Africa

From rock art in southern Africa to pyramids along the River Nile, humans have been leaving their mark across the continent for millennia. But extreme weather events, the rise in sea levels and other challenges associated with the changing climate...

It is famously noted that the African Union (AU) summit is an opportunity for demagogues and dictators of the continent to come together and congratulate each other for surviving yet another year at the helm of pyramids of oppression...

The Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Youth and Culture, in collaboration with the YouthConnekt Africa Hub, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other partners is pleased to announce that the 5th edition of the YouthConnekt Africa...

Photo collage: Sudan Women Protest Travelling Exhibition Today, SIHA joins the women’s rights movement in Sudan commemorating the first Sudan Women Protest that was held on 31st March 2019. the women protest happened three days before the Khartoum massacre where...

The African Union (AU) suspended Sudan on Thursday, demanding a "civilian-led transitional authority" to resolve an entrenched and bloody crisis. Calls for the AU to take action had mounted after Monday's crackdown on protesters who had camped outside army headquarters...

Campaign posters of President Yoweri Museveni hang on a cable a day after the election commission said he won a sixth term in office. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images Yoweri Museveni has claimed victory in Uganda’s recent elections, potentially extending his presidential rule...

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak – ousted by the military in 2011 – has died in Cairo at the age of 91. Mubarak spent three decades in office before a popular uprising swept Egypt. He was found guilty of complicity in...

U.S., Angola partner for medical readiness exercise Luanda, Angola – The Angolan Armed Forces, in partnership with the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and 807th Medical Command, Army Reserve, will host a medical readiness exercise (MEDREX) in Luanda...

The government said there would be a period of national mourning for seven days following Pierre Nkurunziza's death Government statement on Twitter says outgoing president, 55, died at Karuzi hospital after suffering a heart attack. Burundi's government says outgoing President...

The leaders spoke during a high-level presidential dialogue on day two of the African Development Bank’s 2019 Annual Meetings MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 12, 2019/ -- Leaders from four African countries on Wednesday shared their vision for an integrated and...