Achievement
Nigeria’s teenagers ended North Korea’s 18-match run. Now they are in the World Cup semi-final.
The Flamingos lost their opener to Poland, then won four straight, the last on a captain's penalty in the 89th minute
Topic
Africa
Politics
The U.S. hosted the G20 in Atlanta and left out Africa’s only member, South Africa
Foreign ministers left after two days with no joint statement, while Washington pitched a plan for critical minerals
Justice
Drones circled their camp for days. Then they struck, killing at least 15 people who had already fled once.
No one has claimed the Oct. 29 attack on the Hayiq camp in Ethiopia's Amhara region, and the army has not answered questions. Five of the dead were…
Politics
Congo sentenced its ex-president to death for treason. Now he leads the rebels.
Joseph Kabila's new movement puts him at the head of the M23 leadership, in the Congolese city the rebels have held since January 2025
Health
Ebola has killed 5,026 people in Congo. There is no vaccine for this strain.
Half of those infected have died, and about 80% of new cases come from people nobody was tracking
Economy
Africa’s biggest cement maker cut its interest bill by 58% and made US$1.08 billion before tax
Dangote Cement's nine-month sales rose 20% to US$2.77 billion, and it plans to grow from 55 to 80 million tonnes a year
Achievement
Africa’s first Olympic event opens Saturday, 130 years after the modern Games began
About 2,700 young athletes will compete across 153 events in Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly over 14 days
Health
Ebola in Congo has killed 4,887 people. There is still no approved vaccine for this strain.
The outbreak has passed 10,000 confirmed cases across eight provinces, and only one in five new cases can be traced.
Politics
A false rumor about a court ruling set 24 vehicles on fire. South Africa is sending 510 soldiers.
The deployment to KwaZulu-Natal runs through Nov. 30 and costs 34 million rand, with local elections on Nov. 4
Health
Ebola has reached Abuja. 53 people are under watch, and none has fallen ill so far.
Nigeria, home to more Black people than any other country, confirmed a case Oct. 20 in a woman who returned from Uganda. Contacts are monitored for…
Politics
Mahama to foreign powers: Africa is not your chessboard. Then he named who is playing.
At a security forum in Ethiopia, Ghana's president said the East, the West and the Gulf all want client states, and that the African Union's peace…
Justice
Gunmen killed at least 40 people in a Nigerian village. Police first counted 10.
Amnesty International says bodies were still being found in Binnari, and accuses the authorities of leaving rural communities "at the mercy of gunmen"