#Africa

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te was grounded before his flight even took off, after three African nations denied overflight rights. Beijing called it the right choice. The implications stretch far beyond one cancelled trip.

On the same day South Africa was disinvited from the G7 summit under US pressure, China pledged tariff-free trade. What does this moment reveal about the battle for the Global South?

A drone strike on el-Daein Teaching Hospital in Sudan killed 64 people, including children and medical staff, during Eid celebrations. WHO confirms 213 attacks on healthcare in Sudan's civil war.

Zimbabwe abruptly halted raw lithium exports, joining a wave of African resource nationalism that's rattling Chinese supply chains and reshaping global battery markets.

A GSMA-led coalition is pushing ultra-low-cost 4G phones into six African markets. The target price is bold. The obstacles — component costs, taxes, thin margins — are real.

Over 1,400 young men from 36 African countries were lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine under false pretenses. The shocking recruitment network that exploited poverty and desperation.

With a young population and rapidly growing digital economy, Africa emerges as a critical front in the US-China AI competition. By 2050, one in four people globally will be African

Foreign kidnappings in Africa's Sahel region spiked in 2025, with Chinese nationals accounting for 70% of cases. Al-Qaeda affiliates are targeting economic partnerships to destabilize governments.

171 bodies found in mass graves in eastern Congo after M23 rebel withdrawal. A closer look at what peace agreements really mean when civilian massacres continue unabated.

Trump administration ends humanitarian aid to seven African nations, cutting lifesaving programs deemed to have no 'strong nexus' with US national interests.

Gunmen killed at least 50 people in Nigeria's Zamfara State as security crisis deepens despite growing US military involvement in the region.

China announces unilateral zero-tariff policy for 53 African nations including South Africa, seeking no reciprocity. What's behind this unprecedented economic gesture?