Mozambique’s government expects to spend about $325,000 (£266,000) on preparations for Pope Francis’ visit next…
Africa
Presidential aide sacked after testifying in church (Punch)
Fatmata Edna Kargbo, an aide to the Sierra Leonian President, Julius Maada Bio, has been…
Soolking: Stampede at Algeria rap concert ‘kills at least five’ (BBC)
At least five people have been killed in a stampede at a rap concert in…
Sudan transition: Abdalla Hamdok appointed new prime minister (BBC)
Sudan has appointed a new prime minister as the country embarks on a three-year transition…
Cameroon crisis: Ambazonia separatists get life sentences (BBC)
A leader of Cameroon’s separatist movement, Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, and nine of his followers have…
Sudan’s Bashir in court for graft trial (Guardian)
Sudan’s deposed military leader Omar al-Bashir, who ruled the country for 30 years, arrived in…
South African sex workers call on government to decriminalise trade (AfricaNews)
Violent clients, police harassment, and stigma are just some of the main reasons sex workers…
Zimbabwe protests: Opposition MDC backs down after police ban (BBC)
Zimbabwe’s main opposition group has called off anti-government protests in the capital Harare at the…
Kenya officials exhume man’s body to retrieve uniform (BBC)
Officials in western Kenya have exhumed the body of a local man to strip him…
Kacaman: Burundi’s YouTube star dies of malaria aged six (BBC)
A six-year-old YouTube star known in Burundi for his popular comedy sketches has died of…
