Africa

Jerusalem commemorates the ‘Egoz’ shipwreck disaster, 65 years later

This is the tragic story of 44 illegal immigrants – men, women, and children – who set out from Morocco to Israel in 1961 and met their deaths at sea.

Memorial to the victims on board the immigrants ship ‘Egoz,’ on Mount Herzl.
Then-Malawi president Lazarus Chakwera speaks during an election campaign rally at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe, on September 13, 2025.

Guard dogs or state security? Malawi faces unusual post-election dispute

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar meets with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi in first diplomatic visit to Somaliland on January 6, 2026.

Israel’s new geopolitical compass points east and south - opinion

Somaliland Navy members participate in a parade celebrating the 33rd anniversary of their Independence in Hargeisa, Somaliland on May 18, 2024.

A Black African Jew to UN and African Union: Israel just did your job in Somaliland - opinion


From Gaza to Congo: How demographics drive conflict and suffering - opinion

Gaza isn’t the only place showing intensely grim images, even if they’re less visible on our nightly news.

Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City earlier this month. This photo may have been staged.

More than 60 migrants die as boat sinks off Yemen, dozens missing

68 bodies have been recovered and 12 people have been rescued with many still missing as of Monday morning accordig to the Yemen chief for the International Organization for Migration.

African illegal immigrants wait to board a boat in the southern port city of Aden on September 26, 2016, before being deported to Somalia.

ISIS-backed rebels kill 38 people in a church in Congo, several still missing

The assault in Komanda, a city in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, this Sunday left 15 injured and several people still missing.

Members of the M23 rebel group ride on a pickup truck as they leave their position for patrols amid conflict between them and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, January 29, 2025.

ICC convicts two militia leaders of persecuting Muslims in Central African Republic

Judges said Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona, a former football executive, and militia commander Alfred Yekatom helped to lead a campaign of violence against Muslim civilians.

THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court building in The Hague: The ICC has no viable plan to bring to justice the Hamas leaders who conceived the mega-atrocity in Israel, or the terrorist organization’s supporters who slaughtered 1,200 civilians and seized 251 people as hostages on October 7, 2023

The mysterious ghost elephant no one believed still existed

For years there was no sign of it, but a new photo reveals: It might not be too late to save a species of elephant once thought to be a legend.

 A mysterious elephant

France ends permanent troop presence in Senegal

"Today's transfer of Camp Geille marks a new stage in the evolution of the partnership between our two armed forces," General Pascal Ianni said.

 French President Emmanuel Macron bids farewell to the Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye after lunch with him at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 20 June 2024

Trump asks Liberian president where he learned English, his country's official language

"Such good English," Trump told Liberian President Joseph Boakai. "Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?"

Several African leaders, including Liberian President Joseph Boakai, sit with US President Donald Trump on July 9, 2025.

Israel Allies Foundation launches six new caucuses in Africa 

In the wake of Israel's 12-day war with Iran, the Israel Allies Foundation is capitalizing on growing diplomatic momentum by expanding its influence with the addition of six new caucuses in Africa.


The strangest attraction you’ll encounter in the middle of the desert

It’s pink, solar-powered, waiting for you in the heart of a dry desert, and it’s packed with cold drinks – completely free. If that sounds like a mirage, wait until you hear who put it there.

 A man drinking water in the desert

Hezbollah’s presence in Africa poses a direct threat to American interests - opinion

The United States should capitalize on its newly assertive global image to push back against Iranian influence in Africa, starting with Hezbollah’s footprint in the DRC.

 Hezbollah supporters celebrate what they say is Iran's victory, after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, June 25, 2025