The Liberian teenage motorcycle taxi driver who found and returned money to a prominent businesswoman now says he is being mocked and threatened by those opposed to his actions. Emmanuel Tul... Read more
Police in Kenya have arrested the husband of record-breaking long-distance runner Agnes Tirop who was stabbed to death at her home. Emmanuel Rotich, who was detained in the coastal... Read more
A mob in western Kenya has killed a self-confessed serial killer who escaped from custody two days ago, police say. Masten Wanjala was traced by villagers to a house in Bungoma town and beat... Read more
The high court in Namibia has granted citizenship to a two-year-old son born through surrogacy to a gay couple. The government had refused to give citizenship to the boy, who was born in Sou... Read more
Police in the South African city of Gqeberha – formerly known as Port Elizabeth – are investigating the setting alight of three shops run by foreign nationals on Wednesday night,... Read more
Authorities in Nigeria have announced that government workers who have not received Covid-19 jabs will not be allowed into their offices from December. This effectively makes covid vaccines... Read more
A man who confessed to killing more than 10 children in Kenya has escaped from police cells in Nairobi. Masten Wanjala was due to appear in court on Wednesday over the murders of at least 14... Read more
A fire broke out at the site of Egypt’s top film festival a day before it is due to start at a Red Sea resort. Videos posted on social media showed a blaze engulfing part of the open-a... Read more
Facebook has deactivated 735 accounts linked to a powerful paramilitary group in Sudan over what it calls “suspected coordinated inauthentic behaviour”. “We removed 116 Pag... Read more
The United Nations (UN) has recalled a second senior figure from its operations in Ethiopia over controversial remarks about the war in the country’s north, in a move that could deepen alrea... Read more
The Group of 20 (G20) has agreed to work together to avoid a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan, even if it means having to coordinate efforts with the Taliban, Italian Prime Minister Mari... Read more
The trial of 14 men, including a former president, has begun in Burkina Faso over the assassination of the country’s revered revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago. Former Presiden... Read more
About 120 school pupils have been hospitalised in South Sudan after a deworming exercise by public health officials led to them falling ill. Local media reported that the children were alleg... Read more
The head of the European Union in Liberia has apologised for saying that Liberia’s capital Monrovia is a “disgusting” and “dirty” city, following a backlash. La... Read more
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