- 'Blood was all over' - victim of Nigeria church abduction describes escape
Some 160 people are believed to be missing after attackers raided three churches in a Nigerian village on Sunday.
- Is holding Afcon every four years 'totally wrong' or 'good call'?
The announcement that the Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted every four years from 2028 sparked division, but what will it mean for the game on the continent?
- Ugandan MP and Bobi Wine ally arrested over election violence
The opposition politician is accused of election violence in which at least seven people were killed.
- Life of veteran Ugandan opposition leader in danger, wife says
Kizza Besigye's wife has been to visit him at Luzira Prison and says he is extremely weak.
- Guinea-Bissau coup leaders set December election date
Regional powers Ecowas had previously warned junta head Horta N'Tam against such a long wait for elections.
- Ryan Coogler’s vampire epic ‘Sinners’ breaks Oscar nominations record
Ryan Coogler’s blues-steeped vampire epic “Sinners” led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history.
- South Africa's Kruger park suffers 'devastating' damage from floods
South Africa's iconic Kruger National Park suffered major damage to critical infrastructure in recent flooding, with the cost of repairs estimated to run over 30 million dollars, officials said Thursday.
- Over one million Nigerians face hunger due to funding shortages
A catastrophic hunger crisis is set to dramatically worsen in northeastern Nigeria, as the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns it will be forced to slash food aid to over a million vulnerable people within weeks due to a critical lack of funding.
- Mali's junta creates a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector
Mali's military junta has created a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector, tightening the government's direct grip on the country's crucial gold industry, and has appointed a former Barrick Mining executive to the job.
- Nigeria's strategy to combat illegal logging and poaching
Facing catastrophic deforestation, Nigeria is deploying an unconventional defense: recruiting the very poachers and loggers who once threatened its last wildlife refuges.