Haiti's gang violence crisis has left at least 5,700 people dead or wounded this year while more than 1,000 women and girls have been raped, UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Friday

Yemen's Houthis and Saudi-backed forces fought over an area located not far from a waterway that is crucial to global energy flows, killing 80 combatants over the past day, sources on both sides told AFP on Friday

The gate of Mt Elgon National Park. PHOTO/Mt Elgon Foundation/ Kelvin Maima. By PATRICK MAYOYO Elephants living on Mount Elgon may be using certain plants to treat illness, according to new research that draws on decades of observations by members of the local Sabaot Indigenous community. The study, published in Scientic Reports, documents reports of elephants selecting particular plants when they appear unwell, as well as mothers providing plant material to their calves. Researchers describe the behaviour as “putative self-medication”, while stressing that the findings do not yet prove the plants have therapeutic effects. Researchers worked with eight Sabaot experts, including wildlife scouts, guides and elders with more than 20 years’ experience living in or observing elephants around Mount Elgon. Their accounts identified 35 plant species and four types of soil, minerals or clay reportedly consumed by elephants. Of the plants, 34 were also recognised by the experts as having t...

Pope Leo XIV meets with France bishops. PHOTO/VATICAN By PATRICK MAYOYO Catholic churches today are placing repentance, humility and faithful action at the centre of the liturgy, as worshippers are reminded that what ultimately matters is not what people say, but whether their lives reflect God’s will. The readings for today’s Mass present a consistent message: people can change, God calls them to account for their choices, and genuine faith must be demonstrated through action. The first reading, from the Book of Ezekiel, confronts the human tendency to accuse God of being unfair. Through the prophet, God challenges Israel’s complaint and turns the question back on the people: is God’s way really unfair, or are human beings responsible for the consequences of their own choices? Ezekiel offers a message of both responsibility and hope. A person who has lived rightly but later turns towards wrongdoing will be held accountable for that wrongdoing. But the reverse is also true: som...

In recent months, the eastern Central African Republic has been hit by several attacks attributed to the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan militia infamous for its massacres and mass abductions of children in the 1990s and 2000s. The group's leader, Joseph Kony, wanted by the International Criminal Court for more than 20 years, remains at large. FRANCE 24 spoke to Leonie von Braun, the ICC’s lead investigator on the Kony case, about the group's resurgence.

In tonight's edition: Ethiopia and Eritrea break diplomatic ties, accusing each other of stoking internal conflicts. Also, Nigeria rolls out a digital postcode system for every building. Plus we speak to one of the co-founders of the Rural Women's Assembly as it is recognised for its work challenging power systems.

African startups can apply to Madica for up to $200,000 through a SAFE. Here is who qualifies, how the rolling application process works and what founders should check before accepting an investment.

Africa has more than $4 trillion in domestic financial assets, but only a small share reaches infrastructure and productive businesses. New financing structures in Rwanda, East Africa and Morocco show how that gap could be narrowed.

Emekuku: The Land Beneath the Institutions “The Akalovo account of family land and the Catholic foundations.” By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze Two dates anchor the published institutional story. Holy Rosary Hospital says it was established in Emekuku in 1932 under Archbishop Charles Heerey, while Our Lady of Mount Carmel College dates its beginning to 1942 under […]

France prepares to close about 400 schools after student demonstrations over shortages and deteriorating facilities turn violent.