As millions of Ethiopians marked Good Friday in the capital, Addis Ababa on Friday, many were continuing to suffer the impacts of the Middle East crisis, which has sparked chronic fuel shortages and rising costs of basic commodities.
US and Iranian officials held separate talks with Pakistan’s prime minister on Saturday amid a ceasefire made fragile by deep disagreements and unabated fighting in Lebanon. International media reported that the two countries had also started direct talks in the afternoon.
An elated NASA late Friday was celebrating its successful voyage around the Moon, after four astronauts safely returned to Earth having completed the first lunar flyby in more than 50 years.
Djibouti's veteran leader Ismail Omar Guelleh won the country's presidential election with 97.8 percent of the vote, according to official results on Saturday.
A charity co-founded by Prince Harry in Africa to honor his late mother, Princess Diana, has sued him for defamation after he stepped down as a patron last year.
Benin Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni, who is the favourite in this weekend's presidential election, tells supporters he will do "even better" than the government already has done if elected
Djibouti began counting votes Friday in a presidential election expected to hand a sixth term to 78-year-old Ismail Omar Guelleh, who faces just one little-known opponent in the small but highly strategic Horn of Africa nation
A new exhibition titled “0–99. Design for Play” opened on 10 April 2026 at Palazzo Arese Borromeo in Cesano Maderno, near Milan, turning a 17th‑century aristocratic residence into a large, interactive gallery of games.
Emergency services were deployed in Safed on 10 April 2026 after a rocket fired from Lebanon by Hezbollah struck the northern city, prompting a rapid response to treat casualties and secure the area.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Friday, marking their first official talks and signalling renewed dialogue between France and the Holy See at a time of rising global tensions.
In Iseyin, a quiet town in southwestern Nigeria, shaded corners and narrow alleys have become busy hubs for weaving aso-oke, a traditional Yoruba fabric. Long produced by hand, the thick, often brightly colored textile is deeply rooted in cultural heritage and identity.
Just over 256,000 people were eligible to choose between Ismail Omar Guelleh and his little-known opponent Mohamed Farah Samatar but turnout remained low throughout the day.
It was supposed to be a temporary closure for renovations, but for 17 long years, Tripoli's zoo -- like the city itself -- was embroiled in the violence of Libya's brutal conflict
It was supposed to be a temporary closure for renovations, but for 17 long years, Tripoli's zoo -- like the city itself -- was embroiled in the violence of Libya's brutal conflict
Voters will head to the polls on April 12 in Benin to select a new president against a backdrop of a booming economy, but not everyone is benefitting from it--many are struggling to cope with the rising cost of living
A surprise unfolded in Luanda, where journalists gathered expecting French coach Jean-Michel Cavalli to be unveiled as Angola’s new head coach. Instead, it was Aliou Cissé who walked in, taking charge of the Palancas Negras.
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