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…
UN in $1bn appeal for northern Nigeria
The United Nations (UN) has launched a $1bn (£720m) appeal to help north-eastern Nigeria – the region devastated by Boko…
Leaked tape reveals Zuma’s refusal to resign
A top official of South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) has given dramatic details of how President Jacob Zuma…
Kenya deports lawyer over ‘swearing in’
Kenya has deported opposition supporter and lawyer, Miguna Miguna, following his role in the unofficial swearing-in of opposition leader Raila…
Zimbabwe’s Tsvangirai ‘critically ill’
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is critically ill in a South African hospital, reports say. Local media quoted family…
Ethiopia opposition politicians jailed
Four opposition politicians in Ethiopia have been given six-month jail sentences for contempt of court after refusing to stand up…
Zimbabwe former vice-president ‘attacked’
Former Zimbabwean vice-president Joice Mujuru has been attacked while holding a political rally, her party says. The opposition National People’s…
Five migrants shot in Calais mass brawl
At least five migrants have been shot during a mass brawl between Afghans and Eritreans in the French port city…