South Africa Fire 'under control' after it ravaged Cape Town Parliament complex No one has been injured in the fire, which was reported by security guards. A suspected arsonist has been arrested and is due in court this week, authorities say. 02/01/2022
South Africa South Africa bids final farewell to Archbishop Desmond Tutu Tutu was a tireless opponent of the racist apartheid regime in South Africa and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. 01/01/2022
No Comment Desmond Tutu's coffin laid to rest in St George's Cathedral Desmond Tutu's coffin laid to rest in St George's Cathedral, while Johannesburg memorial celebrates Tutu's life 30/12/2021
No Comment Sudanese brave lockdown to keep up anti-coup protests Sudanese demonstrators join new protests against the army's October 25 coup in the capital Khartoum. 30/12/2021
Tech News Secrets of a 3000-year-old mummy unwrapped using X-ray and 3D scans Scientists uncover what was hidden under a mummy's wrappings for over three thousand years using X-rays, CT scans and 2D and 3D softwares. 30/12/2021
South Africa Archbishop Desmond Tutu funeral cortege arrives at Cape Town cathedral Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial equality and LGBT rights died Sunday at the age of 90. 30/12/2021
No Comment Vigil in Soweto, bells toll at Cape Town cathedral Vigil in Soweto, bells toll at Cape Town cathedral 29/12/2021
Culture news Egyptian scientists 'digitally unwrap' mummy of Pharaoh Amenhotep I The non-invasive research enabled scientists to reveal Amenhotep's face and work out his age and health at the time of his death. 29/12/2021
No Comment Flowers at Cape Town cathedral in memory of Tutu People gather outside St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town to pay tribute to South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu. His funeral will be held on January 1 at the church, his former Parish 27/12/2021
Libya At least 28 migrants' bodies found lined up on Libya's western coast Libya's Interior Ministry believes the bodies recovered belonged to a group of 60 people supposedly missing at sea. 27/12/2021
Democratic Republic Of Congo Authorities in DR Congo fear more attacks after suicide bomber kills 5 After a suicide bomber killed five people in a thwarted attack on a packed restaurant in Beni, in the east of the country, concerns grow of further attempts by extremists. 26/12/2021
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso: Two days of mourning after militants kill 41 Militants connected to Al Qaeda and Islamic State have repeatedly attacked armies in the region, inflicting heavy casualties to the armies of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali in recent weeks. 26/12/2021
South Africa 'World's moral compass': Desmond Tutu died aged 90 The 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, human rights activist, and the first Black Archbishop of Johannesburg was an uncompromising foe of the apartheid in South Africa. 26/12/2021
Nigeria Nigeria destroys more than one million expired COVID-19 vaccines Officials blamed "vaccine nationalism" in developed countries for hoarding vaccines until they "were about to expire" before donating them. 23/12/2021
No Comment Nigeria destroys around 1M expired COVID vaccines Nigeria destroys around 1M expired COVID vaccines 22/12/2021
Focus Planting for the future: Morocco lays the seeds for Africa's agricultural revolution In partnership with OCP Group In an era of climate change, what might tomorrow's agriculture in Africa look like? Focus heads to Morocco to find out. 22/12/2021
Madagascar Madagascar minister swims 12 hours to shore after helicopter crash Police Minister Serge Gellé was one of two survivors. Two other people are missing, feared dead. 22/12/2021
No Comment Final of the UNESCO listed ritual dance of the royal drum in Burundi Listed as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO since 2014 , the ritual dance of the royal drum is "a practice that shows happiness" and a tradition that Burundians hope to preserve and share with the world. 21/12/2021
Ocean These are the deals attempting to make global fishing more sustainable In partnership with the European Commission In this episode, Ocean explores so-called Sustainable Fishery Partnership Agreements. Deals between the EU and third countries ultimately designed to make fishing practices more sustainable and boost economic growth. 21/12/2021
Ocean Fighting illegal fishing: the deal helping to close 'the black hole in the sea' In partnership with the European Commission West Africa has been called "the black hole in the sea" due to the amount of illegal fishing that takes place there. A deal between the EU and Ivory Coast aims to significantly reduce that. To find out more, Ocean spoke to the EU's ambassador to the country. 21/12/2021
No Comment Teargas, bullets fired at protesters during demonstration in DRC Demonstrators converge on arterial roads in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, setting up barricades and burning tyres and mobile phone box in the capital of the Nord Kivu province. At least one policeman died, as police fired tear gas and used live rounds to disperse the crowd. 20/12/2021
Scenes Meet the inventor saving the lives of pregnant women across Uganda In partnership with Media City “Radiology was a great marriage between saving lives and dealing with machines” 20/12/2021
Moments Meet the travellers who pay to get lost in the middle of nowhere These trips offer mystery adventures for clients craving their very own ‘survivor’ experience. 20/12/2021
No Comment Sudan anti-coup protests mark uprising anniversary Sudanese took to the streets in the capital of Khartoum and elsewhere across the country for mass protests Sunday against an October military takeover and a subsequent deal that reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, but sidelined the movement. 19/12/2021
No Comment Protest calls for an independent judiciary in Senegal Several hundred demonstrators protested Friday in Senegal's capital, accusing the government of subjecting opposition figures to lengthy detentions. 18/12/2021
Culture news Congolese rumba dances into UNESCO's cultural heritage list The Democratic Republic of Congo has delighted in the addition of its traditional dance to the United Nations' cultural summit's list of intangible cultural heritage list, made for expressions, knowledge, and skills. 15/12/2021