African peacekeepers implicated in UN sex abuse claims
Allegations of sexual exploitation or sexual abuse by United Nations peacekeepers have increased, according to a new UN report. There […]
Africa
Oscar Pistorius denied leave to appeal for Steenkamp murder
South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been denied leave to appeal against his conviction for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. […]
British Airways pays pilot Simon Wood Africa abuse victims
British Airways has agreed to pay an undisclosed amount of money to children who were sexually abused by one of […]
Nigeria fuel shortages ground flights
Around 200 Arik Air passengers were stranded as domestic and international flights from Nigeria’s biggest domestic airline were grounded earlier due to a lack of […]
East Africa mulls ban on used clothes
One of the issues being discussed by the leaders of the East African Community (EAC) today in Arusha, Tanzania, is […]
Africa’s richest man ‘gets richer’
Africa’s richest man, Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote, has risen up the annual Forbes list of world billionaires, with his fortune increasing to $15.4bn […]
Shell being sued over Nigeria oil spill
Oil giant Shell is being sued in London for the second time in five years over spills in the Niger […]
Zimbabwe soldiers charged over ‘bomb plot’
Prosecutors in Zimbabwe have reinstated charges against two soldiers accused of planning to petrol-bomb a dairy farm owned by President […]
Nigeria ‘abducted girl to be re-united with family’
A 13-year-old Nigerian girl who was allegedly abducted and forced into marriage is to be re-united with her family today in […]
Buhari anger over budget fiasco
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed “severe punishment” for officials who embarrassed the government by doctoring the record $31bn (£20.8bn) national budget […]
Komla Dumor Award 2016: Seeking a future star of African journalism
The BBC is seeking a future star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in […]
Kenya row over police woman assault
Kenya’s Inspector General of Police has ordered the prosecution of a white pilot who was captured on camera assaulting a […]
Museveni rival Kizza Besigye arrested over protest march
Uganda’s main opposition leader Kizza Besigye has been taken into police custody after vowing to lead a protest march against […]
Niger election: Voters choose president in tense polls
Vote counting is under way in Niger following Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections. President Mahamadou Issoufou is hoping to secure […]
Faith put to test; Congregants flee church after the ‘devil’ appears
Worshipers at a Pentecostal church in South Africa sustained minor injuries after a naughty 15-year-old boy caused a stampede. Â The […]
South Africa’s Zuma makes U-turn over Nkandla revamp money
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has made a U-turn in court over his refusal to repay some of the $23m […]
Burkina Faso: Kidnapped Australian woman freed
Militants have freed an Australian woman kidnapped with her husband last month in Burkina Faso, releasing her in neighbouring Niger. […]
Burundi grenade attack kills four, including boy
Four people have been killed in Burundi in a grenade attack on a bar in the capital Bujumbura, officials say. […]