Irish in southern Africa region offered assistance There are over 35,000 Irish citizens based in South Africa, the Department of Foreign Affairs have confirmed. Ireland • 27 Nov
US calls for urgent negotiations over Ethiopia conflict US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is greatly concerned about Ethiopia's military escalation and called for urgent negotiations over the crisis, a US State Department ... World • 27 Nov
Three shot dead during protests against coup in Sudan Security forces have shot dead three people during nationwide protests in Sudan, a doctors committee said, as hundreds of thousands of people demanded the restoration ... World • 30 Oct
Strategic town in Ethiopia seized: Tigrayan forces Rebellious Tigrayan forces have said they had seized the strategic town of Dessie in Ethiopia's Amhara region where tens of thousands of ethnic Amharas have ... World • 30 Oct
Suspected poacher trampled to death by elephant An elephant has trampled a suspected poacher to death in South Africa's famed Kruger National Park, a spokesman has said. News Lens • 22 Oct
Africa's glaciers could melt within 20 years - UN Africa's fabled eastern glaciers will vanish in two decades, 118 million poor people face immanent drought, floods or extreme heat, and climate change could also ... World • 19 Oct
Africa to start talks over malaria vaccine roll-out Africa will start talks with the World Health Organization about getting the first approved malaria vaccine to the continent as soon as possible, the African ... World • 07 Oct
Longford ready for African carnival for Culture Night Final preparations are being made across the country for Culture Night, which returns for its sixteenth edition tomorrow. Longford • 17 Sep
Tullow Oil swings to profit in first half of 2021 Tullow Oil rebounded with a first-half profit today and announced a development plan for its Kenya project, sending shares in the Africa-focused firm as much ... Business • 15 Sep
Deeply scarred South Sudan turns ten The world's youngest country, South Sudan, is marking its first decade in existence today, but while there will be official celebrations, it is a country ... World • 09 Jul
Botswana unearths second huge diamond in weeks An exceptionally large and white 1,174-carat diamond stone has been unearthed in Botswana, trumping another huge precious stone found in the country last month. World • 08 Jul
150 students missing after gunmen raid Nigerian school About 150 students are missing after armed men raided a boarding school in Nigeria's Kaduna state. Africa • 05 Jul
Orange sees role for Huawei in 5G Africa rollout Orange, France's largest telecoms firm, will avoid using equipment from Chinese vendors when developing Europe's 5G networks, opting for suppliers such as Ericsson and Nokia ... Business • 30 Jun
World's third-largest diamond found in Botswana Botswanan diamond firm Debswana has said it has unearthed a 1,098-carat stone that it described as the third largest of its kind in the world. News Lens • 16 Jun
Chad's president dies after battle with rebel forces Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno died today from wounds sustained in battle after three decades in power, the army said, opening a period of uncertainty ... World • 20 Apr
G7 calls for withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Tigray The G7 group of leading nations has called for the "swift" withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Ethiopia's conflict-hit northern Tigray region, as the International Crisis ... World • 02 Apr
Dozens missing after Mozambique attack Dozens of people were still unaccounted for following a deadly Islamist attack on Mozambique's northern town of Palma, while thousands of survivors were being evacuated ... World • 28 Mar
Tanzania opposition leader says president died of Covid Tanzania's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu has claimed that President John Magufuli had died from the coronavirus. World • 18 Mar
42 freed after Nigeria school abductions Kidnappers have freed 42 people, including 27 children, snatched from a school in central Nigeria ten days ago, officials said, a day after more than ... World • 27 Feb
Uganda's Museveni declared winner of presidential poll Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won a decisive re-election victory today, elections officials said, but his main rival Bobi Wine alleged widespread fraud and said citizens ... World • 16 Jan
Ethiopian army deployed after 100 die in attacks Ethiopia's military killed 42 people allegedly among those responsible for massacring more than 100 civilians in a troubled western part of the country, local officials ... World • 24 Dec 20
Chocolate wars: Producers v Multinationals The world's two biggest cocoa suppliers, Ivory Coast and Ghana, have taken a tussle with chocolate multinationals to the battlefield of public opinion. News Lens • 02 Dec 20
UN says major humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ethiopia A "full-scale humanitarian crisis" is unfolding in Ethiopia, the United Nations refugee agency has said, with more than 27,000 people now having fled heavy fighting ... World • 17 Nov 20
Amnesty says scores of civilians massacred in Ethiopia Scores and possibly hundreds of labourers have been killed in Ethiopia's Tigray region, human rights group Amnesty International said, as federal troops claimed major advances ... World • 12 Nov 20
