Northeast Nigeria’s students brave kidnappings, poverty, to go to schoolIn one of the world’s most dangerous places to attend school, teachers lead lessons and the students comeMon Jan 17 2022 - 17:17
Africa cases drop for first time since Omicron wave but deaths riseWHO says only north and west of continent are still recording an increase in casesThu Jan 13 2022 - 15:37
Nigeria experiences its worst cholera outbreak in a decadeOfficial figures say treatable disease has killed more people in west African country than Covid-19Wed Jan 12 2022 - 17:46
Uganda reopens schools for first time since March 2020Rise in levels of child labour and teenage pregnancies during shutdown, reports sayMon Jan 10 2022 - 18:54
Forging Nigeria’s future: The young entrepreneurs of ‘Yabacon Valley’African country’s tech innovators call for international investment and domestic supportSat Jan 08 2022 - 05:01
Ugandan writer detained for insulting president’s sonKakwenza Rukirabashaija remains incommunicado despite court orders for his releaseTue Jan 04 2022 - 18:31
Army in full control in Sudan after prime minister resignsThousands marched in nation’s cities in protest at deal prime minister Hamdok had done with military to return to powerMon Jan 03 2022 - 18:51
World View: Rich countries get boosters as vaccine inequality ragesAfrica not expected to have 70% Covid-19 vaccination until second half of 2024Sat Jan 01 2022 - 02:00
Instagram brings international fame to Lagos Leap of Dance AcademyYoung Nigerians dance out onto world stage with pride, confidence and high ambitionFri Dec 31 2021 - 18:00
Youthquake: An in-depth look at Africa’s rising populationEdward Paice calls for a sense of humility in discussions around the topic of his new bookFri Dec 31 2021 - 06:00
The Gambia’s Memory House offers chance to educate youth about JammehWomen-led organisation aims to stop atrocities of dictatorship from reoccurringFri Dec 24 2021 - 01:00
The funny thing about Africa: Where comedy and politics collideIn the Gambia, a flourishing comedy scene is used to convey serious messagesSat Dec 11 2021 - 06:00
Gambia president Barrow clinches election win but opposition reject resultPreliminary results put incumbent 200,000 votes ahead of nearest rivalSun Dec 05 2021 - 18:15
Boko Haram escapees now confronted by uncertain futureClosure of Nigerian camps leaving ex-militants struggling to survive and care for dependentsSat Dec 04 2021 - 02:00
The Gambia faces test of democracy as voters go to pollsFrontrunners neck-and-neck in Africa’s smallest mainland countryFri Dec 03 2021 - 20:00
Sierra Leonean migrants in Middle East: ‘Some used as sex workers, others as slaves’Instead of the well-paying jobs they anticipate, many young women are exploited and abusedWed Nov 24 2021 - 01:30
The Power of Women: Nobel Peace Prize winner’s memoirBook review: Stories of Congolese women, coming together to support each otherMon Nov 22 2021 - 06:00
Survivors of mudslide in Freetown still suffering four years onAs government focuses on Cop26, victims of climate-related tragedy call for shelter and jobsWed Nov 10 2021 - 20:40
Death toll from fuel tanker explosion rises to 115 in Sierra LeoneAuthorities struggle to cope as relatives of the dead and injured vie for assistanceTue Nov 09 2021 - 21:20
Rush to claim the dead as Sierra Leone buries fuel tanker explosion victimsGravediggers work through the day before mass burial of 83 of those killed in Freetown tragedyMon Nov 08 2021 - 21:35
Freetown’s hospitals buckle as death toll from explosion climbs over 100Medics fear staff and supplies shortage as at least 88 people still in city’s hospitalsSun Nov 07 2021 - 22:00
‘The fire was all over him’: Oil tanker explosion devastates lives in FreetownRelatives shocked and angry in Sierra Leone’s capital as over 100 killed and homes destroyedSun Nov 07 2021 - 20:03
Sally Hayden: DRC sex abuse scandal speaks to a wider problemWomen described being offered jobs such as cooks and cleaners in return for sexSat Nov 06 2021 - 02:00
Efforts towards ceasefire in Ethiopia grow amid deepening conflictTigrayan rebels advance towards capital, as analysts worry whole region could unravelThu Nov 04 2021 - 18:42
Just five African countries set to hit year-end Covid vaccination targetsSome 77 million Africans are fully vaccinated – about 6% of continent’s populationTue Nov 02 2021 - 18:17
