No peace without justice in Sudan – ICC prosecutor
Karim Khan, the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC), has told the BBC that “there is no hope...
Jacob Zuma in Russia for medical treatment
South Africa’s ex-President Jacob Zuma travelled to Russia last week for health reasons, his foundation says. “He will be...
UN calls for more safe asylum routes for children
The UN says almost 300 children are estimated to have died or disappeared this year while attempting to cross...
Zimbabwe president approves controversial patriotic law
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed a bill into law that imposes penalties on Zimbabweans who are found to...
20 dead as thousands forced to evacuate in S Korea floods
At least 20 people have been killed by deadly flooding in South Korea, as torrential rainfall continues to batter...
Ghana passes Cannabis cultivation law
News that Ghana’s parliament has passed a controversial law allowing the industrial cultivation of cannabis for medicinal purposes has...
Kenya protest deaths rise to 13 – rights watchdog
The number of those who died in Kenya on Wednesday in protests about the high cost of living has...
ICC opens investigation into alleged Darfur war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened a new investigation into alleged war crimes in the Darfur region of...
Zuma release from South African jail ruled unlawful
The Constitutional Court in South Africa has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma was granted medical parole unlawfully. Zuma...
Ethiopia and Egypt to restart talks over controversial dam
Ethiopia and Egypt have agreed to resume talks over a controversial hydroelectric mega-dam that Addis Ababa is building over...
US court sentences Woodberry to eight years in prison
A federal judge in the United States has sentenced Jacob Olalekan Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry, to eight years...
South Sudan to hold first election since independence
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has said the country’s long-delayed elections will be held next year as planned. President...
Somali forces take over areas vacated by AU troops
Somali forces have assumed security responsibilities in five of six sectors where African Union (AU) troops have been deployed....
Kenyan women having fewer children – survey
Over the past decade growing numbers of women in Kenya have been opting to have fewer children, according to...
Group eyes $25bn to tackle climate change
The Private Infrastructure Development Group has stated that it would deliver $9bn in commitments and mobilise $25bn in additional...
EU report sparks fresh controversy on 2023 polls
Nigeria’s 2023 general elections comprising the presidential, National Assembly, governorship and state houses of assembly elections might have come...