Africa

Why South Africa asked Google to pay $40 million to news outlets

South Africa’s Competition Commission secures a $40 million settlement from Google to support local news outlets, tackle algorithmic bias and ensure sustainable digital media amid rising dominance of global platforms.

Cameroon unrest: 16 dead, over 800 arrested in clashes over reelection of President Paul Biya

Clashes over President Biya’s eighth-term victory leave 16 dead and over 800 arrested, sparking condemnation from human rights groups

Africa’s new medicines regulator: Big step forward but ownership will determine its impact

Africa’s newly launched medicines regulator marks a major advance in health governance—but its influence will depend on how deeply African nations embrace and resource the agency for ownership and effectiveness.

Protests suspend opening of contested heritage museum in Nigeria

The opening of a contested museum in Nigeria, meant to display west African art, has been postponed after protesters disrupted a private visit on Sunday, officials said.

Ukraine says over 1,400 Africans recruited by Russia to fight in war

South Africa will be investigating how its citizens ended up as mercenaries in the Russia-Ukraine war after the men sent a distress call, urging the government to bring them back home

What is happening in Mali where 5 Indian workers were kidnapped?

The abduction of five Indian workers in western Mali has put a spotlight on the country’s worsening security conditions and the growing influence of Al-Qaeda-linked militants. The kidnapping comes as Mali faces a severe fuel blockade, infrastructure disruption, and mounting pressure on its military government

Nigeria rejects US ‘country of concern’ tag, says designation based on ‘faulty data’

Nigeria's government rejected on Wednesday its designation by the United States as a "country of particular concern" over alleged religious freedom violations, saying the move was based on misinformation and faulty data.

Africa: Mali faces fuel crisis as al Qaeda-tied jihadi fighters tighten grip around capital Bamako

Security analysts say the group known as Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), which has been operating for months within 50 km (30 miles) of Bamako, currently has neither the intention nor the military capability to seize the city of 4 million people, which it briefly attacked last year

Egypt unveils Grand Museum featuring Tutankhamun tomb after a two-decade wait

Prime ministers, presidents and royalty descended on Cairo on Saturday to attend the spectacle-laden inauguration of a sprawling new museum built near the Pyramids to house one of the world's richest collections of antiquities

'Guns-a-blazing’: Trump threatens military action against Nigeria over attacks on Christians

US President Donald Trump stirred yet another storm after he had ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military action in Nigeria after he had condemned the country's government for failing to protect its Christians