At least 22 people have been killed in an attack on a village in north-west…
Africa
Mali violence: At least 30 killed in spate of violence
At least 30 people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in three separate incidents in…
Coronavirus: 46,550 confirmed cases in China as it spreads to Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says in the last 24 hours China has reported 1,820…
South Africa marks 30 years since Mandela’s prison release
Many people across the globe yesterday remembered the day in which former President Nelson Mandela…
Kenya bus attack: ‘My passengers are like my brothers and sisters’ (BBC)
“I am not a hero,” said softly spoken Raymond Juma. The bus driver was speaking…
DR Congo measles: More than 6,000 dead in world’s worst outbreak (BBC)
The number of people killed by a measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
ECOWAS countries now spend more on security than development – AfDB (DailyTrust)
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has said security expenditures…
Gabon’s Bongo set for return to world stage at summit (Guardian)
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is scheduled to make a comeback on the international diplomatic…
Kenyan women fight back against street harassment (BBC)
Young women and girls in Kibera, one of Africa’s largest informal settlements, are writing their…