Teenage actress takes on child marriage in role mirroring real life
The 15-year-old star of a film about a schoolgirl forced to marry…
David Lammy ‘horrified’ after meeting Sudan war victims face-to-face
Every day families stream over a dry and dusty path into Chad,…
Wanted Dutch drug-smuggler ‘is in Sierra Leone’
Dutch authorities say one of Europe's most-wanted fugitives has been living in…
Rebels kill DR Congo governor as fighting intensifies
Rebels from the Rwanda-backed M23 have killed a military governor as they…
South African president signs controversial land seizure law
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a bill allowing…
New Nigerian jihadist group declared terrorists
Nigeria's authorities have officially declared the Lakurawa armed group - which flogs…
Police chief accused of Mozambique abuses sacked by new president
Mozambique's police chief Bernadino Rafael has been sacked, following allegations of brutality…
Abductions spark fears of a return to Kenya’s dark past
The reported disappearance of more than 80 government critics over the last…
Coventry aims to challenge ‘status quo’ at IOC
Kirsty Coventry hopes to "challenge the status quo" at the International Olympic…
Former Namibian first lady warns of fraudsters using her face
Namibia's former First Lady Monica Geingos has released a video message warning…
