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President John Dramani Mahama speaking in Accra, July 2026.

Mahama: reparations for the slave trade are not limited to cash payments

9 November 2026

Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital.

Nigeria moves closer to new crypto rules after losing its place as Africa's largest market

9 November 2026

People gather at the site of the train collision in Al-Ayyat, Giza, 8 November 2026.

Egypt: seven killed in Giza train collision as calls grow for railway overhaul

8 November 2026

A Democratic Alliance billboard for Helen Zille in Alexandra township, 31 October 2026.

ANC records worst result in its history as coalition talks begin in 120 councils

8 November 2026

A view of Tripoli, Libya.

Egypt reopens its embassy in Tripoli as it seeks closer energy ties

8 November 2026

Tundu Lissu arrives at the High Court in Dar es Salaam, 6 November 2026.

Tanzania: Tundu Lissu cleared of treason but jailed for four years for incitement

6 November 2026

Paul Mackenzie awaits sentencing at the Mombasa High Court, 6 November 2026.

Kenya: Shakahola cult leader Paul Mackenzie sentenced to 200 years

6 November 2026

A Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft.

Analysis: Russia is losing ground in Africa's arms market. Can Moscow turn the tide?

6 November 2026

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at the UN General Assembly, 24 September 2026.

Somalia's Supreme Court declares President Mohamud's term extension unlawful

5 November 2026

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at the signing in the New Administrative Capital, 4 November 2026.

Egypt and the United States sign framework agreement worth up to $625 million

5 November 2026

Atiku Abubakar at a campaign rally in Lagos.

Nigerian court nullifies Atiku Abubakar's presidential candidacy

5 November 2026

Voters queue at a polling station in Alexandra township, Johannesburg, 4 November 2026.

South Africans vote in local elections dominated by water and power failures

4 November 2026

Public hearings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Kenya's Phoebe Okowa elected to the International Court of Justice

4 November 2026

Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine at the UN General Assembly, September 2026.

Niger signs cooperation agreement with eastern Libya's Haftar

4 November 2026

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Geneva.

US imposes Ebola travel declaration as WHO approves trials of two new vaccines

4 November 2026

Joseph Kabila meets MONUSCO head James Swan in Goma, 3 November 2026.

MONUSCO chief meets Joseph Kabila and FRN rebel leaders in Goma

3 November 2026

Ousmane Sonko, Speaker of the National Assembly, in Dakar, May 2026.

Senegal's National Assembly rejects revised budget, complicating IMF talks

3 November 2026

Douala, Cameroon's economic capital.

Cameroon: four killed in explosion at Douala steel plant

2 November 2026