no comment Kenyans remember the Queen's visits to their country In Kenya, residents of the Soy Club, where the then Princess Elizabeth II honeymooned with Prince Philip, reacted to the monarch's death. 16/09/2022
Eco-Innovation De-mining Angola - The Unseen Threat of Landmines Finally Removed Mines Advisory Group (MAG), an NGO committed to the removal of landmines in the Eastern Provinces of Angola, has cleared 1.8 million square meters of land benefitting over 70,000 Angolans. 16/09/2022
Nature Donkey penises seized in Nigeria smuggling operation Nigeria is trying to curb the export of donkey parts, which has drastically diminished the country's population of the work animals. 12/09/2022
world news Mixed reactions from across Africa to Queen Elizabeth's death As the news of Queen Elizabeth’s death broke across the continent of Africa, people had mixed responses to the British monarch’s death. 09/09/2022
Scenes Meet the blind director making films in Nigeria "There is something in me that wants a job to be done properly. I want to lead these people, and I feel I can lead them to victory." 05/09/2022
World Algeria Boosts Economy with Start-Up Business Culture In an effort to to boost its economy, Algeria is creating a culture of start-up business enterprise. Evermore entrepreneurs are seizing this opportunity and starting businesses. And a Ministry of Start-ups has been established in the country. 05/09/2022
Nature Zimbabwe is moving 2,500 wild animals due to climate change Climate change has now replaced poaching as the 'biggest threat' to the country's wildlife, staff at Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority say. 05/09/2022
Eco-Innovation Reforestation of Angola In Angola’s central Bié Province, the Reforestation Reform project created by the Armed Forces is raising tree seedlings to re-green barren areas in the country. One of Africa’s breadbaskets, 02/09/2022
Green News Shell banned from oil exploration on South Africa’s Wild Coast In 2021, the South African government granted petroleum giant Shell exploration rights off the nation’s eastern coast. On Thursday, these rights were revoked. 02/09/2022
Scenes Meet the child chef cooking up a storm in Kenya "I want to show people that food is not only about eating, it's about how you make it and the magic behind it." 29/08/2022
Libya Libya capital remains tense a day after clashes kill more than 30 The fighting broke out early Saturday and pitted militias loyal to the Tripoli-based government against other armed groups allied with a rival administration 28/08/2022
People This brain tumour-survivor is trekking North Africa’s highest peak Matt’s tumour went unnoticed for nearly a decade. After years of neurosurgery and chemotherapy, he’s climbing a mountain. 28/08/2022
Ethiopia UNICEF condemns Ethiopia airstrike that 'hit Tigray kindergarten' The Ethiopian government has said it was only aiming at 'military targets', but UN and EU officials say there were civilian casualties in 'barbaric attack'. 27/08/2022
Algeria Macron in Algeria announces new historians body to study colonial past The French leader, on his second visit to Algeria as president, has previously called France's colonisation a "crime against humanity" but without offering an apology. 26/08/2022
Ethiopia Return of fighting in northern Ethiopia tears up five-month truce "We had hoped they were ready for peace, but now our hope is gone,” said Thaimanot Mezgebu, an Addis Ababa local. 25/08/2022
Algeria Macron seeks to repair damaged French-Algerian ties in three-day visit The French president hopes his visit which begins on Thursday will repair diplomatic tensions and allow him to develop his relationship with young Algerians. 25/08/2022
Culture news Are enough of the Benin Bronzes being returned? The artefacts were looted from the kingdom of Benin by British soldiers in the 1800s, now they're returning home. 25/08/2022
no comment Wildlife sanctuary welcomes white rhino calf A wildlife sanctuary in Barberton, South Africa, welcomed a new white rhino calf on August 11. 23/08/2022
Somalia Somali forces end al-Shabab hotel attack that left at least 21 dead It took Somali forces more than 30 hours to contain the fighters who had stormed Mogadishu's Hayat Hotel on Friday evening in an assault leaving at least 21 dead and scores wounded. 21/08/2022
Somalia At least 10 dead as gunmen storm Somalia hotel Gunfire could still be heard early Saturday as security forces tried to contain the last of the attackers. 20/08/2022
Living Fuel crisis: Kenyans burn toxic plastic bags just to cook food As fuel prices rise, many people in Nairobi’s poorest areas have begun burning plastic to cook their meals. 17/08/2022
Mali France completes withdrawal from Mali as last army unit pulls out The last French troops have left Mali after an almost 10-year presence. It has had some 5,000 soldiers in the region since 2013 to fight against Islamist insurgents. 16/08/2022
no comment Police disperse Kisumu protesters with tear gas Chaos erupted in Kisumu, a stronghold of longtime opposition figure Raila Odinga, on Monday, after Kenya's electoral commission declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the presidential election. 16/08/2022
Kenya Kenya's William Ruto declared president after last-minute chaos Deputy President William Ruto received 50.5% of the vote to nearly 49% for his rival Raila Odinga in last Tuesday's ballot, the election commission said, but a chaotic announcement could herald a legal challenge. 15/08/2022
Egypt Egypt church inferno kills 41, including 18 children At least 41 people have died - including 18 children - and 14 others were injured after a fire ripped through a Coptic Church in Cairo during the Sunday morning service. 14/08/2022
Climate How the tobacco industry is sending Zimbabwe’s forests up in smoke Around 60,000 hectares of forests are burnt every year to cure tobacco, as farmers lack the space to grow their own trees. 14/08/2022