Cyprus grapples with highest number of asylum seekers per capita in EU‘When you meet a Cypriot the first thing they say is, “I’m not a racist” – but their actions say differently’Fri Oct 29 2021 - 15:29
No pause for Paphos cat sanctuary despite pandemic challengesCyprus Letter: Tala Cat Park takes care of nearly 1,000 abandoned and stray catsTue Oct 26 2021 - 06:00
Hundreds of refugees and migrants to be disembarked in ItalyTotal of 412 people, including more than 100 minors, rescued off Libyan coastFri Oct 22 2021 - 19:07
Human trafficker with Ireland-based victims put on ‘most wanted’ listDutch authorities search for one of the ‘most notorious and cruellest’ people smugglersThu Oct 21 2021 - 19:32
Nigerian police use tear gas on protest against security force violenceBodies of some Nigerians apprehended by security forces end up at medical classesWed Oct 20 2021 - 21:32
‘There is no mercy’: Refugees in Libya desperate for help as thousands rounded upDetainees include Eritreans, Somalis and Sudanese who have fled war or dictatorshipsWed Oct 06 2021 - 19:31
‘Our people are starving’: Tigray is quickly becoming Africa’s latest forgotten warEvidence of siege in the Ethiopian region with millions facing ‘worst famine in decades’Sat Sept 25 2021 - 02:00
Global education crisis will outlast the pandemicSchools remain shut in at least 17 countries, affecting nearly 115 million childrenSat Sept 11 2021 - 02:00
Sally Hayden: Climate change is human made, but not all humans have played same role in itUnfolding famine in Madagascar reveals shape of things to come due to global warmingSat Aug 14 2021 - 02:00
People dying for lack of oxygen during Sierra Leone’s third Covid waveAt one hospital in Freetown survival rates fall when a patient’s family cannot afford oxygenSat Jul 31 2021 - 05:00
Re-examining Rwanda and the Somali refugee experienceBook reviews: Michela Wrong’s Do Not Disturb; and Ty McCormick’s Beyond the Sand and SeaTue Jul 20 2021 - 06:00
Sally Hayden: Africa needs vaccines not travel bansFears are growing that the continent could be facing years of travel restrictionsSat Jul 17 2021 - 01:00
Africa’s new Covid wave ‘like nothing we’ve seen before’Just 1.2% of the African population are fully vaccinated, according to the WHOFri Jul 02 2021 - 19:26
How Europe deals with the new wave of refugees is a test of our humanityIreland has resettled 250 refugees since the start of 2020, meanwhile, the crisis worsensSat Jun 19 2021 - 00:26
Notorious human trafficker sentenced to life in prison in absentia in EthiopiaKidane Zekarias Habtemariam absconded from custody earlier this yearWed Jun 16 2021 - 18:17
Hundreds of thousands flee eastern DR Congo following volcano eruptionPopulation fear further eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo, Africa’s most active volcanoFri May 28 2021 - 23:39
Sally Hayden: We need a less West-centric view of the pandemicIn much of Africa, there are still greater concerns than coronavirusSat May 22 2021 - 01:00
Madagascar on the brink of famine due to climate crisis, say aid workersAs many as 1.1m people are facing starvation in the south of the island nationTue May 18 2021 - 19:08
Ugandan president sworn in for sixth term in officeYoweri Museveni says ruling party ‘designed the most elaborate democratic structure’Wed May 12 2021 - 19:05
Former Lord’s Resistance Army commander sentenced to 25 years by ICCOngwen a child-soldier who rose through the ranks in Ugandan rebel group led by Joseph KonyThu May 06 2021 - 20:55
Mass rape used as weapon six months into war in Ethiopia’s TigrayAccounts from Tigray say most perpetrators of rape are Ethiopian or Eritrean troopsTue May 04 2021 - 21:27
Irish wildlife activist killed in Burkina Faso with two journalistsRory Young was co-founder of an international anti-poaching organisationTue Apr 27 2021 - 22:46
As Sierra Leone turns 60, its army of bike riders call for end to police corruptionThousands protest in streets of Freetown sparking sometimes violent confrontationsMon Apr 26 2021 - 21:06
Denmark is wrong. Syria is anything but safe for returning refugeesReturnees have been disappeared or murdered shortly after arrivingSat Apr 24 2021 - 00:54
European and Libyan authorities accused after 130 migrants drown‘Events show death at sea not an accident,’ says group that takes calls from vessels in distressFri Apr 23 2021 - 21:15
