South African Speaker loses bid to stop arrest
South African Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has lost a court bid to stop her being arresting over allegations of...
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Desperate families dig for food in Mozambique drought
People are surviving by picking wild fruits and tubers after droughts destroyed crops in parts of central Mozambique. Hunger has...
Senegal’s youngest president sworn in
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal's fifth president, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in the capital, Dakar. Last month,...
Deaths reported in Nairobi overnight floods
At least three people are feared dead following floods caused by heavy rains that pounded Kenya' capital, Nairobi, for hours....
Algeria compiles 150 tonnes of aid for war-torn Gaza
Algeria is sending 150 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, amid warnings of an imminent famine there. The...
Four women killed in Nigeria cash handout stampede
At least four women were killed in Nigeria in a stampede as a crowd rushed to get cash handouts from...
Part of Nairobi airport closed after ‘small fire’
A section of Kenya's main airport has been closed temporarily following a minor fire. An electrical fault caused the "small...
Chad’s junta chief, nine others cleared for May election
The Constitutional Council in Chad has approved 10 candidates for the upcoming presidential election, including the country's interim President General...
Veteran Nollywood star Amaechi Muonagor dies at 62
Nollywood comedy legend Amaechi Muonagor has died aged 62, a relative told the BBC. He died on Sunday after suffering...
Rwanda receives dozens of refugees from Libya
Rwanda has received 91 refugees and asylum seekers from Libya under a programme supported by the UN's refugee agency, African...
