Burkina Faso’s parliament votes to outlaw homosexual acts
Burkina Faso's unelected transitional parliament has passed a bill banning homosexual acts,…
Ghana chief justice sacked over allegations of misuse of public funds
Ghana's President John Mahama has fired the country's Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo…
Mob burns Nigerian woman to death for alleged blasphemy
A woman has been burnt to death by a mob in northern…
Nigeria secessionist activist jailed for terrorism in Finland
A court in Finland has sentenced a controversial leader of a Nigerian…
Head-on crash between police van and prison bus kills 16 in Namibia
A head-on collision in Namibia involving vehicles belonging to the security services…
‘I fear for my sons’: Mother awaits DNA results on remains linked to Kenya’s starvation cult
Carolyne Odour has told the BBC she desperately fears for fate of…
The death of ‘soul of South African storytelling’ sparks grief and anger
The death of a much-loved star is normally followed by an outpouring…
Barrier being built around besieged Sudan city, satellite images show
An extensive earthen wall is being built around the besieged Sudanese city…
Boat heading to Canary Islands capsizes, killing at least 69 passengers
At least 69 people have died and many more are missing after…
