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Sudan conflict: 125,000 refugees in Chad, 90% of which women and children Over 400 thousand people have fled Sudan since the fighting erupted, about a quarter of whom are now in Chad. It's one of the poorest countries in the world and the govt and aid agencies are struggling to cope. To tell us...

Nigeria President Bola Tinubu urges patience after fuel subsidy crisis President Bola Tinubu is urging Nigerians to be patient - amid a spike in petrol and food prices. The economic upheaval follows Tinubu's decision to end a long-standing fuel subsidy on his first day in office, last month. He...

Vote on Malian constitution: Soldiers cast ballots during early referendum Mali will hold a refendum this Sunday on reforming the country's constitution. Among the proposals: to scrap French as Mali's official language. Hundreds of thousands of Malians live in neighbouring Ivory Coast and there...

Sudan fighting: Gunfire, air strikes rock Khartoum as clashes intensify Fierce fighting continued in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday with air strikes, artillery and gunfire ringing out. Since April, Sudan’s military, and the paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces, have been locked in a...

Thousands of pregnant Sudanese refugees in Chad need immediate healthcare In tonight's edition: As clashes resume in Sudan after a fragile and brief ceasefire, we take a closer look at the plight of refugees in neighbouring Chad. Also, President Bola Tinubu urges patience amid anger at soaring...

Fighting resumes in Sudan after 24-hour ceasefire ends Shelling and gunfire resumed Sunday in the Sudanese capital, witnesses said, at the end of a 24-hour ceasefire that had given civilians rare respite from nearly two months of war.

UN joins US in suspending food aid to Ethiopia over diversion of supplies The United Nations World Food Program said Friday that it is temporarily suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its supplies are being diverted, an announcement that came a day after the United States Agency for...

One UN peacekeeper killed and four seriously wounded in Mali attack At least one United Nations peacekeeper was killed and four others seriously injured when their patrol was attacked in northern Mali on Friday, the peacekeeping mission MINUSMA said.

'The Sex Lives of African Women': Groundbreaking book gets people talking "The Sex Lives of African Women" has now been distributed in more than 100 countries. Annette Young talks to its author, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, about deconstructing stereotypes in female sexuality. Also, we examine the...

Several people killed in Al Shabaab attack on Mogadishu beach hotel Six civilians were killed and 10 wounded in a six-hour siege by Al Shabaab militants at a beachside hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said Saturday, adding that three officers also died in the gunfight.

Khartoum residents sceptical as latest Sudan ceasefire begins A 24-hour ceasefire took effect Saturday between Sudan's warring generals but, with fears running high it will collapse like its predecessors, US and Saudi mediators warned they may break off mediation efforts.

At least 21 people killed in suspected terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso Twenty-one people, most of them members of the security forces, have been killed in Burkina Faso in attacks by suspected jihadists, security sources said on Wednesday.

Democracy at stake, say Senegalese youths protesting controversial arrest Senegal on Tuesday shut down several of its overseas consulates including in Paris and New York after they were targeted by a fresh wave of protests that has rocked the West African country domestically and abroad. Young...

Ukraine FM asks for support from Africa, calls on leaders to choose friends wisely In tonight's edition: Ukraine's foreign minister has wrapped up a tour of Africa by saying that he welcomes plans for an African peace delegation to head to Ukraine and Russia but warned that it will take more...

WHO declares end to Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea The UN's health agency on Thursday declared an end to a nearly four-month epidemic of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, saying the disease, a cousin of Ebola, had caused 35 confirmed or suspected deaths.

300 children evacuated from orphanage in Sudan's Khartoum In tonight's edition: Hundreds of children, some with special needs, are rescued from a Khartoum orphanage after having spent weeks stuck amid the shelling and shooting of Sudan's war. Millions have been forced from their homes in...

Sudan government declares UN envoy Volker Perthes 'persona non grata' The Sudanese government has declared United Nations envoy Volker Perthes "persona non grata", two weeks after the army chief accused him of stoking the country's civil conflict and sought to have him removed from his post.

UN court finds top Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga 'unfit' for trial A UN court has ruled that ageing Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga is unfit to stand trial, calling instead for an 'alternative' legal procedure that would not end in a conviction.

Mystery of the desert: The lost cities of the Nigerien Sahara A long trek across the desert of northeastern Niger brings visitors to one of the most astonishing and rewarding sights in the Sahel: fortified villages of salt and clay built on rocks, besieged by the Sahara sands. Generations of...

Police clash with protesters in Kenya over tax hikes Tensions boil up in Kenya during a protest against tax hikes.Police tear gas crowds and arrest almost a dozen people during rallies. Some repoductive health campaigners in southern Africa are hoping for a change in Namibia's abortion ban which...