Ellen Johnson Sirleaf awarded $5m Ibrahim African leadership prize
A coveted $5m prize for leadership in Africa has been won by the former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
The continent’s first ever female head...
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe is new ECOWAS chairperson
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe has been named the new chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Liberia’s capital Monrovia.
He takes...
Kenyan children fall into pit latrine
Six pupils from a school in a rural area in Kenya fell into a pit latrine after it collapsed on Wednesday morning, local media...
Man guilty of ‘holiday’ child rape
A man has been found guilty of raping two girls in Kenya.
Keith Morris, 72, from Hull, carried out the crimes while on holiday in...
Zimbabwe president abandons trip amid unrest
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has broken off a trip to Europe after violent protests in his home country.
Mr Mnangagwa had been due to attend...
This octocopter wants to fly you at 60 mph
Think Amazon delivery drones are a radical idea? A Chinese startup called Ehang has used the same technology to build an aircraft to carry...
Russia not aiming to divide EU – Putin
President Vladimir Putin has insisted Russia is not trying to split the European Union.
His remarks come ahead of a visit to Austria, his first...
Mandela’s step-daughter: ‘I was blinded by my abuser’
The daughter of Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel has been speaking for the first time on television about her experience of being physically abused...
Chinese businessman becomes a chief in Nigeria
A leader of the Chinese community in northern Nigeria has been crowned, or "turbaned", as a chief by the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido...
Uhuru Kenyatta’s election victory challenged in Kenya court
A former lawmaker filed a petition at Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in last month’s presidential election in a...