Africa
The student who blew whistle on Kenya airport controversy
Kenyan business student Nelson Amenya has been hailed as a hero by those campaigning for greater transparency in the deals...
West African military states promise visa-free travel to rival bloc
Three West African states ruled by military leaders have announced visa-free travel and residency rights for citizens in the 15-member...
Zambia’s ex-President Lungu barred from seeking re-election
Zambia's top court has barred former President Edgar Lungu from standing for re-election in 2026. The Constitutional Court ruled that...
What’s on the minds of Ghanaian voters explored in seven charts
Ghana is heading for its ninth general election since multiparty politics resumed in 1992. In that time, there have been...
From freedom fighter to Namibia’s first female president
Nicknamed NNN, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has made history by being elected as Namibia's first female president. The 72-year-old won more than...
Unknown flu-like disease kills at least 79 people in DR Congo
At least 79 people have died from an unknown disease that is causing flu-like symptoms in south-western Democratic Republic of...
Biden’s Angola visit aims to showcase his attempts to rival China
Joe Biden has begun his long-anticipated maiden visit to sub-Saharan Africa as US president but it comes amidst uncertainty over...
Liberia’s notorious rebel-turned-senator Johnson dies
Prince Yormie Johnson, Liberian warlord-turned-politician, who became infamous for the 1990 footage of him sipping beer while the-then president was...
Nowhere else on Earth are so many children fleeing war
Mahmoud is a cheeky teenager who beams the biggest of smiles even though he lost his front teeth in the...
Celebrating the king banished by the British
The field outside the royal palace in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi was filled with an exuberant crowd, celebrating the...
