A talented Senegalese student who went missing in France has said she was on “a little break to regain her senses”. Diary Sow did not return to school after the Christmas ho... Read more

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni will on Thursday drive from his rural home to the capital, Kampala, making various stops in major towns. Mr Museveni – who was re-elected last... Read more

A Burundian pattern-maker working for Paris-based luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has told the BBC how he hopes to transform the fashion industry back home. Pierre Hardy Mwete – who... Read more

Uganda’s government spokesman, Ofwono Opondo, has accused the US of trying to “subvert elections”, Reuters news agency reports. US ambassador to Uganda Natalie Brown was on... Read more

Rwanda has imposed a 15-day lock down on its capital, Kigali, as the country battles a second wave of coronavirus cases that has resulted in “unprecedented deaths and transmission rate... Read more

Uganda’s opposition politician Bobi Wine, a pop star whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, has said the US ambassador was “turned away” from his home by soldiers during an... Read more

The education authorities in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, say 40 students have tested positive for Covid-19. The test results came back last week but were announced on Monday by the p... Read more

There have been more clashes between protesters and police in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, and several other cities across the country. Sunday was the third night of tension which officials... Read more

Archaeologists have been giving more details about a significant find at Saqqara, an ancient Egyptian site south of the capital, Cairo. News of the discovery of a temple broke on Saturday, a... Read more

Uganda’s music scene is thriving, and it boasts a healthy number of successful female artists. Spice Diana has a string of hits to her name and is working on her first album. She has a... Read more

Ugandan opposition candidate Bobi Wine has rejected the results declared so far and calls himself the president-elect, despite the electoral body saying not all votes have yet been counted.... Read more

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has taken a significant early lead in the presidential race, according to preliminary results released by the electoral commission on Friday morning.... Read more

Police in Zimbabwe have arrested 10,000 people over the last week for failing to wear face masks in public and 16,000 others for flouting lockdown restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of... Read more