Officials in western Kenya have exhumed the body of a local man to strip him…
Africa
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…
Kenya’s Homa Bay: Fart pushes Speaker to suspend debate (BBC)
A heated debate about market stalls was disrupted by a foul smell and furious finger-pointing…
Zimbabwe: A third of population faces food crisis, says UN (BBC)
More than five million people in Zimbabwe – about a third of the population –…
Outrage in Gambia over claims ex-president ordered killings (Guardian)
Baba Hydara was in his car, listening to the radio when he heard a former…
Fiery Cairo car crash claims 19 lives (Guardian)
At least 19 people have been killed when a speeding car driving against traffic crashed…
Tunisia presidential hopefuls line up for September polls (Guardian)
Presidential hopefuls in Tunisia began registering their candidacies on Friday for snap September polls called…
Libya to close three migrant detention centres (BBC)
Libya plans to shut down three of its biggest migration detention centres, the country’s Interior…
Ethiopia ‘breaks’ tree-planting record to tackle climate change (BBC)
Ethiopia has planted more than 200 million trees in a day, officials say, in what…
Beji Caid Essebsi: Tunisian president dies aged 92 (BBC)
Tunisia’s first freely elected President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died aged 92, the country’s presidency…