An endangered pygmy hippo has been born at a Virginia zoo. The female was born Dec. 9 at Metro Richmond Zoo in Moseley, Virginia. It is parents' Iris and Corwin's third calf in four and a half years and they are all females. This is also the pair's second calf to arrive right before the holidays. The baby girl arrived after a 7-month gestation and ...

 Talks to reach a deal between Hamas and Israel continue, the Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson said during a press conference in Doha on Tues Majid al-Ansari told journalists that he couldn't say when an agreement would be reached. "I can say that talks are ongoing and that we will not leave any door unopened in pursuit of reaching an agre...

 Lassa fever has claimed 190 lives in Nigeria this year, and the disease has infected more than 1100 people across six states. This has prompted Nigeria to set up an emergency response centre, after a risk assessment by the Nigerian Center for Disease Control categorized it as high. The facility will help organise the control and management of...

 The Constitutional Council acknowledged irregularities in the election but ruled they did not significantly alter the results. Mozambique's Constitutional Council has declared Daniel Francisco Chapo the winner of the disputed October presidential election, securing 65.17% of the vote. "[The Constitutional Council] proclaims as elected preside...

 The situation caught France by surprise. It was preparing to start withdrawing its ground troops in Chad from next week. Then on Friday, Paris received a communiqué from the authorities demanding the total withdrawal of all personnel from its base in N'Djamena by 31 December. This is another setback for France. Chad was the last stronghold of...

 Multinational tech giant, Apple, has disputed allegations by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that it uses conflict minerals in its products. Without giving further details, it claims that earlier this year, it told its suppliers to stop purchasing tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold from the DRC and Rwanda where conflict has escalated. Th...

Through improved security measures, including gunboats, authorities in Rivers State hope to stop criminals and improve production. Port Harcourt, Nigeria – At dawn, the dense creeks and swamps of the Niger Delta are enveloped in an eerie silence, which is interrupted only by the intermittent chirping of Herons, a rare water bird found in this part ...

Police in Mauritius have issued an order for the arrest of the Indian Ocean island's former central bank governor in connection to an inquiry into a conspiracy to defraud case. Former central bank governor, Harvesh Kumar Seegolam, was out of the country and would be arrested as soon as he returned, police said in a notice in Mauritius newspapers on...

Nigeria's anti-graft agency has arrested 792 suspects in a major raid on a building allegedly used as a hub for international online fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said the suspects, including 148 Chinese and 40 Filipino nationals, were detained on December 10 at the seven-storey Big Leaf Building in Lagos, Nigeria's com...

 Cameroon has become the first foreign buyer of petroleum from the Dangote refinery. The first export of 60,000 tonnes of refined petroleum went to Neptune Oil, a major distributor and retailer in Central Africa. The company said it was working with the refiner to establish 'a reliable supply chain that will help stabilize fuel prices and oppo...

 Jubilant victory songs filled the air in Ghana's capital, Accra, on Monday as supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party filled the streets to celebrate their candidate, former President John Dramani Mahama's win in an election that will once again make him head of state of the West African nation. Decked in the party's colour...

 This page is now closed. Thanks for joining us. These were the updates as South Africa won the series-opening Twenty20 (T20) cricket match against Pakistan on Tuesday, December 10: South Africa beat Pakistan by 11 runs in the first T20 of the three-match series at Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban.George Linde was the hosts' hero with a bowli...

 Ghana has turned a new page in its democratic journey by electing Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as the nation's first female Vice President-elect. Running alongside President-elect John Dramani Mahama, her historic win under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) banner in the 2024 elections has been widely celebrated as a groundbreakin...

 As Angola seeks a sustainable future, it is evident that the nation's long-term prosperity lies in its sun and soil rather than its oil. Its future lies in harnessing its abundant solar resources and vast arable lands to transform neglected rural areas into hubs of innovation and economic rebirth. Doing so would generate business opportunitie...

 At the Westonaria Agri-Park east of the South African city of Johannesburg, farm workers are busy tilling the soil and planting tomatoes and lettuce. But despite the hive of activity, there is silence. This is because most of the people working there are deaf and communicate using sign language. They are members of the Voiceout Deaf farming c...

Ghana's vice president and ruling party candidate, Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat Sunday to opposition candidate and former President John Dramani Mahama in the West African nation's tightly contested presidential election. Ahead of the official announcement, Bawumia told reporters that he respects the decision of Ghanaians to vote for change. "...

 Health officials in Congo have raised alarms over an unidentified flu-like illness that has killed at least 71 people in the southern Kwango province. The deaths, reported between November 10 and 25 in the Panzi health zone, include 27 patients who died in hospitals and 44 fatalities in the community. Congolese Minister of Public Health Roger...

Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko confirmed on Monday that he would stay in his role instead of taking on the job of president of the national assembly. This decision follows his party's performance in the recent snap parliamentary elections, where the ruling Pastef party, led by President Bassirou Dio-maye Faye and Sonko, secured 130 out of 1...

Tensions are mounting in Namibia after a controversial extension of presidential and parliamentary elections into the weekend owing to "irregularities" that slowed down voting. The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) announced on Friday that polling stations that should have closed two days earlier, would remain open until Saturday night, admitti...

 The list of presidential hopefuls in Ivory Coast just grew bigger. The latest entrant is the ex-wife of former President Laurent Gbagbo. Simone Ehivet won the nomination of her party, the Movement of Capable Generations (MGC) at a congress in her native town of Moossou in Iv ory Coast's southeast. In an acceptance speech, Ehivet listed nation...