Despite renewed global attention on ecosystem protection during Earth Day, the Congo Basin’s forests — among the world’s most vital carbon sinks — are facing mounting threats.
Soaring diesel prices linked to the Iran conflict are accelerating a continent‑wide shift in Africa’s telecom industry, pushing operators to replace fuel‑hungry generators with solar‑powered systems to keep mobile networks running and costs under control.
Officials and business leaders in South Africa and Kenya are welcoming China’s new zero‑tariff policy for 53 African nations, saying it will open fresh trade opportunities, cut costs for small businesses, and strengthen economic ties across the continent.
Mali’s security crisis intensified this week as jihadist group JNIM announced a blockade on all roads leading into Bamako, even as junta leader Assimi Goïta appeared publicly for the first time in days to claim the situation was “mastered.”
France has called on its nationals in Mali to leave the country “as soon as possible,” warning of an “extremely volatile” security situation after coordinated attacks struck several cities, including the capital Bamako.
Almost two‑thirds of South Sudan’s population — around 7.9 million people —are now facing severe hunger, according to new figures released Tuesday, as renewed fighting between government and opposition forces accelerates the country’s slide toward catastrophe.
Mali’s Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maiga is calling on citizens “not to give in to panic” after coordinated attacks by jihadist fighters and Tuareg separatists led to the fall of the strategic northern town of Kidal and the death of the country’s defence minister.
At least 29 people have been killed in a brutal attack in northeast Nigeria, where gunmen opened fire on civilians gathered at a football pitch in Adamawa state, underscoring the country’s deepening security crisis.
A standoff continues in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow entrance to the Persian Gulf through which one-fifth of the world's oil and natural gas is transported, as Iran has limited access and the US has imposed a blockade on Iranian ports.
As Sudan’s healthcare system teeters on the brink of collapse, doctors like Dr. Jamal Eltaeb and Dr. Osman Ismail Osman are battling against impossible odds to keep hospitals operational and save lives.
Mali’s military junta faces mounting instability after coordinated jihadist and rebel attacks over the weekend left Defence Minister Sadio Camara dead, key northern towns contested, and junta leader General Assimi Goïta conspicuously absent from public view.
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