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What to Know About the Antigovernment Protests in Kenya
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Thousands demonstrated on Wednesday to express their anger over government corruption and police brutality....

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RFK Jr. Accuses Gavi, Global Vaccine Agency, of Ignoring Science
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that the agency, Gavi, had “ignored the science” in immunizing children around the world....

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Promise of Victory Over H.I.V. Fades as U.S. Withdraws Support
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A new drug that gives almost complete protection against the virus was to be administered across Africa this year. Now, much of the funding for that effort is gone....

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Inside the Global Deal-Making Behind Trump’s Mass Deportations
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The administration is pushing nations around the world, including ones at war, to take people expelled by the U.S. government who are not citizens of those countries....

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US to expel South Africa ambassador as relations deteriorate
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that South Africa's ambassador to Washington had been declared persona non grata, signaling worsening relations between the two countries. In a pos... Read More

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Archaeologists use song to herald findings in Guinea-Bissau dig
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Kansala, Guinea-Bissau — For centuries, the history of the West African kingdom of Kaabu has been told mainly by word of mouth. Kaabu existed from the mid-1500s to the 1800s. At its peak, it encompass... Read More

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Africa faces diabetes crisis, study finds
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — Researchers warn that type 2 diabetes could affect millions more people in the coming decades after a study published this month revealed the disease is rising far faster ... Read More

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Botswana hunting revenues almost double amid UK opposition
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Gaborone, Botswana       — Botswana has made $4 million from the sale of licenses to hunt wild animals, the highest figure since lifting a hunting ban in 2019. The hunting season, which ended in No... Read More

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Children being brutalized in Sudan's civil war, say UNICEF and MSF
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UNITED NATIONS — The head of the U.N. children’s program, UNICEF, said Thursday that 16 million children in Sudan are suffering horribly from the country’s civil war, with many facing daily threats of... Read More

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Cyclone Jude batters Malawi, Mozambique; no deaths reported
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BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Tropical Cyclone Jude slammed into parts of southern Africa this week, causing no deaths but leaving widespread damage, especially in Malawi and Mozambique. Officials in the two cou... Read More

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UN judge from Uganda convicted in UK of forcing woman into slavery
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LONDON — A British jury on Thursday convicted a United Nations judge of forcing a young woman to work as a slave after tricking her into coming to the U.K. Prosecutors said Lydia Mugambe made the Ugan... Read More

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Zimbabwe journalist still in custody after case adjourned
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A High Court judge in Zimbabwe on Wednesday adjourned the case of a journalist arrested over his interviews with a war veteran-turned-politician who criticized the country's president. Blessed Mhlanga... Read More

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IS in Sahel expands terror threat beyond strongholds
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On Feb. 24, the Moroccan counterterror agency broke up a terrorist cell calling itself "the Lions of the Caliphate in the Maghreb Al Aqsa." Authorities said the group was making remote-controlled bomb... Read More

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ECOWAS regional bloc activates counterterror force
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ABUJA, NIGERIA — Security analysts are praising ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, for activating its regional standby force but remain doubtful about its effectiveness following t... Read More

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DRC, M23 rebels to begin direct peace talks, Angola says
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LUANDA, ANGOLA — Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on March 18, Angola's presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. The Sou... Read More

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Somali forces kill 50 militants in airstrikes after ending hotel siege
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WASHINGTON — Security forces in Somalia say they killed all six attackers who laid siege to a hotel in the central town of Beledweyne and later killed at least 50 al-Shabab militants in airstrikes. Sp... Read More

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India, Mauritius upgrade strategic ties with eye on China
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NEW DELHI — India and Mauritius have upgraded their ties, say leaders of both countries — a move analysts say is aimed at increasing New Delhi’s influence in the Indian Ocean as it seeks to counter Ch... Read More

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Malawi lions get birth control in effort to save their prey
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In Malawi's Majete Wildlife Reserve, conservation experts are testing birth control methods on lions. The goal of the wildlife management effort is to control the lion population to ensure antelopes ... Read More

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Gunmen attack hotel in Somalia, killing at least 5
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WASHINGTON — Gunmen stormed a hotel in the Somali city of Beledweyne on Tuesday, leaving at least five people dead and triggering an ongoing siege, according to witnesses and a Somali lawmaker. In an ... Read More

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Uganda says special forces deploy in South Sudan capital amid tensions
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NAIROBI, KENYA — Uganda's military chief said Tuesday his country had deployed special forces in South Sudan's capital Juba to "secure it" as tensions between President Salva Kiir and his First Vice P... Read More

