BBC undercover filming exposes Indian pharma firm fuelling opioid crisis
An Indian pharmaceutical company is manufacturing unlicensed, highly addictive opioids and exporting…
DR Congo rebels seeking to exploit discrimination against minority Tutsis
The notorious M23 rebel group is wreaking havoc in eastern Democratic Republic…
South Africa invites Ukraine’s Zelensky for state visit
South Africa is set to host Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on a…
Veteran Ugandan politician charged with treason
Veteran Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has been charged with treason in…
First pharaoh’s tomb found in Egypt since Tutankhamun’s
Egyptologists have discovered the first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun's was…
Trailblazing African film-maker and Cannes winner dies
Malian film director Souleymane Cissé, one of the pioneers of African cinema,…
Uganda discharges Ebola patients
Uganda has discharged eight patients who have recovered from the Sudan strain…
South Africa’s finance minister fails to unveil budget after tax row
South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been forced to postpone the…
Netherlands to return stolen Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The Netherlands says it will return more than 100 Benin Bronzes that…
Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advance
Heshima winces in pain as he tries to shift his weight, sweat…