Kenya to turn cult forest into a memorial site
enya’s interior minister says the government will convert the Shakahola forest, where more than 250 members of a Christian...
Rwandan genocide suspect Kabuga unfit for trial – court
A UN court has ruled that ageing Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga is unfit to stand trial. The Hague-based...
Senegal shuts consulates abroad after attacks
Senegal has temporarily closed its consulates abroad following attacks on diplomatic missions in Bordeaux, Milan, Paris and New York...
Air strikes on Sudan campus kill Congolese – government
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government says 10 of its citizens died after their university campus was “bombarded” in...
Kenyan police tear-gas protest over proposed tax hikes
Police have fired tear gas to disperse Kenyan protesters demonstrating in the capital against some of the government’s proposed...
Israel hands body of dead policeman to Egypt
Israel has handed over to Egypt the body of an Egyptian policeman accused of killing three Israeli soldiers in...
Gaddafi’s son goes on hunger strike in Lebanon – reports
One of the surviving sons of the former Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, is reported to have gone on hunger...
Fugitive celebrity doctor loses appeal against arrest
A South African court has dismissed an urgent application against the arrest of Nandipha Magudumana, a celebrity doctor who...
Conflict may have cost Sudan $3.4bn – ex-minister
Former Sudanese Finance Minister Ibrahim Elbadawi estimates that the seven-week conflict in his country has cost the economy at...
Ugandan president signs anti-gay bill into law
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has assented to the controversial anti-homosexuality bill, despite condemnation of Western countries and human rights...
South African hospital probed for placing newborns in boxes
The South African authorities are investigating an incident in which newborn babies were placed in cardboard boxes, instead of...
IMF deal won’t quickly address Ghana crisis – president
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that the $3bn (£2.4bn) bailout from the IMF will not immediately address the...
Zimbabwe accused of freeing ‘dangerous rapists’ in amnesty
Zimbabwe’s main opposition coalition, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has claimed that some of the more than 4,000...
IMF approves $3.5bn loan deal with Ivory Coast
The International Monetary Fund has approved a $3.5bn (£2.8bn) loan agreement with Ivory Coast, which it says is designed...
UN urges Sudan generals to end sexual violence
The UN human rights chief has urged the two warring generals in Sudan to stop sexual violence and spare...
Ugandan officer kills himself after firing into boss’s room
Uganda police say they have registered a case of “attempted murder” and “suicide by shooting” after a 47-year-old officer...