**West African leaders met in Abuja, Sunday (Dec. 10) for talks on their region which faces a deepening political crisis, growing threats from jihadist wreaking havoc in the Sahel and criticism of its leadership in some member countries. ** The political crisis in Niger was high in the agenda. A commission was set up to engage with the nation...

 Synthetic hair comes in a variety of colours and is cheaper than extensions and wigs made with human hair. Many women use them as a single-use product. But what happens with the hair once the user is done with it? In Kenya, a group of women recycles it. At this hair salon in Kisumu, Kenya, local woman have their hair braided and styled using ...

 Still decisive, Joel Embiid was hit in the knee, when Wembanyama broke an early record with the Spurs who continued their series of defeats on Friday in the NBA. 2023 MVP Joel Embiid had more fun with 38 points and 14 rebounds for a victory for Philadelphia against Atlanta (125-114). The Cameroonian scared himself by hurting his left knee. Ho...

 In Cape Town, musical talents are being attracted to South Africa's only opera school. Coming from far and wide, students who have very little to no knowledge of music are drawn to the Opera School at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The academy is arguably Africa's most prestigious opera school and is the only opera school in the country w...

 In Cameroon's rural north, a career in science is a rarity for most women. Two young women have bucked the trend, winning a prestigious science award**on November 8.** Sabine Adeline Fanta Yadang, 32, a doctor of neuroscience, and Hadidjatou Daïrou, 33, a doctor of cellular physiology, have overcome societal prejudice to win the L'Oréal-Unesc...

 A mega-refinery built in Nigeria by billionaire Aliko Dangote has received its first barrels of crude oil, an "important milestone" in a project that has been plagued by delays and aims to fully meet the country's fuel needs, the company announced on Saturday. Since Friday, one million barrels from the Agbami offshore oil field, off the Niger...

 A court in Uganda on Friday dismissed claims by dozens of families who felt they had been wronged when they were compensated for the use of land used to develop a TotalEnergies oil megaproject, an activist and a plaintiff said. The court in Hoima, a town near oil fields, ruled against 42 families claiming inadequate compensation, according to...

 Polling stations opened Sunday for Egyptians to vote in a presidential election overshadowed by war in neighbouring Gaza and with little doubt that the incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will secure a third term. In a country gripped by the most severe financial crisis in its recent history -- inflation has hovered near 40 percent after the curre...

 The participants of the 15th edition of the Africa Women Cup of Nations are now known. The final list of participants was confirmed on December 6 after the final round of qualifiers on Tuesday (Dec. 05). 12 teams will look to bring the trophy home. From big absentee Cameroon to reigning champions South Africa, 9-time champions Nigeria and the...

 Egypt's space agency chief has hailed cooperation with China in the field of space technologies, following the launch on Monday of a remote-sensing satellite into orbit from a launch centre in northwest China. In an interview with the China Global Television Network (CGTN), Sherif Sedky, CEO of the Egyptian Space Agency (EgSA), said that Chin...

 Shocking levels of criminal gang violence are spreading to rural areas in Haiti, where along with rising casualty tolls and trauma they are also impacting food production, a recent UN report alerted. Speaking from Geneva, the UN top humanitarian official in Haiti gave a bleak update on the island nation on Friday (Dec.07). "In these first 11 ...

 A recent report from the World Food Programme (WFP) highlights the escalating food insecurity crisis in eastern Africa, exacerbated by a combination of drought and devastating floods linked to the El Niño phenomenon. The grim situation is particularly evident in Somalia, where levels of hunger are reported to be among the worst in a decade, a...

 The UK government has confirmed an additional £100 million in funding to facilitate the relocation of asylum seekers to Rwanda, following a prior payment of £140 million earlier this year. According to Sir Matthew Rycroft, the Home Office's top civil servant, an additional payment of £50 million is expected in the coming year. The relocation ...

 Burundi's Supreme Court sentenced former prime minister Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni to life in prison on Friday (Dec. 08). He was convicted on charges including attempting to overthrow the government, illicit enrichment and destabilizing the economy, a judicial source said. The former general was named PM in July 2020 then dismissed in September ...

 Just two weeks ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in addition to the war in the nation's east obstacles hinder the electoral process. On Wednesday, many voters in Kinshasa rushed to replace illegible voter cards. Voters registered for the December 20 election between December last year and M...

 The former president of Sierra Leone has been called in for questioning by police over recent attacks authorities termed as a failed coup, an official said Thursday (Dec. 07). Ernest Bai Koroma said that he would honour the police summons, and asked his supporters to be calm, according to a statement issued by his office. Dozens of gunmen lau...

 Just a few days before the 2023 CAF Awards on Monday, December 11th, the Confederation of African Football unveiled the top three nominees for all the categories. In the men's category, Victor Osimhen of Nigeria who just won the best player with the Italian football federation tops the list. Osimhen scored 31 goals last season and currently h...

 Sierra Leone on Wednesday buried 18 members of the security forces killed during what the government called a November 26 coup attempt, in a ceremony attended by President Julius Maada Bio, a journalist from Sierra Leone noted. Sixteen soldiers, a police officer and a prison guard were buried in a military cemetery in Freetown, according to I...

 57-year-old Ounissa Mazhoud lives in Tunisia's remote village of Ouled Omar, 180 kilometers (110 miles) southwest of Tunis. She wakes up every morning with one obsession: finding water. She walks to fetch water at the village's last spring. Today she went with her cousin Djamila. Both women lead a donkey, with two jerry cans tied to it, and c...

 The nations qualified for the Women's AFCON 2024 are known after the return legs of the second qualifying round on Tuesday December 5. Senegal, Ghana, Tunisia and Mali have all qualified. The DRC clinched their ticket on the wire against Equatorial Guinea. Senegal stay on course Senegal traveled to Egypt on Tuesday December 5 for the second l...