TUESDAY, 21 JANUARY 2025, 03:35
Twenty-seven migrants, including women and children, died after two boats capsized off central Tunisia, with 83 people rescued, a civil defence official told AFP on Thursday.
Zambians mourn Dandy Krazy, who has died in hospital after being involved in a traffic collision.
A Congolese military tribunal has sentenced 13 soldiers to death on charges including murder, looting, and cowardice in what military authorities said was a drive to improve army discipline after territo
One Mozambique family is mourning a 16-year-old girl shot dead on Christmas Day; another is devastated over the loss of a 22-year-old son, brother and breadwinner killed on the sidelines of a protest weeks earlier.
Zimbabwe officially abolished the death penalty Tuesday after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed into law an act that will commute to jail time the sentences of about 60 prisoners on death row.
Two continental football tournaments and the road cycling world championships in Rwanda are among the highlights of Africa’s sporting calendar for 2025.
Nearly 280 people have reportedly been killed in unrest following October’s disputed election.
Sudan coach Kwesi Appiah reflects on how his team defied the odds in the middle of a civil war to reach the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Zambia captain Barbra Banda, recently-crowned African Women’s Footballer of the Year, wants to be the world’s best player.
Kenyan police forcibly detained dozens of demonstrators and a senator, AFP witnessed Monday, firing tear gas into small peaceful rallies protesting recent alleged abductions that have enraged the country.
It is thought the truck, which was reportedly carrying several wedding guests, was overloaded.
A truck packed with passengers plunged into a river in Sidama state, regional authorities said.
Ugandan runner Rebecca Cheptegei and former NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo were among the notable stars of African sport who died in 2024.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has sent Professor Sydney Mufamadi, South Africa’s national security advisor, as a special envoy to engage with Mozambique leaders amid the neighbouring country’s growing unrest.
Three friends, known as the Kids of the Colony, have racked up millions of views on social media.
Thousands have fled Mozambique in the past week to neighbouring Malawi seeking refuge from the southern African nation’s deadly post-election protests, authorities told AFP.
The Pan-African Parliament’s Southern Caucus, through its chairperson, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, called for an “inclusive, transparent mediation process” in Mozambique.
Carmen Souza’s latest album is inspired by the little-known British influence on the Cape Verde islands.
More than 2 000 Mozambican families have sought refuge in Malawi this week, Malawian authorities said, as dozens of people were reported killed in spreading unrest over a disputed election in October.
BBC Sport Africa reviews the continent’s top moments in 2024, including historic achievements at the Olympics, Paralympics and the Tour de France.
More than a thousand inmates are believed to have escaped from a maximum-security prison in Bairro Acordos de Lusaka, Maputo, early on Christmas Day, as protesters successfully breached the facility.