Leader of South Africa’s second biggest political party says he will step downAP News• Feb 4, 2026 06:17 amJOHANNESBURG (AP) — The leader of South Africa’s second biggest political party said Wednesday that he will not stand for…
South Sudan hospital hit by government airstrike, Doctors Without Borders saysAP News• Feb 4, 2026 09:13 am
Islamic militants kill at least 162 people in attacks on 2 villages in Nigeria, lawmaker saysAP News• Feb 4, 2026 05:14 am
Ethiopia’s prime minister accuses Eritrea of mass killings during Tigray warAP News• Feb 3, 2026 12:32 pm
Sudanese military claims to have broken RSF siege of Kordofan’s regional capitalAP News• Feb 3, 2026 08:05 am
Families mourn those killed in a Congo mine landslide as some survivors prepare to returnAP News• Feb 2, 2026 09:07 pm
Aid agencies in South Sudan decry restricted access as government and opposition troops fightAP News• Feb 2, 2026 11:35 am
Nine arraigned for deadly attack in Nigeria that killed over 150AP News• Feb 2, 2026 08:54 amABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nine people accused of carrying out a deadly attack in north-central Nigeria were arraigned before a…
Mass evictions in Lagos displace thousands including baby twins now living in a canoeAP News• Jan 31, 2026 11:50 pm
Takeaways from AP’s report on a Sudanese doctor’s escape from a Darfur city under rebel attackAP News• Jan 30, 2026 10:30 pm
A Sudanese doctor recounts his harrowing escape from a Darfur city under rebel bombardmentAP News• Jan 30, 2026 10:27 pm
Uganda’s army chief accuses US Embassy officials of aiding opposition figure who went into hidingAP News• Jan 30, 2026 02:43 amKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s army chief accused U.S. Embassy officials of helping opposition leader Bobi Wine as he went…
Burkina Faso’s junta dissolves all of country’s political parties, saying they cause divisionsAP News• Jan 29, 2026 02:34 pm
Africa has the worst road safety record in the world. Here’s what to knowAP News• Jan 29, 2026 08:20 am
11 dead in South Africa minibus and truck collision days after similar crash killed 14 childrenAP News• Jan 29, 2026 03:15 am
Niger says gunmen attacked air force base in the capital, resulting in heavy gunfire, explosionsAP News• Jan 29, 2026 02:21 am
Climate change worsened rains and floods which killed dozens in southern Africa, study showsAP News• Jan 28, 2026 09:43 pm
Chaos erupts in Somalia’s parliament over proposed constitutional amendmentsAP News• Jan 28, 2026 09:39 am
What to know about South Sudan’s major offensive against opposition forcesAP News• Jan 27, 2026 07:27 pm
Markram and Linde guide South Africa to win over West Indies in T20 series openerAP News• Jan 27, 2026 03:54 pmPAARL, South Africa (AP) — South Africa captain Aiden Markram scored an unbeaten 86 off 47 balls as the Proteas…
Days after a disputed election, Uganda’s army is on the hunt for opposition leader Bobi WineAP News• Jan 27, 2026 04:03 am
Goma in eastern Congo is hanging by a thread a year after the city fell to Rwanda-backed rebelsAP News• Jan 27, 2026 02:53 am
IShowSpeed wraps up Africa tour highlighting the continent’s cultural diversityAP News• Jan 27, 2026 12:01 am
Senegal’s aquagym classes offer hope and healing for people with reduced mobilityAP News• Jan 26, 2026 09:14 pm
Several Nigerian military officers will be tried on accusations they plotted a coupAP News• Jan 26, 2026 12:44 pm
Sudan’s military says it breaks the paramilitary RSF’s siege of a key townAP News• Jan 26, 2026 11:04 am
Interpol arrests more than 3,700 suspects in global trafficking crackdownAP News• Jan 26, 2026 06:27 amLAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A global crackdown on human traffickers and migrant smugglers coordinated by Interpol led to the arrest…
25 killed in attack by Islamic State-backed group in eastern Congo, rights group saysAP News• Jan 25, 2026 03:06 pm
Wife of Uganda’s opposition leader describes moment armed men attacked her at homeAP News• Jan 24, 2026 07:13 am
Attorney fears for safety of Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine after army chief threatsAP News• Jan 23, 2026 01:24 pm
Morocco urges African fraternity after surge in hate speech linked to chaotic Africa Cup finalAP News• Jan 23, 2026 09:25 am
