At least 34 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa – including children and babies – are missing off the Tunisian coast after their boat capsized. It is the fifth migrant boat to...
Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda,” was released from prison in Rwanda after his prison sentence was commuted Friday by the country’s President Paul Kagame. US senior...
Eight new confirmed cases of the Marburg disease have been reported in Equatorial Guinea, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. This brings the total of laboratory-confirmed cases to...
A convoy of 74 trucks carrying food has arrived in Burkina Faso’s northern town of Djibo by road for the first time in almost five months. Supplies to the town,...
A court in Kenya’s capital Nairobi has barred Meta, Facebook’s parent company, from laying off its content moderators pending determination of a lawsuit that is challenging their planned dismissal. The...
A court in Chad sentenced more than 400 rebels to life in prison on Tuesday (21 March) over the death of former president Idriss Deby, who was killed on the…
Morocco hopes to become the second African nation to host world football’s premier tournament, announcing its intention on Tuesday to bid for the 2030 World Cup. It will be the…
Two Malawian soldiers have gone missing after their rescue boat was swept away on Tuesday in the southern Mulanje area. The New York Times quotes a military spokesperson as saying…
Three Ugandan students were killed after a lorry rammed into their classroom at a school near the capital, Kampala. At least 18 other learners were injured in the incident at…
A lion known as the king of the Serengeti has been killed by rivals. Tour operators and visitors to the national park have paid tribute to the “legendary” Bob Junior…
Nigeria says 11 women who human traffickers planned to smuggle into Libya have been found in next-door Niger and repatriated. Anti-trafficking police say the women have been kept in a…
Rwandan authorities have from Tuesday banned traders from selling meat that has not been refrigerated for at least 24 hours, according to a report. The National Agency for Quality Control,…
Nigeria’s election commission has promised to hand over immediately to the opposition all material linked to last month’s disputed presidential poll. The chairman of the commission, Mahmood Yakubu, said it…
Six Zimbabweans, all suspected armed robbers, escaped from custody while on transit on Monday morning after their accomplices engaged South African police in a shoot-out. In a statement, South African…
Volcanologists say they have observed a glow at the top of the Nyamulagira volcano in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It’s been caused by a movement of lava at shallow…
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