By Dominic Wabwireh with AP Thousands of demonstrators marched in Rabat on Sunday, denouncing a new Israeli law that would allow the execution of Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks, while reaffirming support for the Palestinian cause. An estimated 5,000 people…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies A dozen Muslim-majority nations have condemned Israel’s appointment of a diplomatic envoy to the breakaway region of Somaliland. In a statement posted on social media by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ministers from 12…
By Sarah Miansoni with AP Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva strongly criticised the members of the United Nations Security Council during the Meeting in Defence of Democracy in Spain on Saturday. Progressive leaders from around the globe gathered…
At the age of 13, Ovey Friday was accused of witchcraft by his stepmother and taken to a traditional shrine in the central Nigerian state of Nasarawa, where he was tortured. By the time a neighbour alerted police and he was…
In northern Nigeria, where Shariah law governs public morality and books have been burned for indecency, a new generation of women writers has found an ingenious workaround: WhatsApp. Serializing explicit Hausa-language erotica in women-only groups, authors like Fauziyya Tasiu Umar—known…
By Dominic Wabwireh with AP Pope Leo XIV on Sunday delivered a message of peace and reconciliation at the Sanctuary of Mama Muxima in Angola, a revered Catholic site that once served as a hub of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.…
In a country where criticising the authorities has often landed people in trouble, the latest song from Ethiopia’s biggest musician – which appears to condemn the government – is attracting attention. Teddy Afro’s track Das Tal, meaning “put up the…
Edmonia Lewis, the first Black and Indigenous American sculptor to achieve international acclaim, is finally receiving long-overdue recognition more than a century after her death. Born in 1844 to a free Black father and an Ojibwe mother, Lewis built a groundbreaking career…
Senegal’s former president Macky Sall is one of four candidates auditioning this week for the United Nations’ top job. Sall is the only African among those vying to replace outgoing Secretary-General António Guterres, who leaves office at the end of…
By Dominic Wabwireh with Other agencies Daniel Chapo is turning to China’s manufacturing strength to accelerate infrastructure development and sustainable growth, as he tours key industrial hubs during his first state visit since taking office in 2025. During a stop…
