- Russian deputy navy chief in Eritrea for talks
by BBC News
A Russian delegation led by the country’s deputy navy commander Vladimir Kasatonov has arrived at…
- Kenyan hospital to dispose unclaimed bodies of 475 babies
by BBC News
Kenya’s largest public referral hospital has announced that it will dispose hundreds of unclaimed bodies…
- South African Speaker loses bid to stop arrest
by BBC News
South African Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has lost a court bid to stop her…
- Desperate families dig for food in Mozambique drought
by BBC News
People are surviving by picking wild fruits and tubers after droughts destroyed crops in parts…
- Senegal’s youngest president sworn in
by BBC News
Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s fifth president, has been sworn into office at a ceremony in…
- Deaths reported in Nairobi overnight floods
by BBC News
At least three people are feared dead following floods caused by heavy rains that pounded…
- Algeria compiles 150 tonnes of aid for war-torn Gaza
by BBC News
Algeria is sending 150 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, amid warnings of…
- Four women killed in Nigeria cash handout stampede
by BBC News
At least four women were killed in Nigeria in a stampede as a crowd rushed…
- Part of Nairobi airport closed after ‘small fire’
by BBC News
A section of Kenya’s main airport has been closed temporarily following a minor fire. An…
- Chad’s junta chief, nine others cleared for May election
by BBC News
The Constitutional Council in Chad has approved 10 candidates for the upcoming presidential election, including…