Police in Kenya hurl teargas at protesters against gender-based violence
Police in Kenya hurled teargas canisters Tuesday at hundreds of protesters against gender-based violence, or femicide, in the capital, Nairobi,…
Ghana becomes record fifth African nation to see opposition victory this year
Ghana’s Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia has accepted defeat in Saturday’s elections, congratulating opposition leader and former President John Mahama on his…
How a uranium mine became a pawn in the row between Niger and France
In the latest sign of a dramatic deterioration in relations, Niger’s military rulers appear increasingly determined to drive France out…
Verstappen to do FIA work in Rwanda after swearing
Max Verstappen will do an activity with junior competitors in Rwanda after swearing in a news conference at the Singapore…
French court finds author guilty of downplaying Rwandan genocide
A court in France has found French-Cameroonian author Charles Onana guilty of downplaying the Rwandan genocide. The 60-year-old writer was…
UK sanctions Kenyan businessman over illicit gold trade
The UK and US governments have imposed sanctions on a British-Kenyan businessman over his alleged involvement in the illicit gold…
Victorious John Mahama promises new beginning for Ghana
Ghana’s opposition candidate and former President John Mahama has promised “a new beginning, a new direction” for the country after…
Zambia’s ex-President Lungu barred from seeking re-election
Zambia’s top court has barred former President Edgar Lungu from standing for re-election in 2026. The Constitutional Court ruled that…
What’s on the minds of Ghanaian voters explored in seven charts
Ghana is heading for its ninth general election since multiparty politics resumed in 1992. In that time, there have been…
Unknown flu-like disease kills at least 79 people in DR Congo
At least 79 people have died from an unknown disease that is causing flu-like symptoms in south-western Democratic Republic of…
Mali says army killed senior rebel commander and others in drone strike
Mali’s government said on Sunday it had killed a senior Tuareg rebel commander and other rebels in a drone strike…
Experience the pulse of contemporary art at WEKRE in Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou, the vibrant capital of Burkina Faso, is buzzing with creativity as it hosts WEKRE, an open-air exhibition that brings…
UN femicide report says home is the most dangerous place for women
It is meant to be a safe space, but the United Nations said in a sobering report published on Monday…
Namibia poised to elect first female president
Namibia’s Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country’s first female president if she wins the presidential election on Wednesday.…
Egyptian teenage sensation Amina Orfi makes squash history
Egyptian Amina Orfi made history in Singapore on Sunday (Nov. 24). The athlete defeated the women’s world number three and…
Burning old TVs to survive: The toxic trade in electrical waste
You can see thick plumes of smoke rise from the Agbogbloshie dumpsite from miles away. The air at the vast…
South African anti-apartheid writer Breytenbach dies
The renowned anti-apartheid writer and activist Breyten Breytenbach, jailed for his beliefs in South Africa in the 1970s, has died…
‘We knew Christmas before you’ – the Band Aid fallout
Forty years on from the original recording, the cream of British and Irish pop music past and present are once…
At least 24 dead after two boats capsize off coast of Madagascar
At least 24 people have died after two boats carrying mostly Somali nationals capsized off the coast of Madagascar, local…
Sudan in danger of becoming a failed state, aid chief warns
War-stricken Sudan is in danger of becoming another failed state because civil society is disintegrating amid a proliferation of armed…