Tag: Africa

Sudanese city under siege: ‘My son’s whole body is full of shrapnel’

Ahmed Abdul Rahman can hear the thud of artillery from where he…

Barbara Plett Usher Barbara Plett Usher

‘We only have the sea to live on’ – Senegal’s fishermen blame BP project for lack of fish

Every day, Gora Fall, a fisherman in Senegal's northern city of Saint-Louis,…

Paul Njie Paul Njie

At least 30 die after Ethiopia church scaffolding falls

At least 30 people have died and more than 200 others been…

BBC Amharic BBC Amharic

Kenya offers reward as anger grows over failure to arrest suspected serial killer

Kenyan police have offered a reward of 1 million shillings ($7,700; £5,700)…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

Violent clashes and arrests as ‘Gen Z protests’ hit Morocco

Violent clashes have erupted between protesters and security forces in Morocco, as…

Wedaeli Chibelushi Wedaeli Chibelushi

South Africa’s top diplomat in France found dead near Paris hotel

South Africa's ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, has been found dead near…

Former Congolese president sentenced to death for war crimes

Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been sentenced to…

Wedaeli Chibelushi Wedaeli Chibelushi

South African firebrand MP Malema convicted of firing a gun in public

South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been found guilty of discharging…

Khanyisile Ngcobo Khanyisile Ngcobo

Deported from the US to Ghana then ‘dumped’ at the border: Nigerian man speaks out

A Nigerian man deported from the US to Ghana has told the…

Thomas Naadi Thomas Naadi

Thousands of workers in limbo as US-Africa trade deal set to expire

At Shona EPZ, a garment factory in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, the tension…

Akisa Wandera Akisa Wandera