Africa StreaM

CGTN Africa brings together four journalists to answer questions and explore concerns raised by Kenyan youth regarding employment.

São Tomé and Príncipe is voting in a presidential election on Sunday, with incumbent Carlos Vila Nova seeking a new five-year term.

Officials made the announcement, citing findings in the 2023 Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative report, which showed a wide gap between the volume of gold officially declared and the volume actually shipped out of Cameroon.

The agreement was reached after official talks held at the State House in Dar es Salaam, where the two leaders pledged to strengthen collaboration in agriculture, livestock, health, education, transport and investment.

Guinea on Friday held the inaugural session of its new National Assembly at the People

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be remembered as a tournament of unprecedented scale, but for African football, it was equally defined by historic systemic barriers off the pitch. While the expansion to a 48-team format promised a more inclusive global celebration, the reality of co-hosting across the United States, Canada, and Mexico exposed deep geopolitical inequalities.

Former Senegalese President Macky Sall met his successor President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday to formally seek the government

The Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Kenya

At least 20 schoolchildren were killed when a school bus crashed in eastern Uganda, renewing concerns over road safety in a country with a high rate of fatal traffic accidents.

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has exceeded 2,100 confirmed cases and remains the fastest-growing epidemic of its kind on record, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

Sudan

Cameroon has announced a sweeping crackdown on its gold mining sector to curb under-reporting of production and illegal exports.

Nigerian authorities have issued a flood alert for 14 states, warning residents and local governments to prepare for possible flooding as heavy rains continue to batter parts of the country.

South Africa has dismissed what it describes as a misinformation campaign portraying the country as isolated from the rest of Africa following recent protests over illegal migration.

Uganda is set to discharge its last Ebola patient, beginning the 42-day countdown required before the country can be declared free of the virus if no new cases are detected.

Benin established a national scientific committee to support the restitution of cultural artifacts held abroad.

Uganda expects its fiscal deficit to narrow to 3% of gross domestic product by the 2030/31 financial year, down from 6% this year, as the government shifts toward cheaper external borrowing to rein in debt-servicing costs.