Tag: Africa

‘We knew Christmas before you’ – the Band Aid fallout

Forty years on from the original recording, the cream of British and…

Damian Zane Damian Zane

Liberia’s notorious rebel-turned-senator Johnson dies

Prince Yormie Johnson, Liberian warlord-turned-politician, who became infamous for the 1990 footage…

Moses Kollie Garzeawu Moses Kollie Garzeawu

‘My son is a drug addict, please help’ – the actor breaking a Zambian taboo

One of Zambia's most popular actors and filmmakers Owas Mwape broke a…

Kennedy Gondwe Kennedy Gondwe

Hundreds of Nigerian homes seized in huge anti-graft case

Nigeria's anti-graft agency has said it has made its biggest ever seizure…

Mansur Abubakar Mansur Abubakar

Why voters are giving Africa’s governing parties a bloody nose

Namibia's governing party, Swapo, has retained its hold on power after more…

Nic Cheeseman Nic Cheeseman

How a Ugandan opposition leader disappeared in Kenya and ended up in military court

The mysterious detention of Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye while on a…

Wycliffe Muia Wycliffe Muia

A father’s grief after daughter killed in accidental drone strike

An Islamic school teacher, Masud Abdulrasheed, is struggling to come to terms…

Azeezat Olaoluwa Azeezat Olaoluwa

From freedom fighter to Namibia’s first female president

Nicknamed NNN, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has made history by being elected as Namibia's…

Ivory Coast’s beloved staple food gains UN cultural heritage status

Ivory Coast's beloved staple, attiéké - made from fermented cassava flour -…

Danai Nesta Kupemba Danai Nesta Kupemba

‘Visionary’ South African businessman Douw Steyn dies

South African billionaire and businessman Douw Steyn, who founded the BGL Insurance…

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