Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is ‘stunning’
Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published…
In this Uganda region, most women report domestic violence. Signed pledges are being used to end it
The drunken man kicked the saucepan off the fireplace, demanding to know why dinner was not ready. Then he struck…
Life and death in the heat. What it feels like when Earth’s temperatures soar to record highs
In the unrelenting heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping on rooftops. Hanna Ouhbour needed refuge too, but she…
The British Army trains in Kenya. Many women say soldiers raped them and abandoned children they fathered
Seventeen-year-old Marian Pannalossy cuts a striking figure wherever she goes in Archer’s Post, a small town 200 miles north of…
Mass Apartheid Killer dies as victims still demand justice
Louis van Schoor, a convicted mass murderer in South Africa known as the “Apartheid Killer”, has died. The 72-year-old had…
Uganda protester sexually assaulted in police cell – lawyer
A Ugandan activist, one of dozens detained this week for participating in banned demonstrations, was sexually assaulted in custody, his…
My family went to help landslide victims and ended up dead
Meselesh Gosaye, a mother of six, was in her hilltop home in southern Ethiopia’s Gofa district caring for her children…
South Africa police say 95 Libyans detained at suspected military camp
South African police have detained 95 Libyan nationals for questioning on suspicion of receiving training at a secret military camp.…
Rescue efforts ongoing after Southern Ethiopia’s deadly mudslide
The search for survivors of a mudslide that claimed the lives of at least 229 people in southern Ethiopia continued…
Kenya is not asleep anymore’: Why young protesters are not backing down
Nairobi, Kenya – Daniel Wambua did not flinch, even as police fired tear gas at him on July 16. On…
Video: Anti-corruption protesters forcefully detained in Uganda
Ugandan police forcefully detained dozens of protesters at an anti-corruption rally in Kampala on Tuesday, as people rallied against government…
Kenya’s Ruto adds opposition figures to cabinet as protests rumble on
Kenya’s President William Ruto has appointed four members of the main opposition party as part of a new cabinet as…
Africa’s footballers can do ‘great things’ at Paris 2024
Nearly three decades on from their male counterparts winning Olympic gold, Nigeria’s women’s football team believe it is their time…
Bodyguard of S Leone’s ex-leader jailed over failed coup
A former bodyguard of Sierra Leone’s ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma has been found guilty of treason and sentenced alongside 10…
Morocco to acquire Israeli spy satellite worth $1 bln- media
Morocco plans to acquire a spy satellite from Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) in a $1 billion deal, Moroccan media reported…
Gabon says payment dispute with World Bank resolved
Gabon’s payment dispute with the World Bank is apparently resolved. Authorities in the central African nation say technical issues made…
Kenya to borrow more after new taxes withdrawn – president
Kenya’s President William Ruto says the country will have to borrow more to keep the government running following the rejection…
Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants: Six reasons they have not been defeated
The phrase that Nigerian militant group Boko Haram had been “technically defeated” is ringing increasingly hollow. Seven months into his…
Suspected female suicide bombers death toll rises to 32 in Nigeria
The number of people who have died in a series of deadly blasts in Nigeria thought to have been carried…
Mauritanian president comfortably wins re-election
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has been re-elected as head of state following Saturday’s national vote, winning comfortably in the…