Kenya's ‘serial killer’ mystery - five key questions
Still reeling from the discovery of bodies in a quarry, Kenyans are trying to find out more.
Still reeling from the discovery of bodies in a quarry, Kenyans are trying to find out more.
On Monday, Gambian lawmakers rejected a bill that would have overturned its ban on female genital mutilation. The vote marks a victory for women’s rights activists and comes after months of intense debate.
[Mastercard Foundation] Abuja, Nigeria -- About 600 stakeholders from over 30 countries in Africa and beyond came together from July 8 to 10 at the inaugural Mastercard Foundation EdTech Conference in Abuja, Nigeria, to discuss education technology for resilient and inclusive
Police said the 33-year-old confessed to having killed 42 women since 2022 after his arrest on Monday.
The first doses of the vaccine were rolled out in the Ivory Coast on Monday.
[Dabanga] Addis Ababa -- The preparatory meeting for the planned Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue, organised by the African Union (AU), concluded its work in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, yesterday, with the confirmation that a conference will take place in Sudan after a
Anti-government demonstrators step up demands for President William Ruto to resign.
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What: African Development Bank President Adesina to address 6th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union (AU)
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] The African Development Bank has successfully concluded a two-day preparatory workshop on implementing the African Ports Connectivity Portal Project (APC-PP) to improve data collection and connectivity among the continent's ports.
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville/Nairobi -- Road traffic death rates in the past decade have increased significantly in the African region, with almost 250 000 lives lost on the continent's roads in 2021 alone. Conversely, global rates fell by 5% during the same period, a new World
Rwanda's incumbent president has 99% of the vote, with 79% of ballots counted from Monday's election.
[WFP] The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a call for applications for its Climate Adaptation Innovation Accelerator Programme, supported by the Adaptation Fund.
[UNITAID] The transition from efavirenz to dolutegravir (DTG) in HIV treatment is estimated to reduce total carbon emissions by 26 million tons of CO2 equivalent by 2027 thanks to the shift to a treatment formulation that requires less active ingredient. The adoption of DTG
Adam Whittington misled donors to projects in Uganda, Kenya and The Gambia - BBC investigation finds.
[Afropop] We first fell in love with Grammy-nominated steel pan artist Joy Lapps, when she walked - or rather, waddled - on stage, eight months pregnant at the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal last week. She began by letting the audience know that at some point she
[UN News] The UN Deputy Secretary-General on Monday urged global leaders to redirect resources from warfare to peace and sustainable development initiatives.
[The Conversation Africa] Crimes against humanity are occurring with impunity around the globe; from Myanmar to Sudan, Ukraine and elsewhere. And yet, unlike international treaties for the crimes of genocide, torture, apartheid and forced disappearances, there isn't a treaty
[UNFPA] For humanity to progress, people must be counted in all their diversity, wherever they are and whoever they are.
[Chatham House] In this episode, recorded to mark the African Union's African Anti-Corruption Day, the panel discusses Chatham House's Social Norms and Accountable Governance (SNAG) research project supported by the MacArthur Foundation.