A rebel group said Monday that a “devastating” landslide had engulfed a village in war-torn Sudan’s Darfur region, killing “all village residents”—over one thousand people— except one person, and appealed for the “urgent” intervention of international…

Burkina Faso’s ruling junta on Monday unanimously passed a law banning homosexuality as part of a wider reform of family and citizenship legislation. The new law, which aligns with a broadening crackdown on homosexuality across Africa, could see sente…

Senegal’s press is facing a worsening financial crisis, impacted by cuts to public subsidies and the collapse of advertising revenue. At its centre is the restructuring of Youssou N’Dour’s Futurs Médias group, but other privately owned companies are n…

Former Central African Republic prime minister Anicet-Georges Dologuele announced on Monday that he has given up his French citizenship in order to run against long-time President Faustin Touadera in the December elections. 

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group has launched its fiercest offensive yet on the besieged city of El-Fasher, the last major city in the western Darfur region still under the control of the Sudanese army, killing seven and wounding 71 others, ac…

For nearly six years, wrestler Modou Lô has reigned as the undisputed “king of the arena” in Senegal – a title that carries more weight than any footballing accolade in the country. Ahead of his blockbuster bout with Sa Thiès in April next year, he ta…

Hundreds of workers in Ghana have been protesting on the streets of the capital, demanding the cancellation of Africa’s ballooning debt. 

In Madagascar, winter brings with it a unique family gathering. Across the central highlands, communities practise the famadihana – the “turning of the dead”. The ritual, rooted in Austronesian culture and dating back to the 16th century, involves exh…