Pope Leo XIV has travelled to the Italian island of Lampedusa, one of Europe's main gateways for migrants crossing the Mediterranean. In a powerful appeal, the pontiff urged Europe to do more to protect and integrate those fleeing conflict and poverty.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to escalate, with confirmed cases climbing to more than 1,500 and at least 473 people dead, according to government figures.

Kiharu MP, Ndindi Nyoro. PHOTO/UGC. BY MUHOHO FRANCIS Kiharu MP, Ndīndī Nyoro, stands as a revealing mirror of Mount Kenya’s contemporary leadership crisis. The Member of Parliament is not a leader in the traditional or transformative sense. Rather, he resembles a discotheque performer of economic rhetoric—animated, visible, and constantly in motion, yet ultimately detached from the structural realities he claims to address. He frequently brandishes spreadsheets, speaks fluently about bottom-up economics, and tweets gross domestic product figures as though he alone discovered the arithmetic of development. Yet the fundamental question remains unanswered: where is the parliamentary Bill that translates these assertions into binding law? Where is the motion designed to dismantle the entrenched coffee cartels that continue to impoverish farmers in Kangema, Mathira, and Othaya? Where is the legislative intervention aimed at breaking the dairy sector monopolies that determine the pr...

Barrister Ntumfon Ndangoh Tah Calvin of Cameroon. PHOTO/UGC. By Ntumfon Ndangoh Tah Calvin Recent reports of xenophobic violence targeting Africans, including Cameroonians and other foreign nationals in South Africa, have once again raised serious concerns about the protection of African citizens within their own continent. The continued silence and apparent lack of decisive response from several African governments, including Cameroon, is both troubling and disappointing. As a Cameroonian, it is difficult to understand why stronger diplomatic measures have not been taken to address the recurring incidents of hostility and discrimination directed at fellow Africans in South Africa. African unity cannot be reduced to rhetoric and slogans while citizens of one African state are attacked, intimidated, or denied opportunities in another. Diplomacy is grounded in mutual respect and reciprocity. The principle is straightforward: if you treat my citizens with dignity and fairness, I will ens...

The Malian army said Saturday that several northern towns, including Gao and Sévaré, were targeted by rebels. The statement came as a rebel group announced a new offensive to capture a town in the country's north. Andrew Lebovich, a research fellow at Clingendael's Conflict Research Unit, said some of the targets were intended more as "diversions" than as primary objectives, unlike strategically important towns such as Anefis.

Jihadists and their separatist Tuareg allies hit Mali with fresh coordinated attacks Saturday, striking multiple towns and a prison just months after hobbling the country's military junta with a similar wave of assaults. FRANCE 24's Philip Turle explains.

Coface highlights how Middle East tensions and disrupted supply chains could trigger a new inflationary shock, affecting African economies unevenly. Oil importers face rising inflation, while commodity exporters may benefit from higher prices amid slower global growth forecasts.

Discover why cloud adoption is essential to digital transformation, enabling agility, innovation, and scalability across modern enterprises, according to Absa’s Olof Neser.

Peru now has a president-elect who won by a margin smaller than the population of a mid-sized suburb — and an opponent who says he will never accept it. Electoral officials in Lima confirmed Friday that conservative Keiko Fujimori captured the presidency with 50.135 percent of the June 7 runoff vote, edging out leftist congressman […]

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake rattled the central Chilean coastline at 2043 GMT on Friday, striking roughly 10 kilometers beneath the seabed near the Valparaíso region, according to data released by Germany’s Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). No injuries or structural damage had been reported by Friday evening. The quake’s epicenter was pinpointed at 32.7 degrees south […]