Africa

World

Court rejects Caster Semenya's appeal against testosterone regulation

Olympic champion under threat from ruling which would restrict the level of testosterone permitted for female runners.

01/05/2019

World

Rain hampers cyclone relief effort in Mozambique

Death toll from second cyclone in six weeks rises to 38

30/04/2019

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso church attack kills six people, including pastor

Burkina Faso church attack kills six people, including pastor

29/04/2019

World

Sustainable dairy products made in Mali

Inspire Africa is in Mali to find out more about the young entrepreneur creating a sustainable ecosystem for herders and farmers in his country.

29/04/2019

World

Angolans hold solidarity concert for Mozambique

Throughout Angola a solidarity movement has grown up in support of victims of the two cyclones that have hit Mozambique over the last six weeks.

29/04/2019

World

They 'piled on' the roof of train on their way to capital Khartoum

Hundreds more protesters join demonstrations in the Sudananese capital Khartoum. They 'piled on' the roof of a train on their way to the sit-in demonstrations outside the Defence Ministry headquarters, leaving from the birthplace of the uprising that toppled Sudan's former President Omar al-Bashir.

24/04/2019

Egypt

Egypt's al-Sisi could be in power until 2030 after voters back changes

Nearly 90% of Egyptian voters have backed constitutional changes that could see President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stay in power until 2030.

23/04/2019

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Orphaned gorillas pose for casual selfie with park rangers in DR Congo

Two gorillas have posed for a relaxed selfie with rangers at Virunga National Park in DR Congo.

22/04/2019

Sudan

Three billion dollar lifellne for Sudan

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates say they will send 3bn dollars' worth of aid to crisis-torn Sudan

21/04/2019

Sudan

Don't call me heroic, women have always led change, Sudanese icon says

"There are perceptions that are entrenched in societies, which hide the role of women and describe it in certain terms which suggest that a woman going out on the street, standing against injustice is ... heroic. However, it is normal because a woman is a creature with responsibilities."

21/04/2019

Sudan

Large cash trove found at Sudan's ousted leader's home

Security sources found over 100 million euros at the former president Omar al-Bashir's house.

20/04/2019

Kenya

Giant 'lion' fossil discovered in Kenyan museum drawer

Simbakubwa kutokaafrika had a skull the length of a rhino’s and canines the size of bananas.

19/04/2019

Libya

Libya's UN-backed government suspends cooperation with France

The GNA's interior ministry said in a statement that it has suspended "all relations between the ministry and the French side" because of "the position of the French government in support of the criminal Haftar."

19/04/2019

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Blasting heat makes water a necessity for Sudan revolution

Volunteers brought barrels of water to the streets of the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Thursday (April 18), filling plastic bottles and cups with water for the protesters amidst the simmering heat.

18/04/2019

World

Dr Denis Mukwege knows the physical wounds are only half the battle

Dr Denis Mukwege has operated thousands of women who have been brutally raped, and he knows the physical wounds are only half the battle. At Panzi hospital in Bukavu - which he founded 30 years ago in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Doctor Miracle battles on against sexual violence.

18/04/2019

World

The extraordinary story of a campaigner saving rape victims' lives

Doctor Miracle's reputation spreads well beyond his home country, the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is a global campaigner against the use of rape as a weapon of war - a surgeon who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for his extraordinary work.

17/04/2019

Egypt

A newly passed bill could extend Sisi's rule for another decade

Egypt's parliament have approved amendments to the constitution that could keep President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in power until 2030. The reform must still be endorsed in a referendum which, if approved, would lengthen the country's presidential terms to six years including Sisi's current term.

17/04/2019

World

Italian PM Giuseppi Conte calls for immediate cease-fire in Libya

Italian Prime Minister has called for an immediate cease-fire in Libya and Qatar’s Foreign Minister has said countries must be stopped from supplying arms to Libya. Yesterday Giuseppe Conte hosted a meeting in Rome between Libya's Deputy Prime Minister and the Qatari Foreign Minister.

16/04/2019

Tunisia

Leadership struggles in Tunisia deepen

Leadership struggles in Tunisia deepen, ruling party elects two leaders in parallel congresses

14/04/2019

Morocco

Meet the dog who just ran one of the world’s toughest ultra-marathons

A dogged competitor!

13/04/2019

Somalia

Somalia riots leave six dead

Six people have been shot dead by the security forces in the Somalian capital Mogadishu

13/04/2019

Sudan

Sudan's deputy head of transitional military appointed

Protests are set to continue in the country.

12/04/2019

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Protesters wake up to their first morning without Bashir in power

Thousands of Sudanese demonstrators gathered outside the defence ministry in Khartoum on Friday (April 12) to push for a civilian government after the military overthrew Omar al-Bashir after 30 years of autocratic rule.

12/04/2019

Algeria

Watch again: Fresh protests erupt in Algeria, police arrest 108 people

Protesters have gathered in Algiers for the first Friday protests since presidential elections were announced to succeed ousted President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

12/04/2019

Sudan

Sudan's overthrown president Omar al-Bashir 'will not be extradited'

That's the claim of the military council that was installed yesterday after the departure of Bashir, who has ruled Sudan for three decades.

12/04/2019

Sudan

Sudan president Omar al-Bashir 'overthrown and being held by military'

President Omar al-Bashir, who has ruled Sudan with an iron fist for three decades, has been overthrown and is being held by the military.

11/04/2019