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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...

Senegal shuts overseas consulates after attacks in several cities including Paris and Bordeaux Senegal has temporarily closed its consulates abroad following attacks on diplomatic missions in Bordeaux, Milan, Paris and New York among others, the foreign affairs ministry said on Tuesday.

Bandits kill 30 villagers in northern Nigeria in protection-money reprisal attack Armed men killed 30 people in weekend raids on six villages in Nigeria's north, a region regularly hit by criminal violence and clashes between communities, local police have said.

Guinea-Bissau holds legislative elections one year after president dissolved parliament Bissau-Guineans voted Sunday in a highly anticipated election to fill Guinea-Bissau's national legislature, more than a year after the West African nation's president dissolved parliament.

More than 50 Ugandan peacekeepers killed in Al-Shabaab attack in Somalia Some 54 Ugandan peacekeepers died when militants besieged an African Union base in Somalia last week, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said, in one of the worst recent attacks by Al-Shabaab jihadists in the war-torn country.

Violent protests break out in Senegal after opposition leader Sonko sentenced to prison Riots broke out in Senegal's capital Dakar on Thursday after a court sentenced a leading opposition politician, Ousmane Sonko, to two years in jail for corrupting youth, undermining his chances of running for...

US sanctions Sudanese leaders as shelling and air strikes shatter ceasefire The United States announced sanctions Thursday on Sudanese leaders it blames for the breakdown of US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire efforts after shelling and air strikes killed 18 civilians at a Khartoum market.

Senegal deploys troops to capital as Dakar braces for more unrest Army troops were deployed to parts of the Senegalese capital Dakar on Friday as the city braced for more unrest after a jail sentence for opposition leader Ousmane Sonko sparked one of the deadliest days of violence in the...

Zimbabwe passes 'draconian' law banning criticism of government Zimbabwe's parliament approved a controversial law that ostensibly promotes patriotism but has been condemned by the opposition as a "draconian" attempt to stifle dissent ahead of national elections.

Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko sentenced for 'corrupting youth' Violence erupts in Senegal as Ousmane Sonko is sentenced to two-years in prison. His fate as a presidential candidate in 2024 remains uncertain. A controversial bill gets the greenlight in Zimbabwe. Parliament approves a...

East African leaders agree to extend troop deployment in eastern DR Congo East Africa's leaders have agreed to extend until September the mandate of a regional military force deployed to quell violence in the strife-torn east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko sentenced to two years for 'corrupting youth' A court in Senegal on Thursday sentenced opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, to two years in prison on charges of "corrupting youth" but acquitted him of rape and...

Sudan military suspends talks with rivals In tonight's edition: Clashes between the RSF paramilitary and the Sudanese army increase in intensity as the military pulls out of truce talks. Also there's anger and confusion in Nigeria as drivers rush to the pump upon an apparent rollback of fuel...

Uganda's president signs 'world's harshest' anti-LGBTQ bill into law Uganda announced Monday that President Yoweri Museveni had signed into law draconian new measures against homosexuality described as among the world's harshest, prompting condemnation from human rights and LGBTQ groups as well...