Uganda leader signs new law allowing military trials for civilians
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law an amendment that will…
Sudan in danger of self-destructing as conflict and famine reign
Sudan's war is in strategic stalemate. Each side stakes its hopes on…
Kenya’s deputy police chief steps aside amid uproar over blogger’s death
Kenya's deputy police chief Eliud Lagat has stepped aside pending the outcome…
What is behind the wave of killings in central Nigeria?
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to bring an end…
Cape Town safety fears force parents to seek former white-only schools
Fears of crime and gang violence in the notorious townships on the…
The women at the centre of Somalia’s construction boom
Construction is booming in Somalia's capital city and as Mogadishu literally rises…
At least 45 killed in central Nigeria raid
Officials say at least 45 people have been killed during an overnight…
Congolese rebels want peaceful solution to crisis, UN says
The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of…
Nigeria pardons activist Ken Saro-Wiwa 30 years after execution
Nigeria's president has pardoned the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, 30 years after…
Starvation alert as children fill Kenya refugee ward after US aid cuts
Hundreds of thousands of people are "slowly starving" in Kenyan refugee camps…