Following months of sometimes violent anti-illegal migrant protests in South Africa, two Ghanaians have petitioned the International Criminal Court. They have asked the Hague-based institution to open a preliminary investigation into the attacks against foreigners which they said could constitute crimes against humanity. Several African migrants have been ​killed in the violence, while others have been beaten or seen their… Read More

An intense heatwave has gripped Egypt, forcing residents to adopt coping measures while disrupting work schedules, tourism, and agriculture across the country. The soaring temperatures have driven many to seek relief at Red Sea and Mediterranean beaches, where cold drinks and ice cream offer brief respite from the scorching sun. Vacationer Rania said this year’s heat feels harsher than usual,… Read More

Morocco defender Issa Diop returned from the World Cup to switch between Premier League clubs on Wednesday, joining newly promoted Ipswich from Fulham. Ipswich said the 29-year-old center back signed a four-year contract for an undisclosed transfer fee, which was reportedly 8.5 million pounds ($11.4 million). Diop, a former France youth and Under-21 international, started in five of Morocco’s six-game… Read More

Germany’s foreign minister wrapped up a two-day visit to Nigeria Wednesday as Berlin moves to deepen business opportunities across Africa amid a more isolationist United States and geo-political pressure from Russia and China. Johann Wadephul called for “strengthening trade and investment” at a meeting with his counterpart Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu in Abuja, having spent Tuesday in the economic capital, Lagos. Claudia… Read More

Ndodana Tshuma, who is in custody on suspicion of killing his wife and two young daughters, did not apply for bail when he appeared at a Johannesburg court on Wednesday. The magistrate has since scheduled the case to be heard again in court on 27 August. Tshuma, a British citizen of Zimbabwean origin, was arrested earlier in July in the… Read More

The World Health Organization says the death toll in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has surpassed 1,000. In all, 2,473 cases of the deadly virus, including 999 deaths, have been confirmed in the Congo, while 20 cases, including two deaths, have been registered in neighbouring Uganda. Kinshasa’s health ministry says that at least 737… Read More

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday his office does not have the authority to carry out the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and called on US federal officials to step in. “My administration has reviewed every avenue available under applicable law to determine whether New York City could execute the International Criminal Court’s… Read More

Liberian police say they have made the country’s biggest drug bust ever, after raiding a suspected storage site near the capital and finding what officials believe is a huge quantity of cocaine. Police released photos and video showing dozens of sealed suitcases and boxes packed inside a lorry. Police chief Gregory Coleman said forensic tests confirmed the substance was cocaine,… Read More

The head of Burkina Faso’s military government, Ibrahim Traore, has sought to stamp out speculation of a power struggle within its ranks, warning he intends remaining the country’s only leader. “There can’t be two captains on one ship,” the authoritarian Traore told community leaders in Ouahigouya in the north of the country on Thursday. The prolonged absence of two leading… Read More