Africa

The Russian mercenary outfit Wagner Group is likely to strengthen its activities in Africa despite the death of its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, analysts predict. The group's operations may remain under new management or be subsumed into another Russian paramilitary group. But where on the continent does the group operate, and what does it gain by being in Africa?

Until recently, there had been little interest in geothermal power in East Africa. But Kenya's trailblazing energy transformation policy is now inspiring others.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Africa ended with a stopover in Angola. Analysts suggest Blinken was seeking to shore up trans-Atlantic trade partnerships in light of instability in the Middle East.

Kenya's top court has ruled plans to lead a multinational mission in Haiti unconstitutional. The government plans to appeal. Kenya's offer had been met with relief as the international community struggled for volunteers.

Thomas Kwoyelo faces more than 70 charges - including murder, rape and the recruitment of child soldiers. He becomes the first LRA commander to be tried by a Ugandan court, marking a watershed moment for the country's judicial system. Mr Kwoyelo has consistently denied the charges against him.

Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader quits, claiming his party was hijacked by president’s ruling party.

Nelson Chamisa, the leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), on Thursday said he was leaving the party with immediate effect because it had been hijacked by proxies of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF.

US Secretary of United States Antony Blinken visited the sub-regional rice research institute in Abidjan on Tuesday (January 23) with the president of the African Development Bank.

Chad's junta leader is hosted in Russia and hails ties with the kremlin. Moscow's said it would help Mahamat Idriss Deby stabilise the country. Tunisia is eliminated from AFCON whilst Namibia stay in the game for their first ever advance to the last 16. And a Cameroonian fashion designer hopes to empower migrant workers living in Lebanon.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said the United States is determined to remain a strong security partner for Nigeria, whose military is backed by the U.S., Britain and other allies in a long war against Islamist insurgents.

Cameroon has launched a large-scale malaria vaccination campaign that's expected to reach 250,000 children this year and next. Experts say it will save lives, even if the vaccine isn't perfect.

Two decades after horrific ethnic violence in the Darfur region that killed hundreds of thousands of people, Sudan is once again in crisis. Since the start of the brutal power struggle between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces in April, there have been alarming reports of ethnic killings in Darfur.