Mali’s government moves to impose fuel rationing as al-Qaida-linked attacks cut off suppliesAP News• Jan 23, 2026 09:23 am
Nigeria says US will deliver outstanding military equipment purchased over the past 5 yearsAP News• Jan 23, 2026 04:52 am
Malawi rolls out cholera vaccines as rains and floods raise the threat of deadly outbreaksAP News• Jan 23, 2026 03:50 amBLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — The southern African nation of Malawi began a cholera vaccination rollout this week in a bid…
Rwanda to test AI-powered technology in clinics under a new Gates Foundation projectAP News• Jan 22, 2026 08:46 am
Nigeria church attackers demand ransoms as search intensifies for over 150 hostagesAP News• Jan 22, 2026 08:43 am
Death toll in South Africa school bus crash rises to 14 as the driver is charged with murderAP News• Jan 22, 2026 07:59 am
UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ hunger crisis in Nigeria as food aid funding runs outAP News• Jan 22, 2026 05:08 am
After presidential election, Ugandan police detain a key ally of opposition figure Bobi WineAP News• Jan 22, 2026 04:13 am
Anthony Joshua’s driver arraigned after deadly crash in southwest NigeriaAP News• Jan 20, 2026 10:54 amSAGAMU, Nigeria (AP) — The driver in a deadly car crash that injured British heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed…
Gunmen kill 31 villagers in western Niger, student groups and a resident sayAP News• Jan 20, 2026 02:27 pm
South African authorities revise death toll in school bus crash to 12 as driver is arrestedAP News• Jan 20, 2026 09:42 am
Nigerian police recognize church attacks that abducted 168 after initial denialAP News• Jan 20, 2026 06:25 am
South Sudan president fires interior minister in a move threatening peace agreementAP News• Jan 20, 2026 04:05 am
Jailed Ugandan opposition figure Besigye’s health is failing, his party saysAP News• Jan 20, 2026 02:43 amKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The health of jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye is failing, his party said on Tuesday,…
Congolese soldiers reenter key eastern city after M23 rebels’ withdrawal, army and residents sayAP News• Jan 19, 2026 03:03 pm
Floods in Mozambique displace more than 300,000 people in one province, governor saysAP News• Jan 19, 2026 11:17 am
Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Epiphany to mark baptism of JesusAP News• Jan 19, 2026 07:14 am
School bus crash in South Africa kills at least 13 children, police sayAP News• Jan 19, 2026 04:03 am
Senegal wins Africa Cup after walk-off protest, chaos over controversial penalty for host MoroccoAP News• Jan 18, 2026 10:15 am
South Africa declares a national disaster over flooding and severe weatherAP News• Jan 18, 2026 06:57 am
Guinea’s Doumbouya is sworn in as president, cementing transition from junta chief to elected leaderAP News• Jan 17, 2026 12:12 pmCONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya was sworn in Saturday as president of Guinea after he overwhelmingly…
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni secures 7th term as opposition rejects resultsAP News• Jan 17, 2026 02:04 am
More than 100 dead in torrential rains and floods across southern AfricaAP News• Jan 16, 2026 05:11 am
Uganda’s president leads in tense election marred by internet shutdown and voting interferenceAP News• Jan 16, 2026 12:20 am
Trial opens in Gambia of leader of notorious death squad during Jammeh eraAP News• Jan 15, 2026 12:25 pm
Floods force evacuations from South Africa’s Kruger National Park and leave 19 dead in other regionsAP News• Jan 15, 2026 07:34 am
Ugandan voters face soldiers in the street and an internet shutdown before presidential electionAP News• Jan 14, 2026 12:28 amKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandans are set to vote Thursday in an election that is likely to extend the rule…
Community leader says armed men kill 15 people in northwestern CameroonAP News• Jan 14, 2026 07:13 am
Uganda’s military deployed in national capital before presidential electionAP News• Jan 13, 2026 05:06 am
Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture themAP News• Jan 12, 2026 10:33 am
Africa’s megacity of Lagos reshapes its coast by dredging and puts environment at riskAP News• Jan 12, 2026 12:20 am