Botswana has been commended for showing commitment towards advancing regional trade integration between 29 countries in the southern and eastern African counties.

Ebola survivors were discharged from a treatment centre in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Saturday, offering a moment of hope as the country's deadly Bundibugyo virus outbreak continues to spread.

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama warned against a new scramble for Africa's resources at the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday, calling for critical minerals to be processed on the continent.

Angolan President João Lourenço has called for an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed on Cuba by the United States. 

Angolan President João Lourenço has called for comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council, saying Africa, Asia and Latin America must have permanent representation.

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says the United Nations should break an 80-year barrier by electing a woman as its next Secretary-General.

The first day of the 81st UN General Assembly General Debate exposed sharp divisions over war, artificial intelligence, migration and Africa's place in global decision-making.

Thousands of supporters of President Felix Tshisekedi's Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) and allied parties rallied in Kinshasa on Tuesday to back a national dialogue and calls for constitutional change.

Tanzania's Vice-President Deogratius Ndejembi criticised states imposing unilateral sanctions on other countries, warning at the UN General Assembly that such measures undermine sovereignty and peaceful coexistence.

UK Border Force officers brought migrants ashore in Dover today after they were intercepted while crossing the English Channel in a small dinghy.

The migrants are seen disembarking one by one and walking towards a customs tent, where some queue outside under the supervision of Border Patrol personnel.