Africa
Superfans and spiderman: Africa’s top shots
Olympia de Maismont / AFP A man attends a private viewing of the +234 Art fair at the Ecobank Pan-African...
South Africa envoy expelled from US ‘has no regrets’
The South African ambassador who was expelled from the US after a row with Donald Trump's government has said he...
Vice President applauds Namibia’s first female President
Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has praised the inauguration of Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as Namibia's first female president, marking a...
Are Nigerians abroad widening the class divide back home?
Scenes playing out in Nigeria during holiday periods could be in a movie: emotional reunions at airport terminals, champagne flowing...
‘Nigerian Senate is run like a cult’, suspended MP tells BBC
A Nigerian senator who alleged she was sexually harassed by one of the country's top politicians has told the BBC...
DR Congo and Rwanda call for ceasefire in Qatar talks
The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame have called for an "immediate ceasefire"...
South African ambassador ‘no longer welcome’ in US, Rubio says
The US is expelling South Africa's ambassador to Washington, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio describing him as a "race-baiting...
Kenya: President’s church donation sparks clashes
Police in Kenya have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who tried to occupy a church that was recently given...
Stripes and shades: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: Esa Alexander / Reuters A reveller...
