How the tide of migration is changing European politics
The number of boats carrying migrants from North Africa across the Mediterranean is growing fast – but Europe is struggling…
Zimbabwe president approves controversial patriotic law
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed a bill into law that imposes penalties on Zimbabweans who are found to have…
Nigeria declares food-shortage state of emergency
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food security to address ongoing food inflation. Immediate, medium…
Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur through to Wimbledon final
Tunisia’s tennis star Ons Jabeur produced a superb comeback to beat Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus at Wimbledon in the women’s…
Lawyers sue Spain over Senegal migrant deaths
Prosecutors in the Canary Islands have filed a lawsuit alleging that negligence by the Spanish authorities may have led to…
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…
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…
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…
South Africa named world’s best country to visit
Readers surveyed by the UK’s Telegraph newspaper say South Africa is the world’s best tourist destination. The right-wing paper gushes…
Dozens of al-Shabab militants killed in Somalia – reports
Joint Somali special forces, backed by foreign troops, are reported to have killed at least 40 members of the al-Qaeda-allied…
Heavy rains and landslides kill at least 10 in Ivory Coast
Heavy rain and landslides in Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan, has led to the deaths of at least 10 people,…
French football star Kylian Mbappe arrives in Cameroon
Kylian Mbappe, captain of France’s national football team and striker for Paris Saint-Germain, has arrived in Cameroon. He is being…
Ghana opposition MPs boycott parliament
Opposition MPs in Ghana boycotted parliament on Thursday in solidarity with their leader in parliament and a newly elected MP,…
Giraffes successfully restored to Angolan park
Fourteen giraffes have been transported 1,300km (800 miles) from central Namibia to be reintroduced into the Iona National Park in…
Ethiopia Church apologises to followers in Tigray over war
The highest decision-making body of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church – the Holy Synod – has issued an apology to the…
Kenya police fire tear gas at Odinga’s motorcade
Kenya police fired teargas at the motorcade of opposition leader Raila Odinga as he led his supporters to central business…
Billionaire resolves S Africa’s World Cup pay dispute
The president of the governing body of African football has intervened to resolve a pay dispute between the South Africa…
Maputo school impresses in prestigious science contest
A school in Mozambique is the regional winner for Africa in the first phase of a prestigious global science competition.…
Ghana parliament pushes for passing of anti-gay bill
Parliament in Ghana has backed a proposed amendment to an anti-gay bill that would make identifying as LGBT punishable by…