Tag: Africa

‘Try or die’ – one man’s determination to get to the Canary Islands

Senegalese farmer Mouhamed Oualy has never been to sea, but he is…

Who wins when Nigeria’s richest man takes on the ‘oil mafia’?

Petrol production at Nigerian business tycoon Aliko Dangote’s $20bn (£15.5bn) state-of-the-art oil…

Will Ross Will Ross

‘I found out I had cervical cancer while I was pregnant’

Dorothy Masasa happily walks down a dirt road on a sunny afternoon,…

Ashley Lime Ashley Lime

Botswana ruling party rejected after 58 years in power

Voters in Botswana have rejected the country’s long-serving governing party in a…

Wycliffe Muia & Damian Zane Wycliffe Muia & Damian Zane

Nigerian MP apologises after viral taxi slapping video

Nigerian MP Alex Ikwechegh has apologised after a video went viral of…

Lucy Fleming Lucy Fleming

Backlash over photos of Somali men at UN women’s conference

Outrage has erupted on social media after Somalia’s Family Minister Gen Bashir…

Rukia Bulle Rukia Bulle

Angry Kenyans’ comments crash Senate email address

The email address for the public to comment on laws proposed in…

South Africans shocked by Siya and Rachel Kolisi’s divorce

South African rugby star Siya Kolisi and his wife Rachel have announced…

Wycliffe Muia Wycliffe Muia

Trans socialite did serve her jail term, Nigerian panel finds

A Nigerian investigative panel has dismissed allegations that transgender socialite Bobrisky, sentenced…

Danai Nesta Kupemba Danai Nesta Kupemba

Sudan death toll far higher than previously reported – study

The number of people dying because of the civil war in Sudan…