Africa

Ethiopia

Ethiopia and UN appeal for help to feed 10.2 million people

The government of Ethiopia and the United Nations have asked for help to feed more than 10.2 Ethiopians. A long-standing drought has led to

07/03/2016

Culture news

Petite Noir tours with 'Life is Beautiful'

South African musician Petite Noir is currently touring Europe with his debut album ‘La Vie Est Belle / Life is Beautiful’. Born in Belgium to a

07/03/2016

Benin

Benin election: 33 candidates compete to be president

There is plenty of choice in Benin’s election. Voters going to the polls on Sunday have had a record 33 candidates to choose from – all vying to

06/03/2016

World News

UN reports a rise in allegations of sexual abuse by its personnel

There’s been a rise in the number of allegations of sexual exploitation or sexual abuse against United Nations personnel. Last year there were 99

05/03/2016

Zimbabwe

Mugabe government to seize Zimbabwe's diamond operations

Just days after celebrating his 92nd birthday, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe says his successor must be chosen democratically and that his wife

04/03/2016

Libya

Two Italian hostages reportedly killed in Libya attack

Two Italian construction workers who’d been kidnapped in Libya have reportedly been killed in fighting between security forces and Islamic State

03/03/2016

Mozambique

Flight MH370 investigators to test new debris found off Mozambique

Debris found off the east African coast has been tentatively identified as being from the same type of aircraft as the missing Malaysian Airlines

03/03/2016

Egypt

Mystery over brutal death of Italian researcher in Egypt deepens

After sources said Giulio Regeni had been tortured over a week, the president's office claimed that "terrorists" were behind the killing

02/03/2016

South Africa

South Africa: Jacob Zuma survives two confidence votes in two months

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has survived a second confidence vote in as many months. Governing MPs defeated the motion by a big margin. It

01/03/2016

Mali

Mali: 'Irreparable cultural damage' caused by Ahmad Al-Mahdi Al-Faqi - ICC

The destruction of religious sites in the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu has caused irreparable damage to Africa’s cultural heritage, prosecutors at

01/03/2016

Egypt

Egypt touts for Japanese investment as route to economic recovery

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is hoping to secure Japanese investment projects worth around 15 billion euros on his visit to the country –

01/03/2016

Focus

4th annual Africa Development Forum: what is the focus?

Transforming agriculture from a subsistence activity into a driver of development and growth

29/02/2016

Libya

Local ISIL chief captured in Libyan city of Sabratha

A local ISIL (Islamic State) chief has been captured in the Libyan city of Sabratha according the Tripoli-based government which is not

26/02/2016

South Africa

Zuma condemns unrest at South African universities

Some universities in South Africa have been forced to close down as disturbances continue to break out amid demonstrations

26/02/2016

Economy

Poorer Egyptians pay the price for the country's foreign currency crisis

Egypt's foreign currency crisis is causing big problems as much of its food and energy is imported and ordinary people are suffering amid rising prices.

25/02/2016

Libya

UN has 'only 4 percent' of humanitarian relief funds needed in Libya

The United Nations has been issuing some dire warnings this week about the worsening humanitarian situation in Libya. The UN’s humanitarian

24/02/2016

Burundi

Burundi: Ban Ki-moon wins pledge of 'inclusive dialogue'

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on a visit to Burundi has persuaded President Pierre Nkurunziza and the opposition to engage in 'inclusive dialogue' to try to end the bloodshed in the central African

23/02/2016

Libya

Would a UN-backed government save Libya's oilfields?

Oilfields in Libya are likely to come under further attack unless a United Nations-backed government is approved. The comments come from the head of

22/02/2016

Uganda

Uganda: opposition leader calls for protests after longtime president is re-elected

Uganda’s main opposition leader has called on his supporters to protest after President Yoweri Museveni, in power for 30 years, won another five-year

22/02/2016

Central African Republic

Touadera hopes to heal rifts after winning CAR presidential poll

Reconciliation and recovery are the huge tasks facing the Central African Republic’s new President Faustin-Archange Touadera, named the winner of a

20/02/2016

Egypt

Egyptian president promises to crack down on police abuses

The president of Egypt has promised to crack down on police brutality Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has decided to act as public anger mounts over alleged

20/02/2016

Uganda

Unrest in Uganda as opposition reject result of presidential election

Yoweri Musaveni granted another five-year term amid unrest, opposition arrests and widespread claims of vote-rigging

20/02/2016

Libya

US says senior ISIL commander probably killed in Libya airstrike

US officials say it’s likely that a senior ISIL commander – linked to major attacks in Tunisia last year – was killed in air strikes on Libyan soil

19/02/2016

Kenya

Missing Kenyan lions 'return to Nairobi National Park'

Kenyan authorities sent park rangers into residential areas near Nairobi looking for several lions that had left a national park near the capital

19/02/2016

Libya

US air raid strikes at ISIL targets in Libya

American fighter jets have carried out airstrikes in Libya, targeting the self-styled Islamic State group. The US military says it targeted a senior

19/02/2016

Uganda

Opposition leader detained on Uganda election day

Opposition leader Kizza Besigye was briefly detained on polling day in Uganda as the government shut down social media sites, reportedly due to

19/02/2016