Africa

Nigeria’s former president Muhammadu Buhari has died at the age of 82 in a London clinic, his family has announced.
Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s largest cocoa producer, has inaugurated a state‑owned cocoa grinding complex worth approximately $233 million (130 billion CFA francs).
Nigerian innovator Emeka Nelson from Anambra State developed a 1,000‑watt water‑powered generator that can run for up to 6 hours on just one liter of clean water, capable of powering
Sierra Leone could be sitting on a 30 billion barrels of crude oil and gas, worth around $2.1 trillion at current market rates, according to a recent data, making Sierra
Uganda has officially surpassed Ethiopia to become the continent’s leading coffee exporter, according to the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA).
U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly threatened to consider the deportation of Elon Musk to South Africa.
Popular Nigerian music producer MasterKraft has arrived in Sierra Leone ahead of the grand finale of the Cribs International Talent Search, Sierra Leone's first-ever modern talent search show.
Zambia has officially secured a 26% stake in Angola’s Lobito oil refinery project, Angola’s largest oil refinery.
Since Captain Ibrahim Traore assumed leadership in 2022, Burkina Faso has made $18 billion from gold production.
The African Genius Awards (AGA) 2025 has unveiled a stellar lineup of 18 nominees whose work is redefining what it means to lead, innovate, and uplift communities across Africa and
Sierra Leonean albinio model and activist Daniella Boima Garrick has been crowned the first-ever Miss Albinism Africa at the inaugural Mr. and Miss Albinism Africa pageant held in Harare, Zimbabwe.
A group of medical professionals from Marbella, Spain, has brought hope and healing to dozens of patients in Sierra Leone through a week-long humanitarian mission at Caritas Christ the King
18-year-old 7 feet 2 inches tall South Sudanese basketball player Khaman Maluach has become the youngest basketball player ever to enroll in an NBA academy.
With over 100,000 applicants from 199 countries, Naomi Oyoe Ohene Oti, a Ghanaian oncologist nurse, has won the 2025 Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award and a $250,000 prize money.
South Africa has signed a $1.5 billion loan deal with the World Bank to address its pressing energy and infrastructure challenges.

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