Burkina Faso army massacred 223 villagers in revenge attack – HRW
More than 220 civilians, including at least 56 children, were massacred by Burkina Faso's military in a single day this...
Kenya braces for more rain as flood death toll hits 60
Severe flooding has displaced hundreds of thousands of people across East Africa - and in Kenya rescue workers and authorities...
South Sudan foreign minister sacked months after appointment
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked his foreign affairs minister who had been in office for less than a...
Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone roll out malaria vaccine
Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone have become the latest African countries to join the world's first routine malaria vaccine programme...
‘Let it rot’ campaign hits fish prices in Egypt
Fishmongers in Egypt say they have been forced to slash their prices by up to 50% because of a boycott...
Two East Africans charged in UK migrant deaths investigation
Two men have been charged with immigration offences after an investigation into the deaths of five migrants, including a child,...
Germany detains alleged Nigerian mafia members
German police have arrested 11 Nigerian men suspected of being in a mafia group who orchestrated large-scale dating scams. The...
Nigeria lecturer suspended over sexual harassment claims
A lecturer at one of Nigeria's leading universities - the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) - has been suspended following...
‘No need for timetable, dumsor will be over by the end of next month’ – Samuel Ayeh-Paye
A former Member of Parliament for the Ayensuano Constituency, Samuel Ayeh-Paye, has informed the public that the administration is working...
Payment of salaries to spouses of President, Vice-President unconstitutional – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that parliament's ratification of the payment of salary allowances to the President and Vice-President's wives from...
