Étienne Davignon is charged with participation in war crimes in relation to killing of then PM Patrice LumumbaA former Belgian…
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At least 23 people killed in suspected suicide attacks in north-eastern Nigeria
More than 100 others injured in bombings targeting post office, market areas and hospital in MaiduguriAt least 23 people have…
Read More‘These connections are overlooked’: how British companies profited from slavery in Brazil long after abolition
Britons learn about the country’s involvement ‘almost as a self-congratulatory narrative’, says historian Joseph Mulhern In 1845 British citizens and…
Read MoreAfrica particularly vulnerable as Iran conflict disrupts supply chains, say experts
Food production in many African countries depends heavily on fertiliser imported from the Gulf through the strait of HormuzCountries in…
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Nigeria’s Online Content Creator Market Has Boomed. Can the Skit-Makers and Streamers Make It Pay?
As platforms make less from advertising, creators are struggling to monetise work – leading to calls for more government investment…
Read MoreFrance returns sacred talking drum looted from Côte d’Ivoire over 100 years ago
Djidji Ayôkwé was handed to Ivorian officials in Paris earlier this monthA sacred artefact looted by French colonial authorities more…
Read MoreEswatini says it received more ‘third country’ deportees as part of deal with Trump administration
Two deportees sent to Eswatini were from Somalia, one was from Sudan and one was from TanzaniaThe government of Eswatini…
Read MoreUK government axes flagship global health project
Programme which supports schemes in six African countries was previously hailed as vital protection for Britain against future pandemicsA flagship…
Read More‘Invasive’ AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts
Countries across the continent have spent more than $2bn on Chinese tracking technology that is not ‘necessary or proportionate’, new…
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At Least 17 Killed After Drone Strike Hits School Shelter in Sudan
Strike in Shukeiri killed teachers and health care workers and is latest incident in three-year warAt least 17 people, most…
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French Aid Worker Among Three Killed in Drone Strike in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Rebel group blames government for attack on residential area of M23-controlled city of GomaThree people including a French UN aid…
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At Least 65 Nigerian Soldiers Killed in Jihadist Raids in Country’s North-East
Gunmen from Islamic State West Africa Province overran four military bases and reportedly abducted 300 civiliansAt least 65 Nigerian soldiers…
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French Aid Worker Among Three Killed in Drone Attack in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Attack on residential part of M23-controlled city of Goma blamed by rebel group on governmentAt least three people, including a…
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Experts Warn Alleged ‘Unethical’ Vaccine Trial in Africa Could Signal Policy Direction Under RFK Jr.
Danish researchers whose work on effects of vaccines has been called into question are at center of US vaccine policyNew…
Read MoreThree killed in drone attack on Goma in eastern DRC, M23 rebels say
Attack on residential part of M23-controlled city blamed by rebel group on government At least three people were killed in…
Read MorePrison sentences for pair who attacked gay men hailed as sign of hope for Kenya’s LGBTQ+ community
The perpetrators were jailed for 15 years for robbery with violence in the east African country, where homophobic attacks are…
Read MoreVillagers on Principe, the ‘African Galapagos’, to be paid for protecting the ecosystem
A billionaire is funding a sustainable development project on the west African island that makes the local population stewards of…
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Descendants of Zimbabwe Resistance Heroes Urge U.K. to Locate Looted Skulls
Relatives call on institutions to help them find remains of ancestors who led fight against British colonisers in 1890sDescendants of…
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Weight-Loss Jab Could Be Produced for About $3 a Month, Study Finds
Cheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countriesWeight-loss jabs such…
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South Africa’s President Calls President Donald Trump’s Policy to Offer Refuge to White Afrikaners ‘Racist’
US president is ‘truly uninformed’ for spreading claims of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa tells New York TimesSouth…
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