Africa

Africanews

School in the day, brothel at night ... Ugandan teachers fight trespassers

Two government primary schools in Uganda's Kisima island in the central part of the country has been invaded by residents who engage in sexual activity at night.

20/10/2016

Africanews

Zimbabwe ready to crown its ugliest man in November

The ugliest man in Zimbabwe will be crowned on November 25 despite the difficulties in securing funds to sustain the pageant in the past years.

20/10/2016

Africanews

Spouses of Ugandan police help force cut down procurement expenditure

A first of its kind in the country, wives of police officers produce uniforms for the force as a way of offsetting procurement challenges.

19/10/2016

Nigeria

Parents of Chibok girls freed by Boko Haram appeal to Nigerian government

The parents of 21 girls freed by the militants want their daughters' health and education taken care of. The government thinks Boko Haram is ready to negotiate the release of 83 more girls.

18/10/2016

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Chibok girls and parents reunited

The parents of 21 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist group Boko Haram have been reunited with their children after over two years of separation.

17/10/2016

Nigeria

Nigerian schools reunited with families

Twenty-one schoolgirls recently released by the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram have been reunited with their families.

17/10/2016

Egypt

Egypt temporarily opens Rafah border crossing

People living in Gaza have been allowed to cross into Egypt for the first time in almost 40 days.

15/10/2016

Rwanda

'Historic' climate change deal reached in Rwanda

Countries agree to reduce emissions of Hydrofluorocarbon greenhouse gases in a major milestone for combating climate change.

15/10/2016

Nigeria

Nigeria's President Buhari says his wife belongs in the kitchen

The Nigerian president is at the centre of a row after suggesting his wife belongs in the kitchen.

14/10/2016

Nigeria

Nigeria: 21 Chibok schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram

Twenty one schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists more than two years ago in northern Nigeria have been freed.

13/10/2016

Chad

Germany to give extra aid to Chad for Sahel refugees

Germany has announced 8.

12/10/2016

South Africa

Police and students battle in Joburg as education crisis spirals

The crisis in South African higher education shows no sign of abating as clashes once again erupt between police and students.

12/10/2016

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Clashes between students and Police in South Africa

Violent clashes have erupted between students and police officers in South Africa.

11/10/2016

Niger

Merkel in Africa - stemming the migrant flow

The German chancellor is on the second leg of a three-country African tour which started in Mali and will finish in Ethiopia.

11/10/2016

South Africa

Higher education crisis in South Africa as protests and violence grow

Police and students have engaged in running battles at Wits University in Johannesburg.

11/10/2016

Ethiopia

Ethiopia declares a state of emergency

Ethiopia has declared a six-month long state of emergency across the whole country following months of anti-government protests.

10/10/2016

Mali

Tuareg militant leader killed in car explosion outside UN base in Mali

Cheick Ag Aoussa was the number two in the High Council for the Unity of Azawad, one of many armed groups in the country.

09/10/2016

Morocco

Moderate Islamists win elections in Morocco

Morocco’s moderate Islamists have won parliamentary elections.

08/10/2016

South Africa

Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 85 saying he wants 'assisted death'

The veteran anti-apartheid campaigner is backing assisted dying for terminally ill people, which is opposed by his own Anglican church.

08/10/2016

Morocco

Parliamentary elections begin in Morocco

Morocco goes to the ballot box in the second parliamentary elections since the 2011 constitutional reform.

07/10/2016

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South African police clash with student protesters

South African police have fired rubber bullets and set off stun grenades to disperse student protesters on a Johannesburg university campus.

05/10/2016

South Africa

Protests escalate into violence in South Africa as police and students clash

Protesters and police clash as demonstrations over tuition fee increases at Wits University escalate.

04/10/2016

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Mediterranean Sea: 6,000 migrants rescued in a day

A major rescue operation took place off the Libyan coast and included the rescue dozens of people travelling on a wooden boat that had departed from Sabratha.

04/10/2016

Economy

World Bank says extreme poverty is falling, but income inequality needs attention

The World Bank says fewer people are living in extreme poverty, but governments need to focus more on the gap between rich and poor.

03/10/2016

Business Series

Facebook chases new users in developing countries with Messenger Lite

Facebook has launched a stripped down version of its Messenger app to work with slower internet connections and older phones in developing countries.

03/10/2016

Cinema

Lupita Nyong'o stars in rags-to-riches tale

‘Queen of Katwe’ is the true story of Phiona, a Ugandan girl living in the Kampala slum of Katwe, whose life is turned around when she becomes a prodigious chess…

03/10/2016