The trial has added to rising concerns across East Africa about threats to democracy.
Despite global thirst for key tech material, miners in rebel-held Rubaya toil in poverty, mired in conflict and unrest.
The two countries have clashed over alleged persecution of white South Africans and Israel’s war on Gaza.
Nearly 300 million people faced acute hunger in 2024.
Suicide bomber targets queue of young recruits registering at a military base in the capital.
A roundup of some of last week’s events.
Tebogo talks to Al Jazeera about breaking the American and Jamaican dominance, and the future of sprinting in Africa.
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More than 295 million people faced acute hunger in 2024, with the outlook ‘bleak’ due to funding cuts for aid efforts.
Governments of Senegal and Mali are angry at how their nationals are being treated in the northwest African nation.
Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) claims attack on Djibo military outpost, SITE Intelligence Group says.
The US and China have agreed to slash tariffs temporarily in a surprise breakthrough.
Trump administration welcomes first batch of white Afrikaners while US cuts off refugee programmes to other countries.
Pretoria says the visit is to ‘reset’ ties with Washington, after the US welcomed dozens of white Afrikaner refugees.
Trade dispute between the southeast African neighbours left Malawian fruit sellers struggling for produce and income.
