Somalia asks UN to delay withdrawal of AU forces
Somalia is seeking a delay in the withdrawal of African Union peacekeeping forces in the country. The country has asked…
Gunmen abduct female students in north-west Nigeria
An unspecified number of female students have been abducted by gunmen from a Nigerian university in north-west Zamfara state. The…
US contractor charged with spying for Ethiopia
An Ethiopian-born US contractor who worked at the State and Justice departments has been arrested and charged with sending classified…
Gillian Malouw: South Africa’s first female submarine navigator dies
South Africa’s first female submarine navigator, Lt Cdr Gillian Malouw, was among the three officers who died at sea on…
South Africa to clear Covid lockdown criminal records
South Africa’s parliament has passed a bill which would expunge criminal records for those convicted of breaching Covid-19 lockdown laws.…
Rwandan serial killer who hid bodies in kitchen pleads guilty
A Rwandan man has pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including the murder of 12 women and two men, in a…
Morocco to spend $12bn on earthquake recovery
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has said that the country will spend 120bn dirhams ($11.6bn; £9.4bn) to rebuild the regions destroyed…
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Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has withdrawn the case in which he called for a judicial review of the government’s…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…