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An estimated $50 million ransom paid to free a hostage seized by al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali in late 2025...

South Africa is asking several other African governments to reimburse it for the cost of sending tens of thousands of...

Uganda's central bank maintained its key lending rate on ​Thursday, saying higher oil prices ​had not triggered broader price pressures...

Ghanaian cocoa farmers are pushing back against a ‌newly passed law that restricts how they can use their own land,...

Zambians voted on Thursday in a national election that will test whether President Hakainde Hichilema's ‌economic gains since a pandemic-era...

More than 50 Muslim and Christian leaders have signed an interfaith ​peace accord in Abuja, launching a new body to...

The United States Senate has approved a two-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, maintaining duty-free access on...

Nigeria is considering changes to crude allocation and pricing rules to improve ‌feedstock access for its refiners, including Dangote Refinery,...

Kenya is ‌expecting an International Monetary Fund team to visit Nairobi soon for regular consultations, when ​the two sides will...

The trial of Malian commentator Youssouf Bathily, known as Ras Bath, and activist Rose opened on August 10 before the...