There were chaotic scenes on Wednesday in north-western Nigeria as parents were reunited with their kidnapped daughters in the town of Jangebe. Eyewitnesses say at least three people were sh... Read more
The UN says at least 20 African migrants died after smugglers threw them overboard off the coast of Djibouti. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said at least 80 people were... Read more
Zambia’s up to its eyeballs in debt. Late last year, it became the first African country to default on its foreign debt since the Covid pandemic began. “We’re on a downhill traject... Read more
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, has acknowledged that the Algerian lawyer and nationalist, Ali Boumendjel, was tortured and murdered by the French Army during the Algerian War of Inde... Read more
A group of nearly 300 girls who were kidnapped from a school in north-western Nigeria last week have been released, a local official says. The girls were abducted by unidentified gunmen from... Read more
As Ghana prepares to start its Covid vaccine rollout this week, President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged his people not to heed conspiracy theories casting doubt on the programme. Mr Akufo-Addo s... Read more
Healthcare workers in the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan will get Covid vaccinations on Monday. It is the first national rollout of the UN-backed Covax programme – the global vaccine-sharing in... Read more
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that restrictions put in place to control the spread of coronavirus will be lowered to alert level 1, from level 3. He said that restri... Read more
The Nigerian-American, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, starts work as the new head of the World Trade Organisation on Monday. A former Nigerian finance and foreign minister, she is the first woman and... Read more
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine is in trouble over an alleged bullet-proof vehicle in his possession, according to a report by the Daily Monitor newspaper. The vehicle has attracted the... Read more
Somali opposition presidential candidates have agreed to postpone anti-government protests that were scheduled for Friday in the capital, Mogadishu. This follows a meeting with Prime Ministe... Read more
Kenya will receive its first batch of Covid-19 vaccines next week, the cabinet has said. Front line health workers, security officers, teachers and vulnerable groups will be vaccinated first... Read more
The government in Mali has denied reports that its minister for reconciliation had been kidnapped, according to local media. Col Ismael Wague was reported to have been kidnapped on the Badia... Read more
Zimbabwe Vice-President Kembo Mohadi has fended off accusations of sexual impropriety in a press briefing. He said he was a victim of hacking and voice cloning after an online newspaper publ... Read more
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