Togo charges two French journalists over incorrect documents, rights group says
Gaël Mocaër and Sebastian Perez Pezzani's detention is "unjustified and disproportionate", Reporters Without Borders…
Senegal’s leadership row mounts as parliament speaker resigns
Anadolu via Getty Images The Speaker of Senegal's parliament El Malick Ndiaye has resigned…
Seven African players to watch at World Cup 2026
Seven African players to watch at World Cup 2026Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ghana…
South African jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim dies at 91
AFP via Getty Images Abdullah Ibrahim, who helped define a genre of South African…
South Sudan sets December date for long-delayed first-ever election
AFP via Getty Images There have been a number of false dawns when it…
Top South African police officer survives assassination attempt
Deputy crime intelligence boss Maj-Gen Feroz Khan was due to appear before an inquiry…
Fears of a massacre in this city on the front line of Sudan’s war
El-Obeid has been under "siege-like conditions" for 18 months says the UN human rights…
Air conditioner sparked deadly blaze at children’s orphanage – police
Eleven people, including children, died in the fire that also injured 19 others.
African para-athletes praise Commonwealth Games inclusivity
Africans competing in Glasgow say the inclusive nature of the Games' schedule is helping…
World’s oldest president reshuffles army as his absence stokes unease
Cameroon's president has been absent for two months while his team denies rumours about…
The Polygamist’s creator says women see themselves reflected in her Netflix hit
Zimbabwean novelist Sue Nyathi self-funded her debut novel and now asks who can afford…
DR Congo and M23 rebels agree roadmap for peace talks
Representatives met in Switzerland to work out next steps to resolve the conflict.
Kenya suspends strike after transport paralysis over high fuel prices
AFP via Getty Images Transport operators in Kenya have suspended their nationwide strike following…
Kenya court halts opening of US Ebola quarantine facility in the country
EPA A Kenyan court has suspended US plans to open an Ebola quarantine facility…
Kenya’s ex-chief justice arrested at protest against building on national park
AFP via Getty Images Kenya's former Chief Justice David Maraga has been arrested while…
‘I buried my parents one day after the other’ – Ebola mourners learn how to grieve safely
BBC Nyamurongo cemetery in Bunia, a city in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that…
