Africa

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Congo confirms new Ebola outbreak after death of woman

This is the 12th outbreak in conflict-ridden Congo since the virus was first discovered in the country in 1976.

07/02/2021

Earth News

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

Earth News

This baby boom in Kenya is helping to save an endangered species

A tiny new life is just beginning. On Kenya's south coast, a volunteer stands guard over newborn green turtles.

06/02/2021

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

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | The European origins of today's homophobia in Africa

What are the origins of homophobia in Africa? Where do the laws that punish same-sex relationships come from? Listen to our new #podcast episode of #CryLikeaBoy

04/02/2021

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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

Ecotech

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

Cry Like A Boy

Man-up about menstruation | View

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

Mali

French and Malian troops kill 100 jihadis in offensive in the Sahel

Jihadist insurgents still control large areas of the Sahel desert region after violence erupted in northern Mali in 2012.

27/01/2021

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Kenyan inventors create bio-robotic arm controlled by brain signals

The arm has several component materials including recycled wood.

25/01/2021

South Africa

Scientists are now using satellites to count elephants from space

The elephants are counted using a computer algorithm trained to identify the creatures against a variety of backdrops.

21/01/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Podcast | A dilemma of coming-out in patriarchal societies

In this episode, we will see how in Africa but also in countries like France, being homosexual could be a lifetime burden. A lot of them will choose their happiness over the respect of society's "rules".

21/01/2021

Libya

Migrant shipwreck off Libyan coast leaves at least 43 dead, says UN

The shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea is the first maritime disaster in 2021 involving migrants and refugees seeking better lives in Europe.

21/01/2021

Travel News

Vaccinated tourists can now visit the Seychelles without quarantining

The archipelago is also pushing for more conservation-focussed travel, starting with an experience on Alphonse Island.

21/01/2021

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Tunisian police continue to clash with protesters

Sunday was the third consecutive day of unrest a decade on from the revolution that ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

18/01/2021

Sudan

Death toll from tribal violence in Sudan's West Darfur rises to 83

The incident is likely to destabilise the already fragile security situation in the country as international peacekeepers have already begun a phased withdrawal.

18/01/2021

Egypt

Ancient temple, tombs and coffins unearthed by archaeologists in Egypt

Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient treasure trove of tombs, coffins and mummies in a vast necropolis south of Cairo in Egypt.

17/01/2021

Tunisia

Protests continue in Tunisia against the police and economic crisis

The demonstrations in Siliana and other cities began after a video posted on social media showed a police officer shouting and pushing a shepherd whose sheep entered the local government headquarters.

17/01/2021

Uganda

Uganda election: Longtime President Yoweri Museveni declared winner

Uganda’s elections are often marred by allegations of fraud and abuses by security forces.

16/01/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Meet Dakar's male doulas fighting for gender equality in pregnancies

“Men who accompany their wives to health posts are frowned upon because people tend to think that they are weak”, Makhtar Aidar says. Yet this is starting to change: he is one of the first male doulas in Senegal. #CryLikeaBoy

14/01/2021

World

'Curtains of death': Conservationists warn on swimming safety nets

There were 100 attacks by sharks on humans last year. In that time, humans killed 100 million sharks. So didn't Jaws have the shark-to-human dynamic the wrong way round?

14/01/2021

Uganda

Uganda votes in tense election as crackdown on opposition continues

Many Ugandans have said they are afraid to vote for the opposition leader Bobby Wine - others say that despite the risks they will vote anyway.

14/01/2021

Earth News

How to solve climate change, according to the Bijagós of Guinea-Bissau

For one community in West Africa, healing the planet is about a deep and ancient respect for nature.

11/01/2021

Ethiopia

Hospitals struck by artillery in Ethiopia's Tigray region, says report

The report, compiled by the Ethiopian government, the UN and NGOs on the ground in Tigray, has laid bare the scale of the damage inflicted on the region.

09/01/2021

Cry Like A Boy

Can music change societies? Meet Burundian artist Yves Kami

To be a man in Burundi, like in many other places in the world, one must build a house, plant a tree and father a son. But Yves Kami has a different opinion.

08/01/2021