More about this topic

Israel

Hundreds of African migrants released from Israeli detention centre

Following a ruling from the Supreme Court releasing detention time, 1,178 people, mostly from Sudan and Eritrea were released from the Holot centre.

25/08/2015

Italy

Major Italian rescue mission for 3,000 migrants adrift off Libya

Some 3,000 migrants were on Saturday rescued off the coast of Libya, according to the Italian coast guard. The coastguard received SOS calls from 18

22/08/2015

World News

Why World Elephant Day matters

Elephants never forget, they say. But did you remember that today, August 12, it is the annual celebration of these magnificent creatures? World

12/08/2015

Zimbabwe

Cecil: Mugabe blames 'foreign vandals'

The fallout from the death of Cecil the Lion continues. It is being reported that Zimbabwe has lifted the temporary ban on big-game hunting brought

10/08/2015

Mali

Mali hotel siege investigators look into 'jihadist links'

With no claim of responsibility for the hotel siege in Mali on Saturday which left 13 people dead, the inquiry is looking into possible jihadist

10/08/2015

World News

Migrant crisis: five arrested after vessel capsizes off Libya

More than 380 migrants were brought safely ashore on Friday morning in the Italian port of Pozzallo. They were rescued off the coast of Libya. Early

07/08/2015

World News

Ebola vaccine trial shows 100% effectiveness in Guinea

An experimental Ebola vaccine tested on thousands of people in Guinea has proven to be 100% effective, however the results are still preliminary

01/08/2015

World News

'Game-changing' Ebola vaccine is hailed by health experts

The world is on the verge of being able to protect humans against Ebola according to the World Health Organization, after a trial in Guinea found

31/07/2015

USA

Cecil the lion: angry protesters gather outside Walter Palmer's office

The hunter has become the hunted… Dozens of protesters have gathered outside the office of American dentist Walter Palmer, who provoked international

30/07/2015

World News

Cecil the Lion: shining a spotlight on trophy hunting

The selective hunting of big game wildlife for trophies is serious business in Africa. For aficionados, the ultimate goal is to bag the “Big Five”

29/07/2015

Zimbabwe

Cecil the Lion: two Zimbabweans face court for luring him from protected area

A court in Zimbabwe tries two local men on charges relating to the illegal killing of an iconic lion.

29/07/2015

World News

Meningitis: WHO in plea to avoid outbreak

The World Health Organisation is calling for vaccine production to be increased to ward off a potential outbreak of meningitis. #Africa risks large

28/07/2015

World News

Obama wraps up Kenya trip with declarations on democracy and message of hope

On the last day of his visit to Kenya, Obama mixed the personal with the presidential and told Kenyans the country stood at a crossroads, a moment filled with peril but enormous promise.

26/07/2015

Kenya

Africa is on the move, says Obama in Kenya

Speaking at a summit in Nairobi Obama told African entrepreneurs their work offered an alternative to ideologies of violence and could help push back corruption.

25/07/2015

Focus

Capitalising on Africa's mobile revolution

With more than 700 million mobile phone subscribers – a figure far greater than those of the US and Europe – Africa is going through a digitial

24/07/2015

World

Education on the move: boosting learning in isolated communities

When it comes to schooling, children can fall behind if they live in isolated or nomadic communities. This edition of Learning World looks at mobile

17/07/2015

Sport

Former FIFA official Jeffrey Webb agrees to extradition according to reports

Jeffrey Webb, one of seven current and former FIFA officials detained in Switzerland has agreed to be extradited to the United States, according to

10/07/2015

Cinema

Difret - an Ethiopian woman's fight against tradition

We’ve been extremely moved this week by an Ethiopian film called Difret. A film which shows a side of the country perhaps few of us are familiar

10/07/2015

Next Series

Waste not, want not: Ghana's mushrooming bio-waste initiative

Managing food waste is both a challenge and an opportunity for developping countries. Every month, the St. Baasa factory in west Ghana transforms

22/06/2015

Next Series

Do you know: can waste be food?

22/06/2015