Nigeria has inked a $1.2 billion deal with a Chinese firm to revitalize a gas processing facility, a move that officials say could propel the African country to a leading position in aluminium production. The deal between the Chinese state-owned CNCEC and the BFI Group, a major investor in the Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria, is expected ...

 This Sunday, Senegalese voters head to the polls to elect a new National Assembly, a pivotal moment following the dissolution of the previous Parliament by new President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in September. As the stakes rise for Ousmane Sonko's Pastef party, tensions have escalated, with incidents of violence and accusations dominating the pr...

 Flooding in South Sudan has displaced more than 379,000 people, according to a United Nations update that warned about a surge in malaria. Aid agencies have said the world's youngest country, highly vulnerable to climate change, is in the grip of its worst flooding in decades, mainly in the north. The floods have affected about 1.4 million pe...

 An African perspective in every corner and on every wall of this UNESCO World Heritage site near the German-French border. Photographic portraits, paintings, video installations and sculpture — 26 works that organisers say explore Africa, addressing its cultural history, intellectual traditions, and challenging stereotypes. "'The True Size of...

 Weighing in at just over two kilograms, a lunar meteorite at Christie's auction Shanghai preview is the world's second largest. It was found in Mali, West Africa, 5 years ago, before being cut into several pieces by scientists. Consisting of rock fragments and glass shards from the moon, it's a rarity, according to Lin Ziyun, an expert in Cla...

 UK foreign secretary David Lammy has signed bilateral agreements in Cape Town with his South African counterpart. The talks he held with Ronald Lamola were aimed at bolstering the relationship between the two nations, which have agreed to bolster trade and defence ties. During meetings, Lammy reiterated his stance on African representation at...

 The third edition of Festiras, a Rap and Slam festival, has ended in the city of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Thousands of people attended the musical event dedicated to peace and the promotion of local talent. The eastern part of the country has struggled for decades with armed violence as more than 120 groups fi...

 Algerian-French novelist Kamel Daoud was awarded the Goncourt prize, a prestigious literary distinction among French-speaking authors. He emerged Monday (Nov. 04) at the window of the French Drouant restaurant where the Goncourt jury's gathered to deliberate. The panel picked Daoud's novel 'Houris' which competed against 3 other books. The bo...

 The World Health Organization on Friday said almost a million doses of mpox vaccines have been allocated to nine countries in Africa. This follows the establishment last month of an Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) to support the equitable and timely access to mpox vaccines in Africa. "So far, more than 50,000 people have been vaccinated...

 The vote, which took place on Wednesday, will determine whether the ruling Botswana Democratic Party will lengthen its 58 years in power. Some polling officers say stations were busy right up until they closed. Independent Electoral Commission polling officer, Gomotsang Dintle, said, "today was a bit hectic because there were people flowing i...

 More than one in three species of trees are at risk of extinction worldwide, threatening life as we know it on Earth, according to a report published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. The report published on Monday has warned that over 16,000 tree species are at risk of extinction. Mo...

 On a sun-parched plateau, high in South Africa's rugged Cederberg mountains, Boltwin Tamboer harvests rooibos tea in much the same way his forefathers would have done. Watched over by a cave adorned with 6,000-year-old depictions of elephants and winged medicine men, he slices through a fistful of the hardy shrub with a deft flick of his sick...

 Off the coastal island of Wasini in Kenya, four men are preparing to dive into the ocean to tend to new plantations of seagrass. They are members of Wasini Beach Management Unit (BMU), a community-based organisation responsible for managing and ensuring safe and effective use of fishing grounds. Over the years, this fishing community has witn...

 The UN envoy to Haiti informed Security Council members on Tuesday that the situation in the country has worsened in recent months, despite the commencement of the deployment of the multinational security support mission led by Kenya. In a briefing to the UN Security Council, María Isabel Salvador, the special representative and head of the U...

 The South African Minister of International Relations and cooperation spoke positively about bilateral relations between Moscow and Beijing, ahead of the BRICS summit of emerging economies that kicked off on Tuesday in Russia. Ronald Lamola described the relationship between the two nations as based on mutual trust, and said that South Africa...

 Russia's president Vladimir Putin said the BRICS group will generate most of the global economic growth in the coming years due to its size and relatively fast growth. He was speaking at the bloc's business forum on Friday which comes ahead of the BRICS summit which take place in the Russian city of Kazan from 22-24 October.Putin noted that t...

 It was a celestial display to delight skywatchers around the world. Thursday night's supermoon was the third of four this year. Supermoons happen when the moon is closest to the Earth, making it appear bigger and brighter than normal.Thursday's one was just 357, 363 kilometres away from us, the closest full moon this year.October's full moon ...

 Just hours after Rigathi Gachagua was removed from office, Kenya's President William Ruto has nominated Interior Minister, Kithure Kindiki, as his new deputy president. A close ally of the Ruto, Kindiki was a top contender to be his running mate during the 2022 elections. His appointment still needs to be approved by parliament. On Thursday, ...

 Saudi Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman attended talks in Cairo on Tuesday with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, where they agreed to boost trade and investment co operation and urged for ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon. According to the Egyptian presidency, the two leaders signed a deal to stimulate and protect mutual investments b...

The decision to relocate the elephants comes as part of Kenya's ongoing conservation efforts to manage wildlife populations and reduce human-wildlife conflict in regions where elephant numbers have grown unsustainable. This strategic move aims to alleviate pressure on habitats in areas where resources have become scarce, ensuring that the elephants...