Nigeria grants asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate after coup

Reuters A close-up of Fernando Dias wearing a red hat ReutersFernando Dias says he fled his…

Tanzanian activist blocked from Instagram after mobilising election protests

Prominent Tanzanian activist Mange Kimambi has accused the government of instigating the removal of her social…

Ghanaian influencer charged over $8m scam targeting elderly Americans

A popular Ghanaian social media influencer known as Abu Trica, whose real name is Frederick Kumi,…

Kenya signs landmark health deal with US despite data fears

Kenya has signed a historic five-year health agreement with the US, the first such pact since…

More than 100 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan, WHO chief says

The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has described an attack on a…

Kenyan court suspends ‘landmark’ US health aid deal over data privacy concerns

. A Kenyan court has suspended the implementation of a “landmark” $2.5bn (£1.9bn) health aid deal…

Starmer arrives in South Africa as G20 gathers without Trump

Reuters Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer lands in South Africa and is greeted by a South…

Are Christians being persecuted in Nigeria as Trump claims?

Getty Images A close-up of Donald Trump speaks to journalists aboard Air Force One en route…

Nigeria cancels mother-tongue teaching in primary schools and reverts to English

The Nigerian government has announced it is cancelling a controversial policy that mandated the use of…

Stone-throwing anger unnerves Zambia’s ‘fix-it’ president

Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has come out fighting after a bruising month that saw him come…