Modibo Keita International Airport in Mali's capital, Bamako, has resumed operations after being suspended due to militant attacks, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure announced. "Following a 24-hour temporary suspension of operations to enhance the safety of passengers and personnel, the airport has resumed operations ... on April 26 unde...

Former Vice President of the Seychelles and head of the Association of Graduates from Universities of the USSR and Russia, Vincent Meriton, has called on the country's residents to join the environmental project "Cleanliness Marathon," a correspondent for African Initiative reports. "The environment is our life. The Seychelles are known for their g...

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has re-detained an Egyptian family — a mother and five children — just days after their release from a detention center in Texas, the Guardian reports, citing the family's attorney, Eric Lee. According to the publication, Hayam El-Gamal and her children were detained and faced deportation over an alleged...

 Cameroon began its fourth general population census on April 24, Actu Cameroun reports. According to the publication, the census has for the first time been combined with a general agricultural and livestock survey, which will allow for the collection of data not only on population and housing but also on farming and livestock activities. The...

 UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed solidarity with the people of Mali following militant attacks in several regions, according to a statement from Guterres's spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric. "The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by reports of attacks in several regions of Mali. He strongly condemns these acts of violence, e...

Algeria and Chad concluded 27 partnership agreements during the 4th session of the Joint Cooperation Commission, held in Algiers on April 21, Anadolu reports, citing Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf. The meeting was co-chaired by Attaf and Chadian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul. "Algerian-Chadian relations are poised to open unprecede...

The foreign ministers of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali — Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré, Bakary Yaou Sangaré, and Abdoulaye Diop — met with the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, in Lomé. The sides discussed Togo's adopted strategy for interaction with the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) for 2026-2028, Mali's Foreign Ministr...

Head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova held talks with the Minister of Health and the Fight against AIDS of the Republic of Burundi, Lidwin Baradahana, on the sidelines of the second Russian-African International Conference on Combating Infectious Diseases. The sides discussed prospects for developing bilateral cooperation in the field of sanitary and...

 Trade turnover between Russia and Egypt in the agricultural sector grew by 7% in the first quarter of 2026, according to the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, following video conference talks between the ministry's head, Oksana Lut, and Egypt's Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, Sherif Farouk. The talks were also attended by Bahaa El-Ghann...

 Côte d'Ivoire will open the first nuclear medicine center in West Africa to combat cancer, announced First Lady Dominique Ouattara. The announcement of the center's opening was made during a visit to Abidjan by the Director General of the European Institute of Oncology, Alexander Rochette. "Mr. Rochette arrived to announce the upcoming openin...

 The Algerian National Agency for the Development of Hydrocarbon Resources (Alnaft) has granted British oil and gas company BP a permit to conduct exploration work in the country's eastern basin, the APS news agency reported, citing an Alnaft communiqué. The British corporation is returning to the Algerian market after its exit in 2021. "As pa...

 Fuel prices in Malawi have risen to $3.84 per liter, making them the highest on the African continent and the second highest in the world, behind only Hong Kong, according to the analytical portal Global Petrol Prices. Malawi is the only African country among the top 15 nations with the highest fuel prices. According to the portal's estimates...

 Togolese authorities intend to urge UN member states to abandon the 16th-century Mercator projection world map and switch to a cartographic projection that reflects the true size of Africa, the country's Foreign Minister Robert Dussey told Reuters. "The size of the African continent as we see it on the globe is geographically inaccurate," Dus...

 South African authorities have officially launched the National Coordination Intelligence Centre (NCIC) to strengthen national security and unify the country's intelligence structures, the state-run South African Government News Agency reported. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni emphasized that the new center will become a key e...

 The Unity Alliance, a coalition of separatists in the English-speaking regions of northern Cameroon, has announced a three-day truce to coincide with the visit of Pope Leo XIV to the country. The statement was published on social media by alliance spokesperson Lucas Atsu. "In recognition of the profound spiritual importance of the [pontiff's]...

African countries need the opening of new maritime routes between Africa and Russia, including through Togo's ports, stated Togo's Minister Delegate for Maritime Economy, Edem Kokou Tengué, at the opening of the first International Transport and Logistics Forum. "New lines need to be opened with Russia because Africa depends on chemical fertilizers...

Mali's Minister of Industry and Trade, Moussa Alassane Diallo, and his counterpart from Cameroon, Fuh Calistus Gentry, discussed the prospects for industrial development in both countries. The Malian ministry announced this in a press release following the meeting. "The discussions focused on the common interests and prospects of both countries in ...

 Egypt and Cyprus signed a framework agreement on natural gas cooperation on the sidelines of the Egypt Energy Show (EGYPES 2026) in New Cairo, in the presence of Presidents Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Nikos Christodoulides, Egypt's State Information Service reported. The document was signed by Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources,...

 The number of participating nations in the Africa Cup of Nations will be increased from 24 to 28 teams, Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe announced at a press conference, Reuters reports. He did not specify how the tournament format would change with the addition of four extra teams or when the innovation would...

 Burkina Faso has called for the transformation of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) in order to adapt it to contemporary challenges. This was stated by the foreign minister of the West African country, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré, during the 11th OACPS conference. "It is crucial to focus the OACPS's activities o...