Africa

NewsFeedThousands have attended the funeral for Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei who was killed by her ex-partner in Kenya.…

Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after being set on fire by former partner, was buried at her ancestral home.Ugandan Olympic runner…

One hundred years ago, on February 28, 1924, a four-foot-10-inch woman of colour gave a speech at the Wanderers Hall…

Government says it needs more time to complete a census, draft a permanent constitution and register political parties.South Sudan’s government…

The defendants – who also included a Briton, Belgian and Canadian – have five days to appeal the verdict.A military…

Banjul, the Gambia – Ten years ago, Alagie’s life in Banjul wasn’t easy. Still, he had both his parents, a…

Activists join the march in Eldoret, Kenya, as Cheptegei’s body begins its final journey to her family home in Bukwo,…

The president, citing reform roadblocks, said working with the opposition-led assembly had become difficult.Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dissolved…

Devastating floods in northeastern Nigeria have submerged entire residential areas, displaced tens of thousands of people, and forced zoo animals…

Health agency reports 107 deaths and 3,160 new cases over the last week, says toll ‘not acceptable’.The head of the…

Severe flooding in northeastern Nigeria has killed at least 30 people and affected more than one million others, the authorities…

After months of delay due to logistics, the first sets of mpox vaccines have finally begun arriving in Democratic Republic…