Africa
Kenyan police fire teargas to disperse protesting small-scale traders
Shop owners and importers were demonstrating against an increase in import duties they say will hurt small businesses.
28 Aug 2026 1 min 0
Africa
Africa
‘We only tried to save our lives’: Algerians survey wildfire devastation
Authorities recorded nearly 2,000 fires across Algeria in July alone, underscoring the growing challenge facing communities already vulnerable to extreme heat and dry conditions.
28 Aug 2026 2 min 0
Africa
Algeria’s north-east scorched by deadly wildfires, national mourning declared
Deadly wildfires have devastated villages in Algeria’s Jijel province, nearly 350 kilometres east of Algiers, Residents are assessing the damage as crews work to restore electricity and clear affected areas.
28 Aug 2026 1 min 0
Africa
Algeria’s north-east scorched by deadly wildfires, national mourning declared
Deadly wildfires have devastated villages in Algeria’s Jijel province, nearly 350 kilometres east of Algiers, Residents are assessing the damage as crews work to restore electricity and clear affected areas.
28 Aug 2026 1 min 0
Africa
Africa: Africa Brought Deals to Washington - The Test is Whether the Money Moves
[African Business] Washington, DC -- The inaugural Africa Business Investment Summit saw a target of $500m of structured commitments, a royal keynote and an unusually candid accounting of why capital still hesitates.
28 Aug 2026 7 min 0
Africa
Africa: Africa Brought Deals to Washington - The Test is Whether the Money Moves
[African Business] Washington, DC -- The inaugural Africa Business Investment Summit saw a target of $500m of structured commitments, a royal keynote and an unusually candid accounting of why capital still hesitates.
28 Aug 2026 7 min 0
Africa
Fans welcome Céline Dion outside her Paris hotel as she prepares to launch a 16‑show arena residency
Fans welcome Céline Dion outside her Paris hotel as she prepares to launch a 16‑show arena residency, her first major concert run since revealing her stiff‑person syndrome diagnosis.
28 Aug 2026 1 min 0
Africa
Nigeria: 'Do I Look 80?' - Atiku Dismisses Age Concerns Ahead of Presidential Election
[Vanguard] The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, said he is fit and healthy, dismissing age concerns ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
28 Aug 2026 1 min 0
Africa
Nigeria: 'Do I Look 80?' - Atiku Dismisses Age Concerns Ahead of Presidential Election
[Vanguard] The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, said he is fit and healthy, dismissing age concerns ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
28 Aug 2026 1 min 0
Africa
Nigeria: ASUU-Kasu Begins 2-Week Warning Strike Over Unresolved Demands
[Leadership] Kaduna State University (KASU), chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has began two weeks warning strike for the full implementation of its demands.
28 Aug 2026 1 min 0
Africa
Nigeria: ASUU-Kasu Begins 2-Week Warning Strike Over Unresolved Demands
[Leadership] Kaduna State University (KASU), chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has began two weeks warning strike for the full implementation of its demands.
28 Aug 2026 1 min 0
Africa
Malawi: Inquiry Hears of Gaps in Tracking Chilima Fatal Plane's Final Movements
[Nyasa Times] A discrepancy has emerged between the final position reported by the pilot of the military aircraft that crashed near Chikangawa in June last year, killing former vice-president Saulos Chilima and eight others, and the flight-tracking data contained in the German Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation'
28 Aug 2026 3 min 0