South Sudan Former Enemies Meet Face-To-Face
Talks between South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and opposition Leader Riek Machar have begun in the capital, Juba.
Pictures shared on social media show a packed hall with representatives from both sides as well as...
First Nigerians Fleeing South Africa Arrive Home
The first batch of Nigerians fleeing xenophobic violence in South Africa has arrived back in in the main city of Lagos.
The 188 people on board were the first returnees of around 600 Nigerians who...
South Africa’s Leader Apologizes for Xenophobic Attacks
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday apologized to the Nigerian government two weeks after deadly xenophobic attacks on immigrants in Johannesburg and Pretoria, according to media reports.
Ramaphosa tendered his apology to his Nigerian...
SA Stock Exchange Targeted by Anti-Rape Protesters
The hashtag #SandtonShutdown is trending in South Africa as protesters march on Johannesburg’s business district to demand that corporate firms do more to fight violence against women.
There has been growing outrage in South Africa...
Letter from Africa: Ghanaians Saw Mugabe as Their In-Law
In the series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghana government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes that Zimbabwe's ex-President Robert Mugabe, who has died aged 95, had a special place in the hearts...
UN Renews Libyan Mission Amid Ceasefire Efforts
The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the support mission in Libya (Unsmil) by a year in an effort to assist the country's severely damaged political transition and to try and deliver...
Fears for ‘Kidnapped Strike Doctor’ in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s minister of health has asked the security services to search for Peter Magombeyi, the head of a doctor's union, who disappeared on Saturday.
Union officials and human rights activists fear that he was abducted...
‘Hero Policeman’ Praised for Teaching Class Maths
A Kenyan police officer is being praised for teaching pupils whose teachers failed to turn up for work after a non-governmental organisation posted a photo of him in class on Facebook.
The Education Development Trust...
Ethiopia ‘Pardons Thousands of Inmates’ for New Year
More than 7,000 prisoners will freed in Ethiopia to mark the country's new year, which will be celebrated on Thursday, according to the country's state-linked Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC).
Attorney General Berhanu Tsegay has said...
Burundi Musician Kidum ‘Confused by Rwanda Ban’
Burundian musician Jean Pierre Nimbona, popularly known as Kidum, has told the BBC he is confused by Rwanda's decision to ban him from playing at the upcoming Kigali Jazz Fusion festival.
Kidum is one of...
