Ghana urged not to expel refugees fleeing jihadists
Ghana has been urged by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) to halt the expulsion of refugees from Burkina Faso. It…
Sudan crisis: From Ruto to Sisi, leaders vie to drive peace process
In a clear sign of their seriousness to end the escalating conflict in Sudan, four East African states, led by…
Kenya doctor: I treated tear-gassed children for free
A Kenyan doctor has told the BBC that his hospital has treated 53 children for free after tear gas was…
Alarm grows over torching of South African lorries
The authorities in South Africa are trying to clamp down on the torching of lorries on major motorways. So far…
Man running length of Africa pauses after robbery
A man running the length of Africa has been forced to pause his challenge after he was robbed at gunpoint.…
Women’s World Cup 2023: South Africa’s Andile Dlamini talks football and music
South Africa goalkeeper Andile Dlamini stands on the precipice of a remarkable return to the Women’s World Cup after coming…
Sudan conflict: 87 people found in Darfur mass grave, UN says
The bodies of at least 87 people allegedly killed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan have been found…
Nigeria-born MMA star trains Zuckerburg to take on Musk
Nigerian-born mixed martial arts (MMA) champion Israel Adesanya has posted images on Twitter of him training US tech billionaire Mark…
Egypt’s president pleads with Sudan rivals for peace
Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has urged the warring parties in Sudan to stop fighting for talks and to ensure…
Kenyan workers win the right to sue global tea manufacturer
A Scottish court has ruled that a group of Kenyan farm workers can continue with a multi-million pound damages case…
Action taken against firms blamed for Gambian syrup deaths
India’s Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, says regulators have taken action against more than 100 pharmaceutical companies in response to deaths…
Nigeria to clampdown on illegal sale of laughing gas
Nigeria’s drug law enforcement agency has ordered an immediate crackdown on the illegal sale and use of nitrous oxide –…
Kenya cult labelled country’s worst security breach
Kenya’s security minister says the deaths of more than 300 people linked to a doomsday cult in the Shakahola forest…
Runway lighting stolen from Nigerian airport
Thieves have stolen the lighting system for one of the runways at Nigeria’s busiest airport just months after it was…
Tunisia migrant attacks: ‘They held a knife to my throat’
Standing destitute in the street with her one-year-old baby strapped to her back, Louise Fallone describes the moment when masked…
Reports of shelling in Khartoum’s twin city unverified
There are reports that dozens of people have died in a random shelling of a market in the Sudanese city…
Senegal politician held after criticising president – lawyer
The lawyer for a senior opposition politician in Senegal says his client has been charged over comments he made about…
Iran leader begins rare Africa tour
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi is in Kenya at the start of a three-day African tour. It’s the first time that…
What is the UK’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?
The UK government wants to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda. But the the policy is unlawful, the Court of…
Fed up Kenyans join banned tax protests
Kenyan opposition protesters have pressed ahead with planned demonstrations on Wednesday, defying a warning from police who called the protests…