Wrong national anthem played for South Sudan at Olympics
The Olympic organisers in France played the wrong national anthem for South Sudan ahead of the country’s opening men’s basketball…
Ex-SA President Zuma reportedly expelled from ANC
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC), the party he once led,…
Ethiopia’s birr drops 30% as central bank floats currency
Ethiopia’s central bank floated the country’s birr currency on Monday, a move it hopes will secure International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
Nigeria bids to placate youth to avert looming inflation protests
Days before a nationwide protest over bad governance and a high cost of living, Nigeria is offering its young people…
Libyan court jails 12 officials over deadly floods
A Libyan court has jailed 12 officials in connection with the collapse of a series of dams in Derna last…
Nigeria senator, Ifeanyi Ubah who survived fraud charge, lost governorship bid is dead
The Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Ifeanyi Ubah, has died at the age of 52.…
Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’
Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published…
In this Uganda region, most women report domestic violence. Signed pledges are being used to end it
The drunken man kicked the saucepan off the fireplace, demanding to know why dinner was not ready. Then he struck…
Life and death in the heat. What it feels like when Earth’s temperatures soar to record highs
In the unrelenting heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping on rooftops. Hanna Ouhbour needed refuge too, but she…
The British Army trains in Kenya. Many women say soldiers raped them and abandoned children they fathered
Seventeen-year-old Marian Pannalossy cuts a striking figure wherever she goes in Archer’s Post, a small town 200 miles north of…
Mass Apartheid Killer dies as victims still demand justice
Louis van Schoor, a convicted mass murderer in South Africa known as the “Apartheid Killer”, has died. The 72-year-old had…
Uganda protester sexually assaulted in police cell – lawyer
A Ugandan activist, one of dozens detained this week for participating in banned demonstrations, was sexually assaulted in custody, his…
My family went to help landslide victims and ended up dead
Meselesh Gosaye, a mother of six, was in her hilltop home in southern Ethiopia’s Gofa district caring for her children…
South Africa police say 95 Libyans detained at suspected military camp
South African police have detained 95 Libyan nationals for questioning on suspicion of receiving training at a secret military camp.…
AfDB offers Morocco $260 million in loans for port project, governance
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Friday it offered Morocco two loans each worth 120 million euros ($130 million)…
Standard Chartered interested in Uganda rail project, president’s office says
Standard Chartered Bank is interested in financing Uganda’s planned Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), a statement from President Yoweri Museveni’s office…
Activists demand action to tackle the global food crisis
Activists and chefs around the world participated Thursday (Jul. 25) in a new campaign to highlight the global food crisis.…
Sudan’s agriculture minister denies the country is experiencing famine
Sudan’s Agriculture Minister, Abubakr al-Bushra, denied that there is a famine in the country, challenging U.N. reports that 755,000 people…
US polls: Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving…
France buses migrants and homeless out of Paris for Olympics
Carrying backpacks and small children, hundreds of people sleeping on the streets of Paris climbed aboard buses surrounded by armed…