Africa news

Zimbabwe has announced an ambitious plan to reduce mercury use in its gold mining sector by 4.85 tonnes over the next five years, as part of a nationwide environmental and …

A close aide to Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traoré has told The Africa Standard that he was offered five million US dollars to assassinate the president while he knelt …

The Malian government has announced the closure of all schools and universities across the country as a severe fuel shortage cripples transportation and public services. The crisis, triggered by a …

A domestic passenger flight landed at Khartoum International Airport for the first time since Sudan’s civil war erupted more than two years ago, marking a significant moment that could signal …

Afreximbank President and Board Chairman Professor Benedict Oramah has urged Africans and the global diaspora to transform their shared cultural heritage into a foundation for economic power and global influence. …

A drone attack has struck an area close to Sudan’s main international airport in Khartoum, just one day before the facility was due to resume domestic flights for the first …

The United Nations has issued a stark warning over the growing threat of a regional conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the M23 rebel group …

In a significant and unprecedented move, the junta-led nations of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). This move follows …