Tag: Africa

Togo leader’s sister-in-law arrested after calling for end to family rule

A former defence minister and vocal critic of Togo's government, Marguerite Gnakadé,…

Basillioh Rukanga & Blame Ekoue Basillioh Rukanga & Blame Ekoue

Search for ancient Egyptian gold bracelet missing from Cairo museum

Authorities across Egypt are searching for a 3,000-year-old bracelet reported missing from…

David Gritten David Gritten

Trucks set ablaze as militants block key Senegal-Mali trade route

Mali's military government has sought to calm anger over a blockade by…

Gunmen kill 22 after shooting at baptism ceremony in Niger – reports

Gunmen on motorbikes have shot dead 22 people, most of them attending…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

‘The hungry can’t stay silent’ – behind deadly protests in oil-rich Angola

People in parts of the Angolan capital, Luanda, are still afraid to…

Israel Campos Israel Campos

Chinese-linked mining firms sued over ‘ecological catastrophe’ in Zambia

Farmers in Zambia have filed an $80bn (£58.5bn) lawsuit against two Chinese-linked…

Kennedy Gondwe Kennedy Gondwe

Fears balloon of a return to civil war in South Sudan over treason trial

Fears that South Sudan - the world's youngest nation - could plunge…

TikTokers arrested for insulting Somalia’s president in a dance video

Police in Somalia have arrested four TikTokers for allegedly insulting President Hassan…

Fardowsa Hanshi Fardowsa Hanshi

Kenya issues arrest warrant for British national over young mother’s murder

A Kenyan High Court has issued an arrest warrant for a British…

Akisa Wandera Akisa Wandera

Malawians await presidential poll result in vote dominated by economic woes

Malawians are waiting to find out who their next president will be…