3+ hour, 51+ min ago   (316+ words) Malawi has launched a nationwide polio vaccination campaign after traces of a vaccine-derived polio virus were discovered in sewage water in Blantyre. Health workers are administering 1.7 million doses to children across schools and neighborhoods, with teams going door-to-door to ensure…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (372+ words) South Africa is preparing to send soldiers into troubled communities as authorities intensify efforts to curb illegal mining and entrenched gang violence, particularly in the country's most urbanized provinces. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the move during his annual State of…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (424+ words) Cyclone Gezani tore through Madagascar in a single day of devastation, leaving dozens dead, hundreds injured and tens of thousands of homes ruined, officials confirmed Thursday. Authorities revealed that at least 36 people lost their lives while more than 370 others sustained…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (613+ words) Tropical Cyclone Gezani has torn through Madagascar's key port hub, flattening homes and claiming at least 31 lives as it swept across the Indian Ocean island, officials confirmed Wednesday. The storm struck late Tuesday, prompting Madagascar's meteorological authorities to place multiple…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (415+ words) Archaeologists believe that plantation slavery may have taken root on a 16th-century sugar estate on the tiny African island of S'o Tom. The two volcanic islands of S'o Tom and Pr'ncipe were discovered off the coast of West Africa in…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (699+ words) His Ghanaian biographer Kofi Ayim describes his story as "one of extraordinary resilience, courage, and enduring legacy." A product of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, Jack Cudjoe or Cudjo Bakwante (sometimes spelled Banquante) is descended from royalty, and was sold from…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (326+ words) South Africa's Ministry of Trade and Industry said the newly signed framework sets the stage for formal negotiations on a comprehensive trade agreement. Officials say the proposed arrangement would allow certain South African exports, including fruit, to enter China duty-free....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (626+ words) Nigeria is poised to establish what officials are promoting as Africa's inaugural electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant. This follows a landmark agreement signed on January 30, 2025, with South Korea's Asia Economic Development Committee (AEDC)." The deal is a major step towards…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (567+ words) South Africa has taken the rare step of ejecting Israel's top remaining diplomat in the country, ordering him to depart within 72 hours over what it says were repeated breaches of diplomatic norms and offensive conduct online. Seidman had been Israel's…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (324+ words) Every January, the world's most powerful gather in a Swiss town to shape markets, capital, and influence. Africa attends, praised and applauded, yet presence does not equal power. Davos rewards those who set terms, not those who seek approval, and…...