Kenya’s anti-gay bill proposes 50-year jail term
A proposed anti-gay bill in Kenya wants gays and lesbians jailed for 50 years for non-consensual sex. Dubbed the Family…
Gabon partially suspended from Commonwealth after coup
Gabon has been partially suspended from the Commonwealth after military commanders carried out a coup ousting President Ali Bongo. The…
Italy to expand facilities for migrants
The Italian government has agreed new measures in response to a surge in irregular migration across the Mediterranean from Africa.…
Zambia’s ex-president withdraws court case
Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has withdrawn the case in which he called for a judicial review of the government’s…
South Sudan election law sparks MPs’ walkout
A bill establishing the path for long-awaited nationwide elections in South Sudan has sparked a protest in parliament. A faction…
Kenyans pay tribute to singer Roger Whittaker
Kenyans are mourning the death of Kenyan-born British folk singer and expert whistler Roger Whittaker, who is especially famed locally…
First clashes reported in Port Sudan since war began
Fighting between the two rival factions of the Sudanese military has spread to the Red Sea city of Port Sudan…
School resumes in Morocco earthquake-hit zones
Children have returned to school in a number of towns and villages hard hit by the deadly earthquake that struck…
Mali soldiers killed in Tuareg rebel attacks
The army in Mali says five soldiers have been killed and 11 others are missing after two military camps were…
Libya flood: Derna mayor’s house burnt down in protests
The mayor’s home in the Libyan city of Derna has been burnt to the ground, as hundreds of protesters demanded…
Sudan war: UN alarm over child deaths in camps
At least 1,200 children in refugee camps in Sudan have died since May because of measles and malnutrition, the UN…
Floods kill 17 people in northern DR Congo
Seventeen people have been killed by a landslide in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The disaster occurred overnight on Sunday…
Risk of disease outbreak after Libya flood – UN
Contaminated water and a lack of sanitation in flood-hit eastern Libya means people there are at serious risk of disease…
Mali sends extra soldiers to tackle Tuareg rebels
The Malian military says it has deployed additional troops to an area of the country where Tuareg rebels have been…
Calls for S Sudan mayor who allegedly slapped woman to resign
Pressure is mounting on Juba’s acting mayor to resign after he was alledgedly caught on camera slapping a female street…
2 soldiers killed, 2 lawmakers wounded as suicide bomber hits army camp in Somalia
At least two soldiers were killed while four others, including two Somali federal lawmakers, were wounded in a suicide car…
Sexual assault investigation lands Spain’s former soccer boss in court
Former Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales headed to the Madrid high court on Friday to face questions from a judge…
Mali cancels independence celebrations after attacks
Mali’s ruling junta has cancelled independence day celebrations planned for next week following a resumption of hostilities in the north.…
Sudan’s RSF leader threatens to form own government
The commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has threatened to form his own government with Khartoum as its…
Why the FBI is still searching for hundreds of Capitol rioters
A series of high-profile trials against ringleaders of the Capitol riot culminated last week in the sentencing of former Proud…