Nigeria Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed The girls were abducted from their boarding school by gunmen last Friday. 02/03/2021
Nigeria Police and army in bid to rescue 317 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria Unidentified gunmen stormed the Government Girls Secondary School in the town of Jangebe and took the girls away, say police. 27/02/2021
Egypt Shipwreck near Alexandria kills at least nine people Rescue workers in Egypt were still searching for at least five people missing after a boat sank in Lake Mariut near Alexandria on Monday night. 23/02/2021
Places How Kenyan farmers are turning a locust plague into an opportunity The Bug Picture is empowering communities to come up with sustainable solutions to the plague. 23/02/2021
Democratic Republic Of Congo Italian ambassador to DR Congo killed in attack on UN convoy The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and an Italian carabineri police officer were killed on Monday while traveling in the DRC in a UN convoy, the Foreign Ministry said. 22/02/2021
no comment Tunisian doctor dazzles virus ward with violin A doctor in the Tunisian city of Sfax has taken to the violin in an attempt to boost the spirits of patients battling the coronavirus. 21/02/2021
Algeria Algeria frees imprisoned journalist and pro-democracy activists The release of Drareni and pro-democracy activists advocating for reform in Algeria is being seen as a step to appease protesters in the country. 20/02/2021
Algeria Algeria releases pro-democracy protesters as president calls elections Abdelmadjid Tebboune said the detainees would be pardoned in an announcement marking the second anniversary of the protests that forced out his predecessor 19/02/2021
Places Tourist selfies could be spreading COVID-19 to endangered gorillas New research from Oxford Brookes University studied Instagram posts from great ape trekking travellers. 17/02/2021
Guinea Guinea facing 'epidemic situation' after seven confirmed Ebola cases Health experts say these latest cases could be a major setback for the impoverished West African nation. 14/02/2021
Life The book is helping the environment, one love story at a time A social enterprise is crowdfunding for the book which will help fund environmental projects in the country. 11/02/2021
Ethiopia Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray region is on the verge of a humanitaria It estimates that around 3.8 million of the roughly six million people there, are in desperate need of assistance. Without urgent action tens of thousands of people could starve to death. 10/02/2021
Morocco Heavy rain floods underground clothes factory in Morocco, killing 24 Local authorities said the victims include 17 women and eight men — all aged between 20 and 40. Ten people were rescued alive. 08/02/2021
Life This library is paving the way to lower carbon architecture The design of the Thabo Mbeki Presidential Library is based on a 2,000-year-old building technique. 07/02/2021
Libya Libya factions agree interim presidential council ahead of elections Rival factions in Libya agree on an interim presidential council to lead the country into elections in December. 06/02/2021
no comment Cape Town residents break beach ban to protest COVID lockdown South Africa has reported more than 43,000 deaths due to COVID-19. 31/01/2021
Nigeria Energy giant Shell liable for Nigeria oil spill, Dutch court rules Environmental groups hail appeals court ruling ordering Shell's Nigerian subsidiary to compensate farmers whose land was polluted 29/01/2021
Life First solar-powered car made out of trash invented in Sierra Leone A 24-year-old man has come up with a solution to the increasing problem of pollution in Freetown. 29/01/2021
Culture Man-up about menstruation Mustapha Ben Messaoud, chief of Field Operations and Emergency for UNICEF Afghanistan, reflects upon the importance to dismantle the social norms that suggest men cannot talk about periods. 28/01/2021
