A Ugandan MP has been told to apologise to victims of domestic violence after saying men should “beat” their wives.…
Lightning kills many at Rwandan church
A lightning strike killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more at a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Rwanda on…
Shops bin meat amid SA sausage scare
Supermarkets in South Africa have been clearing a popular sausage from the shelves after it was blamed for a food…
Rwanda closes 700 churches
Authorities in Rwanda have closed more than 700 churches in the capital Kigali for failure to meet safety and hygiene…
Syrian women ‘made to trade sex for aid’
Women in Syria have been sexually exploited by men delivering aid on behalf of the UN and international charities, the…
Father’s plea to find abducted daughter
The father of a 14-year-old girl who is among 110 believed to have been abducted by Boko Haram has pleaded…
Children ‘forced to watch rape’ in South Sudan
Children in South Sudan have been forced to watch their mothers being raped and killed, the UN says. A report…
‘Girls rescued’ after militant attack
Some of the schoolgirls missing after a militant attack on a boarding school in northern Nigeria have been rescued by…
Madonna: ‘My son is Malawi’s future president’
Pop star Madonna has called her son, David Banda, “the future president of Malawi” in a tweet praising the 12-year-old…
Nigerian girls escape Boko Haram attack
Schoolgirls and teachers in north-eastern Nigeria have escaped an attack on a boarding school by Boko Haram jihadists, witnesses say.…
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai dies aged 65
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has died in South Africa, a senior official in his MDC party has said.…
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma resigns
South Africa’s embattled President Jacob Zuma has resigned his office with immediate effect He made the announcement in a televised…