The commitment of ECOWAS to limit its member countries’ fees in the air transport sector has raised many hopes. We compare ticket taxes and fees at four airports in the region in infographics.

Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma are fleeing after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces

The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought shelter there after fleeing the rebel advance.

Three-time African champions Nigeria will avoid hosts Morocco, defending champions Senegal, seven-time winners Egypt, Algeria and Ivory Coast in Monday’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations draw in Rabat, after being placed in Pot 1,

GOMA, Congo — Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, were fleeing on Monday after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces as fighting escalated despite calls from the U.N. Security Council for the insurgents to withdraw.

The draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, will take place on Monday, January 27, in Rabat, Morocco. A total of 24 teams will confirm their group-stage opponents for Africa’s premier football competition.

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Timkat marks the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan and is one of the most important religious festivals for Christians in the East African country. Here, Ethiopians living in the US city of Washington DC relish the festivities. [AMID FARAHI / AFP]

Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo’s valuable rare minerals.