The United States has announced that citizens from Malawi and Zambia will be required to pay a $15,000 (£11,300) deposit to obtain a tourist or business visa. This new rule, detailed by the US State Department, is part of a 12-month pilot program aimed at reducing visa overstays and addressing deficiencies in screening and vetting […]

Former Arsenal and Ghana international footballer Thomas Partey has been granted conditional bail after being formally charged with multiple sexual offences. The 32-year-old appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, facing five counts of rape involving two women and one count of sexual assault against a third. The alleged incidents are said to have occurred […]

At least 68 migrants have died after a boat carrying around 157 people capsized in rough seas off the coast of southern Yemen, authorities confirmed. The tragedy occurred near the province of Abyan on Sunday. Abdusattor Esoev, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) chief in Yemen, said that just 12 people had been rescued so […]

A white South African farm worker accused of killing two Black women has claimed he was forced to dispose of their bodies by feeding them to pigs, according to legal representatives. Adrian de Wet, 20, is one of three men charged with the murders of Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34. The two women […]

Benin has named acclaimed American filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, producer and author Tonya Lewis Lee, as thematic ambassadors to African-Americans in the United States. The couple will support initiatives aimed at strengthening ties between Benin and people of African descent around the world. Their appointment was formalized during a recent visit to Cotonou, […]

The treason trial of former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has opened in a military court in the capital, Kinshasa, marking an extraordinary legal showdown with deep political and regional implications. Kabila, who ruled DR Congo for 18 years until 2019, faces a string of serious charges — including treason, murder, rape, and […]

The UK government has outlined details of its plan to slash foreign aid by 40%, prompting strong criticism from aid agencies and MPs who warn the cuts will disproportionately impact the world’s most vulnerable — particularly women and children in Africa. The reduction, announced in February, will lower aid spending from 0.5% of gross national […]

Rescue efforts are underway in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where artisanal miners have been using bare hands and rudimentary tools to save colleagues trapped underground after a mine collapse in Lomera, South Kivu province. At least six miners have been pulled out alive — one of them seriously injured — since the shafts gave […]

An Ethiopian official has strongly denied  President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States helped fund the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (Gerd), calling the statement false and “destructive.” Last week, Trump asserted that the controversial dam — Africa’s largest hydroelectric project — was built “largely with United States money.” However, Fikrte Tamir, deputy director of […]

Bryan Mbeumo says he’s joined “the club of his dreams” after completing a high-profile transfer from Brentford to Manchester United in a deal worth an initial £65 million, potentially rising to £71 million with add-ons. The 25-year-old winger has signed a five-year contract, with the option of a further year, and becomes manager Ruben Amorim’s […]