The Museum of Anthropology at Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) hosted the presentation of the book "On the Threshold of Africa: Materials on the History of the Nubian Archaeological Expedition of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1961–1963)", dedicated to the work of Soviet specialists in rescuing ancient monuments in Nubia (southern Egypt...

 The Russian national football team lost to Egypt in a friendly match as part of their summer training camp. The match on May 28 at Cairo International Stadium ended with a score of 1–0, the Russian Football Union (RFU) reported. The only goal of the match was scored in the 65th minute by Mostafa Abdelraouf, who came on as a substitute during ...

 In Guinea's capital, Conakry, special organized crime units arrested four individuals suspected of smuggling rare marine animals, the local publication Guineenews reports. During the operation, authorities seized 41 kg of dried seahorses and 26 kg of shark and ray fins intended for clandestine export from the country. At a press conference, C...

 Africa's economic growth in 2026 will slow to 4.2%, down from 4.4% last year, amid the conflict in the Middle East, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said in a report presented at its annual meeting in Brazzaville. "The impact of this crisis on growth and macroeconomic stability will depend on the duration of supply chain disruptions and th...

 The Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) has denied media rumors that national team coach Pape Thiaw refused to travel with the team to the FIFA World Cup due to contract renegotiations, according to an FSF press release. Earlier in May, amid reports of a delay in the Senegalese national football team's departure to the United States for thei...

 The ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is hindering efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak, warned World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. According to him, the eastern province of Ituri lies at the heart of a "catastrophic collision of disease and conflict," with hostilities maki...

 Pope Leo XIV has apologized for the historical role of the Catholic Church in slavery, Reuters reported, citing the Pope's statement. In his first papal encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas" ("Magnificent Humanity"), Leo XIV stated that it took the Church centuries to fully recognize the "calamity of slavery" as incompatible with human dignity, c...

 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recorded its first recovery from the Ebola virus, according to the local news portal MediaCongo, citing a representative of the National Institute of Public Health (INSP). The recovered patient was treated at a medical center in Ituri province. The INSP called the recovery "an encouraging signal,...

 Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan will speak at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) during her state visit to Russia, a source in diplomatic circles told African Initiative. During the visit, the Tanzanian president will also meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the two heads of stat...

The Russian Embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has urged Russian citizens to refrain from traveling to the country's eastern regions due to the Ebola outbreak, according to a warning from the Russian diplomatic mission addressed to citizens currently in the DRC or planning to arrive in the country. "In connection with the worseni...

Zimbabwe is seeking cooperation with Russia in the establishment of special economic zones in the African country, according to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga during a visit to the "Kulibin" special economic zone (SEZ) in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on the sidelines of the annual Digital Industry of Industrial Russia (CIPR) conference. "Russia is o...

The Sudanese Armed Forces have reported the destruction of a drone launched from Ethiopian territory amid ongoing combat operations against the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The statement was published by the Sudanese army's press service. According to the statement, on May 23, the drone entered Sudanese airspace from Ethiopian territory, after...

Three new cases of Ebola have been discovered in Uganda, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to five, according to Uganda's Ministry of Health. A driver and a healthcare worker who had contact with the first confirmed patient have contracted Ebola. The virus is also suspected in two other individuals who had contact with inf...

The Arab League has condemned the decision by the Somaliland region to open an embassy in Jerusalem, according to a press release following a phone call between Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. "They discussed developments in Somalia and the region, particularly the danger of Israeli infilt...

Russia has called on the United Nations to withdraw the case concerning the suppression of protests in Libya in 2011 — the "Libya dossier" — from the International Criminal Court (ICC) and transfer it to local judicial authorities due to the current ineffectiveness of the proceedings, said Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation M...

The United Nations and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) are allocating over $60 million to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. "I am allocating approximately $60 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to accelerate response efforts in the DRC and the regi...

 Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has appointed former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo as the organization's special envoy for the Horn of Africa region, the AU announced in a press release. "The Chairperson of the African Union Commission ... has appointed Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of the Federa...

 A Swiss auction house has sold a blue-green diamond mined in Central Africa for nearly €15 million, setting a record price for this type of diamond, RFI reports, citing Christie's auction house in Geneva. The largest known diamond to date with a unique blue-green color, weighing 5.50 carats, has been named the "Ocean Dream." "This combination...

 Relics of Abyssinian Emperor Tewodros II, stolen by Great Britain from Ethiopia in 1868 during the Battle of Magdala, have returned home, the Ethiopian Embassy in London reports. A ceremony was held at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa to mark the arrival of the artifacts, which included locks of the emperor's hair and a fragment of h...

 Police in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, have arrested 153 people suspected of involvement in riots and other offenses during the Africa Forward summit, according to Nairobi police commander Issa Mohamud. After giving their statements, the detainees were released. "While securing the international event, we arrested about 153 people for vario...