The US president has shaken up international relations and the continent is working out where it stands. BBC News
Read More »A seat at the table or on the menu? Africa grapples with the new world order
Kenya's border with Somalia set to re-open after almost 15 years
Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has staged several attacks in Kenya, prompting the border to be closed. BBC News
Read More »At least 21 dead after boat sinks on Sudan's River Nile
Search efforts are continuing for the missing passengers, who included children. BBC News
Read More »Powerful cyclone kills at least 20 as it tears through Madagascar port
Madagascar’s disaster management says roads are inaccessible with trees uprooted, power poles down and ninety percent of roofs ripped off. BBC News
Read More »Ghana declares Wednesday 'Fugu Day' to promote traditional outfit after online mockery
The iconic attire has been trending online for days following the banter between Ghanaians and Zambians. BBC News
Read More »Looted African artefacts to be returned by Cambridge University
The university said, in a statement, that “as one of several UK museums with significant holdings of material taken from Benin in 1897, the MAA has been involved in long-term research and engagement projects in partnership with Nigerian stakeholders and representatives from the Royal Court of the Benin kingdom, as …
Read More »This woman fought back when jihadists killed her sons
Yameogo Aminata says her four sons were slaughtered and her daughter is missing. BBC News
Read More »Zimbabwe cabinet approves draft law to extend presidential terms
“At a time when silence would have been easier, he chose to speak out against corruption and nepotism that continue to undermine the promise of independence,” Andrease Ethan Mathibela, national chairman of the influential Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association, said. BBC News
Read More »Son of Zambia's ex-President Lungu ordered to surrender 79 cars, petrol station and 'luxury' flats
The High Court judgement says Dalitso Lungu, 39, failed to show they were acquired lawfully. BBC News
Read More »Pilot praised after landing faulty Somali passenger plane on seashore
The Civil Aviation Authority say it overshot the tarmac after failing to stop on the runway. BBC News
Read More »Eswatini angers Madagascar junta for hosting deposed leader
Eswatini says the talks were part of regional diplomacy and not an attempt to interfere. BBC News
Read More »New video game sees Africans fantasise about taking back looted treasures
Imagine it is 2099 and a historic treaty to return African artefacts is falling apart. BBC News
Read More »Migrant boat capsizes off Libya leaving 53 dead
The IOM says that almost 500 people have been reported dead or missing off Libya so far this year. BBC News
Read More »Senegal arrests 14 members of alleged paedophile gang linked to France
Police say the “transnational” criminal group has been in operation since 2017. BBC News
Read More »The latest weapon used by al-Qaeda and Islamic State-linked jihadists in West Africa
Military Africa, an online defence industry source, reported that last February, JNIM had also used what are known as first-person view (FPV) drones – when the pilot has a live feed from the drone – to drop improvised explosive devices, made from plastic bottles, onto military positions in Burkina Faso’s …
Read More »Influential Ghanaian highlife musician Ebo Taylor dies at 90
The guitarist, composer and band leader fused Ghanaian music and funk to create tracks sampled around the world. BBC News
Read More »Ethiopia demands Eritrea pulls its troops back to the border
The countries fought a border war between 1998-2000 in which more than 100,000 people died. A peace deal was never fully implemented and relations only eased after Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who later won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts, travelled to the Eritrean capital, Asmara, in 2018. …
Read More »Man named in South Africa's police corruption probe found dead
Reports say Wiandre Pretorius, who last week said he survived an assassination attempt, shot himself. BBC News
Read More »King Charles to host Nigeria's first UK state visit in 37 years
President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu will be guests at Windsor Castle from 18 to 19 March. BBC News
Read More »A singer's tragic death highlights Nigeria's snakebite problem
The crisis is compounded by a critical shortage of affordable, properly stored antivenom. BBC News
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