UN peacekeeper killed in Mali ambush
At least one UN peacekeeper has been killed in an attack in northern Mali. Four others were seriously injured. The…
Thirteen die as communities fight in South Sudan camp
The UN mission in South Sudan says at least 13 people have been killed in inter-communal fighting at a camp…
Suspected Islamists hack Congolese villagers to death
Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 10 people in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Local reports…
Bobo Wê – Benin’s drummer-turned-rapper
Bobo Wê is an award-winning rapper and singer from Benin whose love of music started when he learned drumming in…
Sudanese community fights for evacuations back to UK
Members of the Sudanese community in Oxford are continuing to fight to bring their families home as many remain trapped…
Senegal bans protests by Ousmane Sonko’s supporters
The authorities in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, have banned protests planned for Friday by supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko.…
Pearl Beach hotel: Islamists kill nine in Somalia attack
Six civilians have been killed and 10 injured after al-Shabab militants attacked a beachside hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu,…
Gay rights backlash over Kenyan academic’s SA invite
South Africa’s opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party is facing a backlash for its decision to invite a Kenyan academic…
Saudi Arabia condemns attack on its embassy in Sudan
Saudi Arabia has condemned an attack on its embassy in Sudan’s capital “in the strongest terms”. The Saudi foreign ministry…
Huge blazes seen in Sudan’s capital near arms factory
Massive fires are burning in an area of Sudan’s capital that houses an arms factory following clashes between paramilitary Rapid…
Equatorial Guinea’s deadly Marburg outbreak over – WHO
The UN has declared an end to a Marburg outbreak in Equatorial Guinea that has officially killed 12 people since…
Sex for grades’ outlawed by Nigeria’s parliament
Nigeria’s outgoing parliament has finally passed a bill that aims to prevent the sexual harassment of university students. Once it…
Sudan conflict: Children rescued from orphanage in Khartoum
Nearly 300 orphans caught in the crossfire in Sudan’s capital have been rescued in a daring and dangerous evacuation by…
US suspends food aid to Ethiopia over fraud fears
The US is suspending food aid to Ethiopia because it says donations are being diverted from those in need. The…
Opposition coalition victorious in Guinea-Bissau vote
An opposition coalition in Guinea-Bissau has won an overall majority in parliament following elections on Sunday. This means President Umaro…
Ethiopia: US agency suspends food as drought grips country
A US aid agency is suspending food aid to Ethiopia, because it says donations are being diverted from those in…
Rare ruby from Mozambique sells for record $35m
The biggest ruby ever to come to auction has been sold in New York for a record sum of just…
Four Tunisian soldiers die in helicopter crash
Four Tunisian soldiers on military duty have died after their helicopter crashed into the sea in the country’s north-west. President…
Sudan declares UN envoy unwelcome in the country
The Sudanese government has declared the UN envoy to the country, Volker Perthes, to be “persona non grata”, meaning it…
Amnesty urges independent probe into Senegal deaths
Rights group Amnesty International has called on Senegalese authorities to carry out independent investigations into the deadly violence during protests…