Political tensions in Guinea-Bissau have surged as opposition leader Domingos Simões Pereira was summoned to appear before a military tribunal on allegations of coup involvement, deepening instability ahead of forthcoming elections.
Clashes between police and student protesters at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar have left Abdoulaye Ba, a second-year medical student, dead, the government confirmed, deepening unrest around education and economic grievances.
Burkina Faso’s junta-led parliament has adopted a bill dissolving all political parties, a sweeping move authorities say will restore unity as rights groups warn of deepening authoritarian rule.
Hundreds of protesters, led by civil society groups and opposition figures, gathered at Nigeria’s National Assembly in Abuja to demand an immediate vote on the 2025 Electoral Act Amendment Bill.
Lagos is launching a waste-to-wealth project today at Ikosi Market, with a new biodigester set to turn organic trash into electricity and cooking gas for traders and stalls.
Google Research Africa has announced the launch of WAXAL, a new open dataset designed to accelerate the development of speech technology for African languages.
The World Bank has approved a $150 million financing package for Gabon aimed at improving access to clean water and reliable electricity across urban and rural communities.
Public anger has surged in Senegal after allegations emerged that Chinese-owned manufacturer Softcare used expired and unsuitable materials in sanitary pads and diapers, triggering protests and calls for a full government investigation.
Gunmen have massacred scores of villagers in Kwara State, western Nigeria, in one of the deadliest assaults this year, leaving at least 162 people dead as authorities and humanitarian workers scramble to respond.
Ghana has temporarily suspended citizenship applications for people of African descent abroad as authorities overhaul an often costly, complex system designed to reconnect diaspora communities with their ancestral homeland.
