market currencies as the U.S. dollar fell. At 0717 GMT, the rand traded at 18.0300 against the dollar, compared to its previous close of 18.0275. The dollar was down about .08% against a basket of …

At least 50 people were killed in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region this month in an attack by a banned rebel group, the state-appointed human rights commission said on Wednesday. Oromiya is home to Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group and has experienced unrest for many years, rooted in grievances about political marginalisation and …

Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to rescind a nearly $1 billion arms sale to Nigeria following Reuters reports on an illegal abortion program and the targeted killing of children carried out by the Nigerian military. Democrat Sara …