France tables proposal for UN to leave Mali amid tensions
France has proposed a draft resolution that the UN end its peacekeeping mission in Mali on Friday. The UN Security…
Hajj: Price rises making pilgrimage increasingly unaffordable
Some 1.8 million Muslims from across the world made it to Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to mark…
No-one has money for Eid animals in Sudan – trader
Many people in Sudan, where an Eid truce between the military rivals is meant to be in place, cannot afford…
Unfair EU rules to hit SA orange exports, say growers
“Unfair” regulations from the European Union (EU) will hit South African orange exports by 20% this year, the CEO of…
Sierra Leone opposition cries foul over vote results
The opposition candidate has called the provisional results in Sierra Leone “daylight robbery”, alleging that his electoral agents were not…
Kenya completes further cult post-mortems
The Kenyan government has completed the third phase of post-mortems on the bodies believed to be followers of a cult…
South Sudan takes in 10,000 refugees fleeing Sudan
More than 10,000 people have registered as refugees in South Sudan after fleeing the conflict in Sudan, the UN Office…
South Sudan takes in 10,000 refugees fleeing Sudan
More than 10,000 people have registered as refugees in South Sudan after fleeing the conflict in Sudan, the UN Office…
Malian junta seizes influential cleric’s passport
Mali’s military-led government on Thursday seized the diplomatic passport of influential and outspoken Muslim cleric Mahmoud Dicko, who is a…
Somalia gets ‘revolutionary’ digital payment system
A new national contactless payment system will revolutionise business in Somalia, the central bank governor has told the BBC. Abdirahman…
Warning over scammers impersonating SA president
The South African presidency has warned people against scammers using President Cyril Ramaphosa’s name to defraud the public. It said…
Kenyan leader defends minister’s attack on the media
Kenyan President William Ruto has backed his trade minister for threatening a media house over its exposé of a cooking…
Brave Sudan volunteers ‘may be the key for US aid’
The head of America’s agency for international development says USAid is trying to work with brave community-based volunteers to get…
Why Kenya’s new trade deal with the EU matters
Kenya – which counts the European Union (EU) as its biggest market, sending it roughly one-fifth of all its exports…
Rwanda genocide accused seeks asylum in South Africa
Lawyers representing Rwandan genocide suspect Fulgence Kayishema, who had been on the run for 22 years before his arrest last…
Gambia coup leader accused denies wrongdoing
The alleged mastermind of last year’s attempted coup in The Gambia, Lance Corporal Sanna Fadera has denied wrongdoing. He is…
Migrant crisis: Tunisian fisherman finds dead bodies in his net
As the number of migrants trying to reach Europe grows so does the number of deaths in the Mediterranean. While…
Sudan forces trade blame over spy agency HQ attack
Rival Sudanese forces have accused each other of bombing the intelligence headquarters in the capital Khartoum, with photos online showing…
Tunisia reporter arrested for insulting the president
A prominent Tunisian journalist has been arrested on charges of insulting President Kais Said. A judge ordered the detention of…
France asks for invite to South Africa’s Brics summit
France has requested an invitation to attend a Brics summit scheduled to take place in South Africa in August, the…