I was told I couldn’t run again – Ethiopian record-holder
Ethiopian marathon runner Tigst Assefa, who recently obliterated the women’s world record in Berlin, has said that following an injury…
Ethiopian marathon runner Tigst Assefa, who recently obliterated the women’s world record in Berlin, has said that following an injury…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $1.3bn (£1bn) loan to help Morocco improve its preparedness against natural disasters,…
The birth of your first child is one of the biggest events of your life. So to lose your child…
The US has imposed sanctions on former Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti and two companies – one based in Russia…
One person was killed and 11 people were wounded, after a rocket-propelled grenade being held by a Congolese soldier went…
France’s top diplomat to Niger says he’s “tired”, after two months of “extreme tension” and several weeks confined to his…
A Ghanaian doctor who is among this year’s winners of the Right Livelihood Award, widely known as the “Alternative Nobel…
The authorities in Burkina Faso say four army officers have been detained for questioning a day after the military government…
A new report has recorded more than 300 human rights abuses against the LGBTQ community by state and non-state actors…
Military leaders in Gabon have relaxed the curfew imposed on the country following the overthrow of President Ali Bongo. The…
A female employee of Cairo University has been shot dead by a former co-worker in what Egyptian media are calling…
A 21-year-old man from Sudan has been charged with an immigration offence by the British authorities after a woman’s body…
When the joint East African bid from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania won hosting rights for the 2027 Africa Cup of…
Mozambique’s health authorities have expressed concern that some 37% of children in the country are suffering from chronic malnutrition. This…
Kenya has pledged to lead a multinational security force in Haiti in response to a plea from the Caribbean nation’s…
Ugandan police say they have arrested a 17-year-old student on charges of trafficking 170 young people. The police said that…
Ten alleged killers of motorcycle taxi drivers are under arrest in the coal and energy-rich western Mozambican city of Tete.…
Algeria has withdrawn from the race to host the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) on the eve of the vote…
A Rwandan court has denied bail to a 34-year-old man who confessed to committing 14 murders. The suspect, Denis Kazungu,…
The US is halting its aid to Gabon following last month’s coup. “We are pausing certain foreign assistance programs that…