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Ayra Starr Releases Third Album Starr Girl
The 16-track Afrobeats record arrives on Friday with Wizkid and Rema features, the first full-length project from the Nigerian singer since 2024.
Category: Africa
Amnesty Urges Zambia to Free Detained Journalist
The rights group says charges against MacPherson Mukuka should be dropped, in a case monitors place within a wider pattern of legal pressure on…
South Africa Police Inquiry Nears Final Report
The Madlanga Commission reports on 31 August after an inquiry into alleged syndicate infiltration of the police that has produced dismissals and arrests.
Le Clos Becomes Most Decorated Commonwealth Athlete
South African swimmer Chad le Clos took his 21st Commonwealth Games medal in Glasgow, passing Emma McKeon as the most decorated athlete in Games…
Congo Ebola Outbreak Becomes Largest on Record, WHO Says
WHO reports 3,605 confirmed cases and 1,587 deaths in the DRC as of 30 July 2026, making the Bundibugyo outbreak the largest ever recorded…
Humpback Supergroups Signal Recovery, but War-Driven Shipping Routes Raise New Risks
Southern hemisphere humpbacks have risen from under 10,000 to over 100,000 since the 1986 whaling ban, but war-driven rerouting is adding ships to their…
Malian Refugees Keep Crossing into Mauritania as Border Violence Spreads
More than 300,000 Malians now shelter in Mauritania's Hodh Chargui region, as violence attributed to the army and Russia's Africa Corps spreads across the…
Sudan’s Army Chief Orders Offensive to CAR Border After North Kordofan Gains
The directive follows rapid gains in North Kordofan that reopened a supply corridor to El Obeid, as UN data shows millions of displaced Sudanese…