Africa

For the construction of a basketball hall in Abidjan, first steps have been taken by the president of the Ivorian Basketball Federation for a possible agreement with the Turkish company Kelesuglu Holding

Algerian mathematician Youcef Saad has been awarded the prestigious John-von-Neumann Prize for Mathematics for the year 2023

The number of women elected in recent elections has decreased compared to the past

Sudan's military leaders and pro-democracy forces promised to start establishing a new civilian-led transitional government on 11 April

Gambian from the University of Cambridge, entrepreneur and owner of Rahma Foods in The Gambia, Alassan Gent Ceesay, will chair this year's Africa Together Conference to be held from 12 to 14 May at the prestigious University of Cambridge, England

Between 1 October and 31 December 2022, approximately 347 violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law were documented in Mali, according to the local UN Mission

Locust swarms are threatening the livelihoods of Tigrayan farmers who have yet to recover from the impact of the war, according to a report by the Tigray Agriculture Bureau

Interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby pardoned 380 rebels from Front for Change and Concord in Chad group who had been given life imprisonment for killing his father Idriss Deby Itno, country's long-time ruler

Exiled former President Ian Khama could be a candidate to watch in the country's next general election, saying his successor has become a threat to democracy

Gender-based violence is a widespread phenomenon in Zambia, particularly in the slums, where alcohol abuse, low levels of education and the poverty trap fuel violent behaviour against the female gender