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A landmark moment in South Africa for a humbled ANC
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoIf it doesn’t really do anything - it’s just us bumbling towards being a firmly established, struggling developing country." [BBC] [BBC] [Getty...
Deadly blaze breaks out at ammunition depot in Chad
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoJournalists working for the AFP news agency said the blaze caused weapons to fire into the air. There were "explosions of ammunition of all calibres", a...
Kenya scraps bread tax as protesters tear-gassed
BBC via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoDozens of protesters were arrested and bundled into police vans [AFP] Tear gas was fired on the streets of central Nairobi [AFP] More BBC stories on...
Senegal starts producing oil as president promises benefits
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAustralian energy giant Woodside described the extraction as...well managed", and that an...
President toppled in Niger coup loses immunity
BBC via AOL· 5 days ago"We only get news about him from his doctor who sees him twice a week. No-one knows how he is coping...the BBC: [Getty Images/BBC] Go to BBCAfrica.com...
Mourners killed by car as Malawi VP's funeral convoy passes
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoMr Chakwera has promised a full investigation into the cause of the crash. More Malawi stories from...
France to reduce military presence in West and Central Africa
RFI via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAccording to a plan currently under discussion with African partners, France is planning to...
American missing on Greek island hike days after Michael Mosley found dead
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 days ago“With this kind of heat, it would be too risky otherwise,” the 46-year-old told AFP news agency as...
Opinion: Juneteenth, Haiti and the power of reinvention
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoAmerica’s Juneteenth story shares much with Haiti’s struggle for autonomy, says Nadine Pinede, who...
DR Congo: 80 people killed after boat sinks
BBC News· 7 days agoAt least 80 people have died after a boat sank in Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's president has said. In a statement on social media,...