24.3 million Algerians are called to cast their ballot this Saturday (Sep. 07) to elect their new president. Three candidates are running for office, opposition leader Youcef Aouchiche of the Front of socialist forces, Abdelaâli Hassani Cherif of the Movement of society for peace and incumbent president Abdelmadjid Tebboune who stands as an i...

 A year after a devastating earthquake hit Morocco, the mountain communities that suffered the most are still in the process of rebuilding. In Amizmiz, a significant town in the severely impacted Al Haouz region, some structures have been repaired, but many remain in the same state of disrepair as they were on the day of the quake. Abderrahim ...

 Billboards are strikingly empty. There are a few campaign posters. And aside from public television broadcasts showing candidates travelling the country, there are few signs of enthusiasm heading into Algeria's presidential election this weekend. Prospective voters in the gas-rich North African nation say they are more concerned about prolong...

 Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called on China and South Africa to beef up solidarity and cooperation in a new era and on a new journey, which meets the shared aspirations of the two peoples. Xi made the remarks when having talks with visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum ...

Here in Morocco's Agafay region, tourists get ready for the ultimate desert experience - a camel ride. It's the best mode of transport for exploring the local area, and an example of the eco-tourism activities the North African nation is trying to promote. In June, Morocco's tourism Minister Fatim-Zahra Ammor announced that sustainability is a para...

The voter registration process for the 2024 elections in Cameroon has ended. According to an official announcement from the Director of Elections, registrations were to officially close on Saturday, August 31, at exactly 2:00 PM local time. Main political parties were seen making a final push to enroll as many eligible voters as possible. Their eff...

 Thousands of people wearing white clothes: the Guin people. During the Epé-Ekpé festival, the Ekpé-sosso or literally the taking of the stone ceremony is held. The annual event takes place between late August and early September in Glidji, south-east Togo. "It's our new year, we ask peace and prosperity and our ancestors always grant us what ...

 A neighborhood near the center of Sudan's conflict has been a near-constant battleground for more than a year. Omdurman, which sits opposite the Nile River from the capital, Khartoum, is scarred, and some of its main streets are in ruins. For months, access to the area has been difficult, and many of its residents have fled. The families who ...

 Nigeria has become the first African country to obtain mpox vaccines. It received 10,000 doses vaccine from the United States of America. Nigerian authorities have reportedly prioritized five states (Bayelsa, Edo, Cross-River, Lagos, and Rivers) with the highest burden of mpox cases. Mpox cases have been confirmed in more than 10 of Nigeria's...

 Iran's supreme leader opened the door Tuesday to renewed negotiations with the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, telling the country's civilian government there were "no barriers" to engaging with its "enemy." Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's remarks set clear red lines for any talks taking place under the government of r...

 As northern Cameroon, faces a dramatic drop in rainfall, farmers in the town of Pitoa are suffering. Dandy Emma, who grows maize and millet on eight hectares of land, has lost a large part of his production even though it is just the beginning of the growing season. "There is very little rain. On the millet field, everything is already dry. L...

 Sudan has been hit by a deadly cholera outbreak that has infected hundreds of people in recent weeks, health authorities said. As of the start of this week, nearly two dozen people had died from the disease. The country has been ravaged by a 16-month conflict and devastating floods. The outbreak is threatening refugees and displaced communiti...

 Botswana has announced the discovery of one of the largest diamonds ever unearthed at one of its mines. The diamond will be displayed to the public on Thursday. The Botswana government believes the huge 2,492-carat stone is the second-biggest ever brought out of a mine. Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp. said in a statement Wednesda...

 The United Nations top official in Libya told the Security Council Tuesday (Aug. 20) that the recent situation in the Maghreb country has complicated efforts for a negotiated political solution. "Over the past two months, the situation in Libya has deteriorated quite rapidly in terms of political, economic, and security stability. Unilateral ...

 One of Libya's dueling authorities unilaterally fired the country's powerful central bank governor in an abrupt move that is likely to inflame tensions in the divided North African country. The presidential council in the capital of Tripoli, which is allied with the government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah that controls western Libya,...

 The Libyan Central Bank has announced the suspension of all its operations after the kidnapping of one of its executives in the capital Tripoli. The bank denounced in a statement on Sunday the kidnapping of its IT director Musab Msallem. She said Mr Msallem was abducted from his home by an "unidentified person" on Sunday morning and that othe...

 In Burundi, thousands of Christians flocked on Thursday to the Mugera Marian Shrine, located in the center of the country, over 150 kilometers from Bujumbura, to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption, one of the major holidays in the Catholic Church. In addition to being a tourist destination, the site holds cultural significance, as explaine...

 Egypt's foreign minister said Friday that an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip is needed to stop an escalation that could push the region into a wider war. Badr Abdelaty's comments in Beirut came as officials from Egypt, Qatar, Israel and the U.S. held talks in the Qatari capital of Doha in an attempt to end the ongoing conflict in Gaza....

 The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighboring African countries a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This declaration, the highest level of global health alert, underscores the seriousness of the outbreak, particularly ...

 The first day of U.S.-led peace talks aimed at finding a solution to Sudan's brutal conflict concluded Wednesday in Geneva with the country's military absent and the other warring party's participation unclear. The talks come as the war-wrecked country faces one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. The country's military did not send rep...