Uganda’s parliament has passed a bill criminalising human sacrifice and prescribing life sentences on conviction for related offences. Until now, the country’s laws did not provide for the c... Read more

A Malian woman has given birth to nine babies, in what would be an extremely rare case. Halima Cisse, 25, gave birth on Tuesday to five girls and four boys in a Moroccan hospital where she h... Read more

A member of the Hirak protest movement in Algeria has been sentenced to two years in prison for offending Islam and insulting the president. Activists say that Amira Bouraoui has not been de... Read more

A court in Egypt has ruled that the Ever Given – the massive container vessel that blocked the Suez Canal in March – will continue to be held as a dispute over compensation shows... Read more

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu has arrived in Kenya at the start of a two-day state visit, which analysts say is aimed at ending frosty relations. She is expected to speak publicly... Read more

The European Union has cancelled its observer mission for Ethiopia’s June elections citing “lack of agreement on key parameters”. The High Representative Josep Borrell said... Read more

The military in the Democratic Republic of Congo will take charge in two regions hit by violence that have been declared “under siege”. The local administration including governo... Read more

Germany plans to return to Nigeria by next year some historical artefacts known as Benin Bronzes that were looted during the colonial era. This followed an agreement between Germany’s... Read more

A Ugandan journalist working for the state broadcaster has been shot dead in a confrontation with security forces. Robert Kagolo was killed at his late brother’s home that was being gu... Read more

A prominent Kenyan doctor who became an anti-vaccine campaigner and conspiracy theorist has died from the disease. Dr Stephen Karanja said it was unnecessary to vaccinate Kenyans against Cov... Read more

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says an armed group has taken control of an area zone in the western region of Benishangul-Gumuz. The Kamashi area, with a population of about 25... Read more

Motorbike-riding gunmen have killed dozens of people and burnt down a number of homes in a series of raids targeting remote villages in Nigeria’s Zamfara state, reports from the north-... Read more

Lawyers for former South African president Jacob Zuma have filed a notice of withdrawal from representing him. The lawyers have not given reasons for doing so. The notice filed on Wednesday... Read more

The University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa has given details of the treasure trove it lost when a blaze swept through its Jagger Reading Room on Sunday. “The fire destroyed the... Read more