Tag: Africa

Tourist plane crash in Kenya kills 11 on board

A plane crash near Kenya's coast has killed 10 European tourists and…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

The 92-year-old president who never loses

To absolutely no-one's surprise, Cameroon's Constitutional Council has proclaimed the re-election of…

Paul Melly Paul Melly

Ivory Coast president, 83, secures fourth term after two rivals barred

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term following an…

Cameroon’s 92-year-old president wins controversial eighth term

Cameroon's 92-year-old president has won a controversial eighth term, in a fiercely…

UN pleads for safe passage for civilians trapped in war-hit Sudan city

The UN has called for safe passage for trapped civilians out of…

Mali shuts schools and universities as jihadist blockade worsens fuel crisis

Mali has suspended schools and universities nationwide due to a severe fuel…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

Four killed in Cameroon protests as results due in contested election

At least four people have been killed during protests in Cameroon's economic…

Paul Njie & Seher Asaf Paul Njie & Seher Asaf

A coronation not a contest – Tanzania’s first female president faces little opposition

With no heavyweightopposition candidates cleared to compete in Wednesday's election, many Tanzanians…

Alfred Lasteck Alfred Lasteck

Rebel group claims capture of Sudan army headquarters in key city

The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) says it has captured the…

Sudan’s fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war

There is a place in Sudan where it is almost possible to…

Zeinab Mohammed Salih Zeinab Mohammed Salih