South Sudan vice-president charged with murder and treason
South Sudan's First Vice-President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason…
South African rapist in bid to block Netflix documentary about his life
One of South Africa's most notorious rapists and murderers, Thabo Bester, has…
South African court rules that men can take wife’s surname
South Africa's highest court has ruled that husbands can take the surname…
Jihadists ‘summarily executed’ 127 people in Niger, says rights group
Nearly 130 people have been "summarily executed" by Islamist insurgents in Niger…
Shock as Kenyan lawyer killed in drive-by shooting in Nairobi
Kenya has been left in shock after the killing of a senior…
Surprise as Ivory Coast’s ex-first lady cleared to contest presidency
Ivory Coast's former First Lady Simone Gbagbo, 76, is the surprise inclusion…
ICC hears war crimes case against Ugandan rebel leader
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened its war crimes case against…
Boko Haram kills at least 60 in overnight attack on Nigerian village
The jihadist group Boko Haram has killed more than 60 people in…
Sudan paramilitaries accused of crimes against humanity over siege of key city
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have allegedly committed numerous crimes against…
Aid workers use donkeys to reach remote Sudan landslide site where hundreds feared dead
Aid workers on donkeys have delivered the first humanitarian supplies to survivors…
