Sudan paramilitaries escalate attacks on key city
Drones hit the civilian section of Port Sudan’s airport, a fuel depot and a major hotel.
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News24 | Kenya police officers plead not guilty over baby’s death in 2017 election unrest
Four Kenyan police officers pleaded not guilty on Monday to the killing of a six-month-old girl during bloody riots that erupted over a presidential election in 2017.
Ghana protesters accuse president of power grab after chief justice’s suspension
Opposition supporters say the constitution has been flouted. The president says allegations must be investigated.
Ugandan opposition bodyguard charged after torture, lawyer says
Eddie Mutwe is in severe pain after being beaten and electrocuted in custody, his lawyer says.
Top UN court rejects Sudan’s bid to sue UAE for genocide
The UAE opted out of part of the Genocide Convention meaning it cannot face genocide allegations itself.
Four Kenyan police officers charged over baby’s killing as others freed
The six-month-old died in 2017 after being hit by police deployed to quell election violence.
Kenyan whistleblower faces lawsuit, death threats after exposing $2bn airport deal
President William Ruto scrapped the deal because of public outcry following Nelson Amenya’s exposé
Rwanda confirms talks with US about taking in migrants
Rwanda’s foreign minister says his country is in the “spirit” of giving migrants “another chance”.
News24 | Sudan’s RSF rebels strike Port Sudan, army says
The military said an air base and warehouse were hit by drones. While no casualties were reported, the attack marks the first time RSF paramilitaries have struck the government’s temporary seat of power.
Kenya government condemns ‘shameful’ shoe-hurling at president
The footwear hit the president on his outstretched arm as spoke at a public rally.
News24 | Will Africa’s financial stability fund rise to the debt challenge?
Angola will use its chairmanship of the African Union this year to advance the creation of a continental financial stability mechanism, its finance minister said, to cushion economies from sliding into a liquidity crisis due to e
Polygamy and pageantry on display at a mass wedding in South Africa
“He is a God [who approves] of polygamy,” rang out as a congregation celebrated 55 marriages over Easter.
Seven killed in attack on South Sudan hospital and market, charity says
MSF said its hospital was attacked as fears grow of a return to civil war in South Sudan.
Tidjane Thiam: It is not for the regime to eliminate opposition leaders
Tidjane Thiam has been banned from standing in October’s elections in Ivory Coast. So what is his next move?
Ugandan judge jailed in UK for keeping housekeeper as slave
Lydia Mugambe kept a young woman as an unpaid nanny and maid at her home in Oxfordshire.
News24 | Uganda’s military chief says missing Bobi Wine’s bodyguard is ‘in my basement’
Uganda’s military chief, the son of President Yoweri Museveni, says he is holding an opposition activist in his basement and has threatened violence against him, after the man’s party said he was abducted by armed men last week.
Meta threatens to cut off Facebook in Nigeria over huge fines
The social media giant has challenged demands to pay $290m over regulatory violations.
‘I was born Ivorian’ – bank boss barred from running for president tells BBC
Tidjane Thiam is challenging a court decision removing him from the electoral roll ahead of October’s poll.
News24 | Nigeria state leaders demand action against Islamist attacks
Governors in northeastern Nigeria have called for measures to tackle the roots of a 16-year-long Islamic militant insurgency. A recent uptick in violence has sparked calls for action.
South African woman convicted of kidnapping daughter Joshlin Smith
Joshlin Smith’s disappearance last year sent shockwaves across South Africa. She is yet to be found.
Rouge, racers and rage: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond.