Africa

Authorities in South Africa have suspended eight students from Milnerton High School in Cape Town after a disturbing video of a violent classroom assault went viral, triggering nationwide outrage. The …

Eight days after Cameroon’s presidential election, the National Vote Counting Commission released provisional results pointing to the victory of incumbent president Paul Biya. The Commission said Biya arrived first with …

Madagascar’s Gen Z protesters have voiced anger and frustration following coup leader Colonel Michael Randrianirina’s appointment of businessman Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo as the country’s new prime minister on Monday. Rajaonarivelo, a …

Sudan’s Finance Minister, Gibril Ibrahim, says the country’s oil production has fallen sharply from 500,000 barrels per day to under 30,000 since South Sudan’s secession in 2011. Speaking at the …

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, family sources have told the BBC, marking the end of an era. Odinga died on Wednesday while …

Madagascar’s political crisis deepened on Tuesday as the military announced it had taken control of the country following the impeachment of President Andry Rajoelina. Colonel Michael Randrianirina, commander of the …

The Archbishop of the Metropolitan See of Lagos, His Grace and Most Rev. Dr Alfred Adewale Martins, has urged leaders across Nigeria to prioritise effective governance over politicking by focusing …

Voters in Cameroon went to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election widely expected to hand President Paul Biya yet another term, extending his 42-year grip on power. The …

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Friday addressed Parliament amid escalating public frustration and nationwide protests demanding change. Flanked by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, the monarch …

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Friday discussed regional developments and Gaza ceasefire efforts with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to a ministerial statement on Saturday. In a …