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Where are Eritrea’s missing political prisoners?
Twenty-five years ago, a group of senior Eritrean politicians known as the G-15 called for democratic reform. Eleven were arrested and accused of tre…
8 hours ago
Who is Morocco's first woman prime minister?
Fatima Zahra El Mansouri has been named Morocco's first female prime minister, after her Authenticity and Modernity Party (Pam) won the most seats in…
1 day, 8 hours ago
Nigeria's Dangote Kenya refinery breaks ground
Kenya has broken the ground for a new oil refinery backed by Nigerian industrialist and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. The 700,000 barrels per …
2 days, 8 hours ago
South Africa reels from spate of mass shootings
South Africa is reeling from a series of mass shootings that have left dozens of people dead in less than a week near three of South Africa's biggest…
3 days, 8 hours ago
Ethiopia accuses Sudan, Eritrea of backing armed groups
As heavy fighting resumes between a coalition of armed opposition forces and Ethiopia's federal government, the country's army commander has accused …
4 days, 8 hours ago
JAPA: Does migrating pay off?
For millions of young Africans, leaving home in search of better opportunities has become an increasingly attractive option. A recent Afrobarometer s…
1 week ago
Ethiopia Tigray fighting sparks fears of new war
Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia between Tigrayan forces and the national army is threatening a return to civil war after four years of peace. O…
1 week, 1 day ago
Chad faces growing Sudan refugee burden
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR says Chad is now hosting around 1.5 million refugees and asylum-seekers from Sudan. And despite the war entering its fou…
1 week, 2 days ago
Nigeria probes the deaths of miners in custody
BBC reporter Madina Maishanu takes us inside the cells where 37 artisanal miners died last week. Nigeria’s Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says …
1 week, 3 days ago
Gambia in crisis as blackouts persist
For months now, power blackouts have been disrupting life and business for thousands of people in Gambia. The crisis has recently sparked protests in…
1 week, 4 days ago