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At Least 82 People Are Dead After a Gold Mine Collapsed in Sudan's West Kordofan
The al-Zara mine is in territory held by the Rapid Support Forces, which smuggle Sudan's gold abroad to fund their war. Dozens of miners are still missing.
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WorldEswatini Soldiers Shot Two U.S. Government Workers at a Military Roadblock After Their Car Made a U-Turn
The shooting happened Friday night in the Maphiveni area near the Mozambique border, during an anti-smuggling operation by Africa's last absolute monarchy. Both Americans had 'minor injuries,' the government said, and an investigation is underway.
World164 Countries Voted to Redraw the World Map. The United States Cast the Only No
The General Assembly endorsed the Equal Earth projection, which shows Africa 14 times larger than Greenland instead of about the same size. The resolution binds nobody.
PoliticsState Department Apologizes for an AI-Made Map That Moved Nigeria Into the Sahara
The slide, shown at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio, mislabeled every African country it highlighted. A Reuters analysis found an OpenAI watermark on the image.
WorldCameroon's 93-Year-Old President Vanishes for Two Months, Igniting a Succession Crisis
Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, has not appeared in public since May, and his ruling party is scrambling to insist that 'the office is not vacant.'
WorldSão Tomé and Príncipe President Vila Nova Wins Second Term, Avoiding a Runoff
Incumbent Carlos Vila Nova took nearly 56 percent of the vote in the tiny West African island nation, clearing the threshold needed to win outright and denying challenger Nito d’Abreu a second round.
WorldAfrica Overtakes Asia as the World's Hunger Epicenter for the First Time, U.N. Says
A new United Nations report finds 309 million people in Africa went hungry last year even as global hunger eased for a third straight year, blaming conflict and climate shocks.
WorldDeadly Anti-Migrant Violence Sweeps South Africa as Thousands Flee Ahead of a June 30 Deadline
A vigilante movement has ordered all undocumented immigrants out of the country by month's end. At least five Mozambicans have been killed, and more than 3,000 Malawians are sheltering in an open field outside Durban.
ScienceHumans Were Living in African Rainforests 150,000 Years Ago, a Find That Rewrites Our Origin Story
Stone tools and ancient plant traces from a now-destroyed site in Côte d'Ivoire push back the oldest known rainforest habitation by more than double — and undercut the idea that our species was born only on the savanna.
WorldGold Mining Fuels Devastating Ebola Outbreak in Remote Congolese Town
Mining has been the economic lifeblood of this remote Democratic Republic of Congo community for decades, but now it's accelerating the spread of a deadly virus.
WorldAt Least 49 People Die of Thirst in the Sahara After Their Truck Breaks Down in Remote Northern Niger
Travelers returning from Mali to celebrate Eid al-Adha were stranded for days more than 80 kilometers from the nearest town; only two survived, after walking some 50 kilometers to find help.
WorldHeavy Fighting Erupts in Mogadishu as Anger Over Somalia's Delayed Election Boils Over
Government forces and opposition-allied militias traded mortar and anti-tank fire across the capital before planned protests against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, whose term expired last month.
WorldEthiopia Votes With Abiy Ahmed's Party Poised for Landslide as Tigray Sits Out
Voters chose among 547 parliamentary seats in a contest critics call a foregone conclusion, with ongoing conflict barring the entire Tigray region from the ballot.
Top NewsEbola Rages in Remote Congo Gold Mining Town as Medical Workers Struggle to Contain Outbreak
A remote gold mining community has become the epicenter of a deadly Ebola surge, with health officials battling to stop the spread of infections and mounting death toll.
WorldEbola Outbreak in Central Africa Could Last Months as Death Toll Exceeds 130
The World Health Organization reports more than 540 cases across Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with experts warning the true numbers could be much higher.
WorldMali's Defense Minister Killed in Islamist Insurgent Attacks Amid Escalating Regional Violence
General Sadio Camara's death marks a significant blow to the military government as security deteriorates across West Africa's Sahel region.
ScienceDNA Analysis Rewrites Human Origin Story, Reveals Complex African Ancestry
Genetic research challenges single-population theory, showing early humans evolved from multiple intermingling groups across Africa over hundreds of thousands of years.
ScienceZambian Scientist's African Drug Discovery Lab Achieves 'Extraordinary' Breakthrough Research
Kelly Chibale's Holistic Drug Discovery Centre in South Africa represents a rare facility on the continent with full capabilities to develop treatments for diseases like malaria and tuberculosis.
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Zambian Scientist's African Drug Discovery Lab Hailed for 'Extraordinary' Research Into Global Diseases
Kelly Chibale's Holistic Drug Discovery Centre in South Africa represents rare African facility capable of developing medicines for malaria, tuberculosis and other diseases that disproportionately affect the continent.
