Nigeria secret police file charges against bank governor
Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS), has said that it had filed charges in court against the…
Ghana defends asylum policy after UN criticism
Ghana has defended its policy of sending asylum seekers back to Burkina Faso, after the UN refugee agency urged it…
ICC opens investigation into alleged Darfur war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened a new investigation into alleged war crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan.…
Tour de France: Biniam Girmay is leading a revolution in cycling
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Sudan conflict: ‘I saw bodies dumped in Darfur mass grave
Maalim is traumatised by what he saw in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, before he fled across the border to…
Zuma release from South African jail ruled unlawful
The Constitutional Court in South Africa has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma was granted medical parole unlawfully. Zuma had…
Sierra Leone opposition MPs boycott their swearing-in
Opposition MPs in Sierra Leone have boycotted their parliamentary swearing-in ceremony following elections last month. The All People’s Congress (APC)…
Cannabis cultivation law welcomed in Ghana
News that Ghana’s parliament has passed a controversial law allowing the industrial cultivation of cannabis for medicinal purposes has been…
Top opposition politician shot dead in DR Congo
A leading member of the opposition in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been found dead. The body of Chérubin…
US boxing legend Mayweather feted in Zimbabwe
Retired US boxer Floyd Mayweather danced to a drumbeat and the cheers of fans at the Robert Mugabe International Airport…
Chad leader: Sudan’s war affects all its neighbours
Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Déby has told warring Sudan’s military rivals during a peace summit in Egypt that the plight…
Mozambique ‘tuna bond’ minister handed over to US
The authorities in Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous island province of Tanzania, are enforcing a ban on men wearing their hair in…
The Afrocentric school teaching kids to love their culture
Education in much of Africa is largely based on post-colonial Eurocentric or American curriculums that teach little about African history…
Kenya’s Azimio protests: Children hospitalised after being tear-gassed in Nairobi
Fifty-three children were rushed to hospital in Nairobi after tear gas was thrown into their class by police during protests…
Ghana urged not to expel refugees fleeing jihadists
Ghana has been urged by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) to halt the expulsion of refugees from Burkina Faso. It…
Sudan crisis: From Ruto to Sisi, leaders vie to drive peace process
In a clear sign of their seriousness to end the escalating conflict in Sudan, four East African states, led by…
Kenya doctor: I treated tear-gassed children for free
A Kenyan doctor has told the BBC that his hospital has treated 53 children for free after tear gas was…
Alarm grows over torching of South African lorries
The authorities in South Africa are trying to clamp down on the torching of lorries on major motorways. So far…
Man running length of Africa pauses after robbery
A man running the length of Africa has been forced to pause his challenge after he was robbed at gunpoint.…
Nigeria-born MMA star trains Zuckerburg to take on Musk
Nigerian-born mixed martial arts (MMA) champion Israel Adesanya has posted images on Twitter of him training US tech billionaire Mark…