Africa
Nigeria President Urges Youth to Avoid “Sinister” Protests
As Nigeria braces for potential demonstrations on August 1, President Bola Tinubu has cautioned against joining planned protests, attributing their...
Dozens arrested in Uganda anti-government protests
Dozens of people have been detained in the Ugandan capital Kampala after joining scattered anti-corruption protests in defiance of an...
Tanzanian minister sacked after poll rigging remarks
Tanzania's information minister Nape Nnauye has been removed from his post following an outcry over comments he made suggesting that...
Entire anti-corruption board fired for alleged Zambia corruption
Zambia's President Hakinde Hichilema has taken the extraordinary step of firing the entire board of the country's corruption-busting body, after...
Red carpets, cars and cowries: Africa’s top shots
Seen on Wednesday, this sign in Senegal's capital city of Dakar marks the westernmost tip of mainland Africa - which...
Kagame wins Rwanda vote in landslide – partial results
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is on course to extend his 24-year rule by another five years in a landslide victory,...
Gambia’s parliament rejects bill to allow FGM
The Gambia’s lawmakers have rejected a bill seeking to overturn a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM). Speaker of...
Kagame seeks fourth term as Rwandan president
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, feared and admired in equal measure, is seeking to extend his 24-year rule in an election...
Kenya’s police chief resigns after deadly anti-tax protests
Kenya's police chief Japhet Koome has resigned, following weeks of violent protests against proposed tax hikes in which more than...
Prisoners escape from Niger jail that holds militants
Authorities in Niger have declared a curfew in the volatile Tillaberi region after several prisoners escaped from a heavily-fortified jail...