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Only seven countries met WHO air quality standards in 2024, data shows
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SINGAPORE — Only seven countries met World Health Organization air quality standards last year, data showed on Tuesday, as researchers warned that the war on smog would only get harder after the Unite... Read More

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VOA Mandarin: DRC wants mineral deal with US, potential check on China's dominance
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U.S. President Donald Trump, in a speech last week, vowed to take “historic action” to “dramatically expand production of critical minerals and rare earths.” The latest announcement came as the Democr... Read More

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UK charity calls to close gender employment gap for disabled
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NAIROBI — A British charity for the disabled, citing World Bank data, says the world could gain trillions annually in Gross Domestic Product if women were employed at the same rate as men. Failure to ... Read More

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Clashes continue in eastern DRC days after attack on civilians left many dead
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Fighting between M23 rebels and pro-Congo militias was underway Sunday in Nyabiondo, about 100 km north of Goma in eastern Congo, residents said, days after a nearby attack left a heavy civilian death... Read More

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Deck Collapses During 3-Year-Old Boy's Birthday Party at Iowa Home
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Hillary and Tony Loffredo were celebrating their son's birthday with a Spider-Man themed cake, but as the Des Moines family and 20 of their friends cheered the 3-year-old birthday boy, the unthinkable... Read More

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Trump Furious Over Reports That Raids on Iran Failed
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Trump is furious over reports that the raids on Iran failed to destroy the country's nuclear weapons program....

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EXCLUSIVE: N170Million Zinox Fraud Trial Stalls Again As Tinubu Govt Revokes Falana’s Fiat To Prosecute Zinox Chairman Ekeh, Wife, 11 Others

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BREAKING: Chinese Expatriate Abducted, Police Officer On Escort Duty Killed In Kogi Kidnap Ambush

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EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Road Safety Agency FRSC Officials Arrested For Killing Elderly Cleric On Benin-Onitsha Road With Tear Gas

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Nigerian TikToker Illegally Remanded In Prison After Power-Drunk Senator, Ned Nwoko Accused Him Of 'Insulting His Wife Regina'

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Nigeria's Kirikiri Prison Officers Move Convicted Inmate To Process Passport, Visa In Lagos

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Suicide Bomber Attacks Borno Market, Kills 10 Persons, Injures Others

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Armed Herdsmen Invade Plateau State Communities, 13 Killed, Several Houses Razed

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BREAKING: Armed Herdsmen Attack Another Benue Community 48 Hours After Tinubu's Visit

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EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Hajj Commission (NAHCON) Blows Over N1.64Billion On 399 ‘Spouses’ In 2025 Pilgrimage, Officials Rake In Millions Selling Slots

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BREAKING: Nigerian Police Begin Nationwide Data Compilation Of Officers For National Housing Fund Payment Schedule

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EXCLUSIVE: DSS Accused Of Starving NANS President Atiku Isah Detained On Orders From Rival Faction Backed By Seyi Tinubu

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EXCLUSIVE: NNPC Board To Embark On Lavish Kigali Retreat Via Private Jets Amid Senate Probe Into ‘Missing’ ₦210Trillion

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Angry Youths In Kano State Destroy Tinubu, APC 2027 Campaign Billboards, Express Discontentment

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Nigerian Governors Lament Soaring Food Inflation Under Tinubu, Blame Taxation, Poor Infrastructure

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Sowore Confronts DSS At Abuja Court After Activist ‘Flag Boy’ Is Blocked For Displaying ‘Stop Benue Killings’ Flag

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Oyo’s ₦63.4Billion Govt House Renovation Equals 44% Of IGR—More Than Health Budget, Enough To Revamp 1,540 Health Centres

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BREAKING: Top MTN Partner, Kingsley Adonu, Faces Arraignment Over Alleged ₦10Billion Fraud Channelled Through Fidelity Bank, GTBank, Others

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BREAKING: Rain-Soaked Benue Pupils Line Up Makurdi Roads For Hours To Welcome President Tinubu

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BREAKING: President Tinubu Arrives Benue State, Set For Townhall Meeting Over Rising Killings

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EXCLUSIVE: Despite N66.7billion Allocation To Area Councils, FCT Administration Under Wike Fails To Pay Teachers Minimum Wage

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Ex-Soldier Accuses Nigerian Army General Of Unlawful Demotion, Detention: ‘I Was Locked Up, Forced To Quit—I Cried Seeing My Juniors Outrank Me’

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The Evolution of Trump’s Views on Foreign Aid

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‘The Government Fears Placards More Than Guns’: Sowore Condemns Crackdown on Peaceful Protesters

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Nick Agule: Increased Electricity Generation, Distribution Will Amount To Nothing If Transmission Remains Under Government Control

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