Kenyan school fined for sharing photos of pupils
Kenya’s digital regulator has fined a school $31,000 (£25,000) for posting pictures of students online without the consent of their…
France’s ambassador flies out of Niger after row
France’s ambassador in Niger has flown out of the country a month after military rulers ordered his expulsion. The two…
Dozens of pupils trapped by SA floods are freed
Dozens of schoolchildren have been rescued after heavy floods trapped them in a South African resort for three days. The…
Mali delays February polls for ‘technical reasons’
The military junta in Mali has said it will postpone the presidential election that had been scheduled for February A…
Zambian information minister sacked in mini-reshuffle
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has sacked his Information Minister Chushi Kasanda in a mini-cabinet reshuffle announced on Monday. Ms Kasanda…
New row over ‘immoral’ Ugandan Nyege Nyege festival
Ugandan leaders have disagreed over the hosting of the popular Nyege Nyege festival in the eastern city of Jinja, whose…
Kenya to start building nuclear power plant in 2027 – CEO
Kenya will begin constructing a nuclear power plant in 2027, the authorities have said in the latest pledge about the…
Zoleka Mandela: Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter dies in South Africa at 43
Zoleka Mandela, granddaughter of South Africa’s first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela, has died of cancer at the age of…
Celebration of South Africa a show of togetherness, chamber says
An inaugural festival celebrating the culture of South Africa on the Isle of Man was a display of togetherness, the…
Tanzanians competing in America’s Got Talent final
Two Tanzanian are set to feature in the finals of the America’s Got Talent (AGT) show in Las Vegas on…
Tigrayans mourn fighters killed in Ethiopia war
Residents in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region are mourning the death of fighters killed during the two year-long brutal war that…
Eight electrocuted after heavy rains in South Africa
Eight people have been electrocuted after gale force winds and heavy rainfall lashed South Africa’s Western Cape province. Hundreds of…
Part of historic Ghanaian mosque collapses
A historic mosque in Bole, a town in north-west Ghana, has partially collapsed following heavy rains. The mud roof of…
SA halts power cuts in Cape region amid flooding
Planned power cuts in parts of South Africa have been suspended amid heavy flooding. Intense downpours caused extensive damage in…
Zambia ex-president banned from ‘political’ jogging
Zambia’s former President, Edgar Lungu, has been warned against his public jogging events, with police describing his workouts as “political…
Google honours late South African artist Matshikiza
Google on Monday unveiled a doodle to pay tribute to South African jazz pianist, composer and journalist Todd Matshikiza. Matshikiza,…
Benin acts after dozens killed in fuel depot fire
The Beninese government has ordered an assessment of all fuel storage facilities in the wake of the deadly explosion that…
Heavy fighting reported in historic Ethiopian city
Fighting has continued to be reported in Ethiopia’s restive Amhara region between government troops and local militias with the historic…
Somaliland dismisses Uganda’s unity talks offer
Somaliland has said it has “no plans for dialogue to discuss unity” after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s offer to mediate…
Niger coup: Macron says France to withdraw troops and ambassador
President Emmanuel Macron has said France will withdraw its ambassador and end all military co-operation with Niger following a coup.…