Lupita Nyong’o speaks of family ordeal and condemns ‘chilling’ Kenya crackdown
Actress Lupita Nyong'o has condemned the Kenyan authorities' crackdown on huge anti-tax protests that began in June. Demonstrators were met ...
Tag: Africa
Oil, toil and ink: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: RODGER BOSCH / AFP Hoping to ...
The 91-year-old African president who keeps defying death rumours
Speculation over the wellbeing and whereabouts of Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has become a hot topic across Africa this ...
Fresh faces in Mozambique’s poll as independence era leaders bow out
Mozambique is set for a watershed election that will see a change of the presidential guard, with the era of ...
WHO approves first mpox test for quick diagnosis
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first diagnostic test for mpox where the results can be immediately known, ...
How Kenya’s president has fallen out with his deputy
Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been threatened with impeachment proceedings by lawmakers amid intense speculation that he has had ...
Ethiopia festival fires burn bright despite downpour
Thousands in Ethiopia's capital city defied a downpour to celebrate Meskel, the first big festival of the religious year. It ...
Egyptian ship delivers weapons to Somalia
An Egyptian ship has delivered a significant consignment of military equipment to Somalia, security officials in the capital, Mogadishu, are ...
Jihadists step up attacks on Burkina Faso civilians – rights group
Islamist insurgents in Burkina Faso have stepped up attacks on civilians, carrying out door-to-door killings, slitting throats and targeting Christian ...
Children die in building collapse after Nigeria flooding
Two children in north-western Nigeria have died after the building they were in collapsed, adding to the dozens who have ...
