Malawi's former president Peter Mutharika has taken an early lead in this week's election, according to provisional results.

Voters in Guinea headed to the polls on Sunday to cast their ballot in a constitutional referendum. Four years after a military coup deposed former president Alpha Conde, the vote could pave the way ...

Sixty nations have agreed a new treaty aimed at protecting marine biodiversity in international waters. But the strength of the deal governing the high seas is uncertain as some of the world’s biggest ...

American sprint star Noah Lyles retained his crown in the men’s 200m final, clocking an impressive 19.52 seconds to secure gold. He finished ahead of teammate Kenny Bednarek and Jamaica’s Bryan Levell ...

Air traffic across Europe was severely disrupted on Friday after a major cyberattack targeted critical check-in and boarding systems used by multiple airports, causing widespread delays, cancellations ...

A Russian farmer has smashed his own national record by growing the heaviest pumpkin ever recorded in Russia, tipping the scales at a staggering 969 kilos.

As Haiti grapples with escalating gang violence and a fragile security situation, a group of 143 Haitian soldiers have completed basic military training in Mexico, part of a growing bilateral defense ...

Prosthetic limb production has surged, from 422 in all of 2024 to 326 in just the first half of 2025. With no sign of the ...

The head of the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA Executive Director Diene Keita, arrived in Ivory Coast for a series of high-level meetings aimed at strengthening the agency ...

Pro-democracy protesters from Eswatini gathered outside the US Embassy in Pretoria on Friday, voicing strong opposition to a reported deal between the US government and Eswatini’s monarchy that would ...

Find all about climate-change on AfricanewsWMO warns of growing water crises amid record heat The WMO says urgent investment in monitoring, data sharing, and early-warning systems is vital — because ...

Find all about dr-congo on AfricanewsCash crunch stalls UN probe into possible war crimes in DR Congo The United Nations says all sides in the conflict in the eastern DRC have committed human rights ...