Africa

Ethnic Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus were targeted in the 100-day massacre by Hutu extremists. The mainly Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) rebels who ended the genocide are accused by rights groups of killing thousands of Hutu people in retaliation as they took power – an allegation denied by the …

His church become a pillar of South African society and many high-profile figures like former President Jacob Zumba, members of parliament and sports stars attended services. In 2009 Mr McCauley was accused of political bias as he allowed the then-unelected President Zuma to speak to his congregation. He was a …

The election is regarded as watershed moment for the southern African nation as for the first time the Frelimo candidate did not fight in the independence war. The party has been in power since Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975. Chapo, who was born two years after independence, is …

The statement came after days of opposition parties and civil society groups calling for information on Biya’s health and exact whereabouts. “The head of state continues to exercise his duties in Geneva and has never departed the [Swiss] city following his visit to Beijing,” Samuel Mvondo Ayolo, director of the …

The hippo in Yauri was tracked down by young men, who used locally made spears known as a “zagos” to kill it. Its carcass has since been ferried in a canoe to the palace of one of the Emir of Yauri’s high-ranking administrators, where it has been butchered and its …

Political tensions have been running high in the East African country since June when deadly demonstrations erupted over unpopular tax hikes, exposing a deep rift between Ruto and Gachagua. Ruto sacked most of his cabinet and brought in members of the main opposition following the anti-tax protests, in which more …

Tunisia was where a wave of pro-democracy protests in the Arab world began in late 2010, ousting long-time autocrat Zine El Abidine Ben Ali early the following year. The North African country was seen as a beacon of democracy in the region. But since Saied was elected on a wave …

Dorothy Masasa happily walks down a dirt road on a sunny afternoon, her baby securely strapped on her back. Just six months ago the 39-year-old, originally from southern Malawi’s Thyolo district, was in Kenya for life-saving radiotherapy. Malawi has only recently received its first such machines, so other women with …

On Saturday, Sahle-Work posted a brief and somewhat cryptic message on X, external, implying she was unhappy as a result of staying silent for the past year. Sources close to the 74-year-old told BBC Amharic she had not been happy for some time and was eagerly awaiting the end of …

Former world under-20 athletics champion Kipyegon Bett has died aged 26 in Bomet, Kenya, following a short illness. The 800m specialist won his junior world title in 2016 and then took bronze at the senior World Championships in London the following year. However, his career was halted in 2018 when …