Africa

Earth News

How to solve climate change, according to the Bijagós of Guinea-Bissau

For one community in West Africa, healing the planet is about a deep and ancient respect for nature.

11/01/2021

Ethiopia

Hospitals struck by artillery in Ethiopia's Tigray region, says report

The report, compiled by the Ethiopian government, the UN and NGOs on the ground in Tigray, has laid bare the scale of the damage inflicted on the region.

09/01/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Can music change societies? Meet Burundian artist Yves Kami

To be a man in Burundi, like in many other places in the world, one must build a house, plant a tree and father a son. But Yves Kami has a different opinion.

08/01/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | The story of when Dakar was the “gay capital” of West Africa

In this episode, we investigate the colonial roots of homophobia in Senegal. To do this, we travel back in time to when Dakar was known as the “gay capital” of West Africa #CryLikeaBoy #Podcast

07/01/2021

Travel News

Egypt’s Giza Pyramids are getting a revamp to boost tourism

After 4,500 years, Egypt's Pyramid Plateau deserves an upgrade.

07/01/2021

Central African Republic

Pope appeals for calm after disputed Central African Republic election

Ten opposition candidates have called for the annulment of the result, which saw President Faustin Archangel Touadéra re-elected.

06/01/2021

South Africa

South Africa tests whether vaccines will work on new COVID-19 variant

The South African mutant is more infectious than the original COVID-19 and concerns are growing that it might not be blocked by existing jabs.

05/01/2021

Niger

Niger: At least 100 dead after extremist attacks on two villages

Islamic extremists staged attacks on two villages in Niger near its border with Mali, killing at least 100 people, Niger’s prime minister said.

04/01/2021

Mali

Two French soldiers killed in bomb attack in Mali

Their deaths on Saturday bring to five the number of French soldiers killed in operations in the West African country over the past week.

03/01/2021

Niger

Dozens killed in suspected jihadist attack in Niger

The attack in the border region of Tillabéri on Saturday left at least 50 dead.

03/01/2021

Mali

Three French soldiers die in Mali after vehicle explodes

The three soldiers' armoured vehicle was hit by an explosive device.

28/12/2020

No Comment

Voting underway in Central African Republic's presidential election

The opposition parties had wanted the vote to be delayed, alleging poor preparations and an electoral body influenced by the president.

27/12/2020

Niger

Niger votes in presidential and legislative elections

Mohamed Bazoum, the right-hand man of outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou, is aiming for outright victory in the first round — something that no candidate has done before.

27/12/2020

Central African Republic

Polls open in Central African Republic elections amid fears of unrest

Former president Francois Bozize, who has returned from exile, has been accused of allying himself with armed groups to destabilise the country ahead of national elections.

27/12/2020

Central African Republic

Three UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic

Three peacekeepers from Burundi were killed and two others wounded in the Central African Republic as tensions mount ahead of the country's general election on Sunday.

26/12/2020

Cry Like A Boy

How I learned that sharing my emotions doesn’t make me less of a man

I Shall Speak: How I learned that sharing my emotions doesn’t make me less of a man | View

24/12/2020

Tunisia

Twenty bodies found as migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Tunisian coast remains a major departure point for migrants and asylum-seekers searching for a better life in Europe.

24/12/2020

Ethiopia

More than 100 killed in latest ethnic massacre in Ethiopia

The attack in Metekel zone of Benishangul-Gumuz region occurred a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited the region and spoke about the need to end such massacres.

23/12/2020

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast: Listen to every episode of Cry Like a Boy

The series looks at how these men are changing themselves, and their communities.

23/12/2020

No Comment

Schoolboys kidnapped in northwest Nigeria released

More than 300 schoolboys kidnapped last week in an attack on their school in northwest Nigeria have returned home.

19/12/2020

Nigeria

300 schoolboys kidnapped in Nigeria have been freed - state governor

The abduction of more than 300 boys bears chilling similarities to the kidnapping of more than 270 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in 2014. About 100 of those girls are still missing.

17/12/2020

Tunisia

Tunisian activists protest surveillance a decade on from Arab Spring

It's been ten years since a street vendor set himself on fire to protest against rising living costs and corruption in Tunisia, sparking the Arab Spring.

17/12/2020

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | What it’s like to be a gay man in Senegal

Dakar-based journalist Marta Moreiras explores what it means to be gay in Senegal, where homosexual men here are targeted with the slur “Góor-jigéen” - a pejorative term which literally means “men-women” in the Wolof language #CryLikeaBoy

17/12/2020

Ecotech

Kenyan women turn plastic waste into bricks stronger than concrete

Waste is recycled and turned into bricks at this innovative, African organisation.

16/12/2020

Nigeria

Boko Haram claim to be behind kidnapping of students in Nigeria

The jihadist terror group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of students in Nigeria.

15/12/2020

Nigeria

Nigeria: Hundreds of students missing after gunmen attack school

Bandits are thought to be behind the attack in the northwestern Katsina state, an area where kidnapping for ransom is common.

14/12/2020