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Africa
Pomp and drama as deposed Nigerian emir returns to throne
As he returned to the throne in a colourful ceremony, Nigeria's influential Emir...
Biden welcomes Kenya's leader as US under pressure in Africa
Kenyan President William Ruto is the first African leader in more than 15 years...
Zambia row over ex-President Lungu's house arrest claims
Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has said that he was "practically under house...
Africa's week in pictures: 17 - 23 May 2024
A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond:
Why Eritreans are at war with each other around the world
Police forces across the world are prepped for Eritrea’s independence day this Friday...
I couldn't bury my brother because of Sudan bombing
Fierce fighting in Sudan's besieged city of El Fasher has become so intense that...
Inside the secret government Rwanda training base
Plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda have already proved to be divisive. The Conservatives...
Generator fumes choke Nigeria students to death - reports
At least seven university students have died after apparently inhaling fumes from...
Kenya defends cost of jet for President Ruto's US trip
Kenya's government has defended the cost of President William Ruto's trip to the...
South Africans' desperate search for jobs overshadows election
Hundreds of South Africans have turned up at the job fair, CVs and school certificates...
DR Congo army says it has thwarted attempted coup
The Democratic Republic of Congo army says it has quashed an attempted coup against...
Worshippers locked in Nigeria mosque and set on fire
At least 11 worshippers have been killed and dozens others injured after a man attacked...
'Trapped in hell' under collapsed building but pulled out...
Pinned under the rubble of a five-storey apartment block that collapsed in South...
The volunteer crime fighters using whistles, whips and...
Concerns about violent crime will be on the minds of South Africans as they go to...
Children killed as bomb falls near Sudan hospital - MSF
Two children were killed and others were injured after a bomb fell near a paediatric...