Ghana journalist awarded $18m in US after suing ex-MP
Kennedy Agyapong alleged Anas Aremeyaw Anas was behind the murder of a colleague, among other claims.
Africa
DR Congo and Rwanda call for ceasefire in Qatar talks
The meeting comes amid an M23 advance that has seen the rebels seize two cities in eastern DR Congo.
Missing South African girl was wanted for her ‘eyes and skin’
Witnesses reveal shocking details into the disappearance of a young South African girl.
News24 | Somali militants target presidential convoy in bomb attack, president safe
Al Shabaab militants targeted Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a bomb attack on his motorcade as it was travelling through the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, the Islamist group said.
Last-minute deal to protect African penguins from extinction
No-go fishing zones agreed to stop vessels catching sardines and anchovies around breeding grounds.
Nigeria and Kenya among nations running out of HIV drugs – WHO
The warning comes as Africa begins to feel the impact of a massive review into US aid by Trump.
News24 | Belgium, Rwanda expel diplomats over DRC conflict
Rwanda has accused Belgium of repeatedly undermining Rwanda over the M23 offensive in the DRC.
The expelled envoy at the heart of the latest US-South Africa row
Pretoria’s envoy to Washington Ebrahim Rasool riled officials after accusing Trump of white supremacism.
‘No-one can handle another war’ – Tigrayans fear fresh Ethiopian conflict
Residents in Ethiopia’s north tell the BBC they are stocking up and taking cash out as tensions deepen.
News24 | Nigerian TikToker rearrested for ‘abusing’ currency
Nigeria’s anti-graft agency on Monday announced the arrest of a popular TikToker who failed to appear in court after getting bail for allegedly abusing the national currency by throwing up notes at a party.
Scientists at South African Antarctic base rocked by alleged assault
A spokesperson for the South African government told the BBC there had been an assault at the station.
News24 | EU sanctions Rwandan officers, M23 rebels over Congo violence
The European Union on Monday sanctioned nine people, including the leader of Congo’s M23 rebel movement and Rwandan army officers, in connection with violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a publication in the official EU Journal showed.
News24 | New R140bn agreement to build Africa’s biggest airport
Ethiopian Airlines Group and African Development Bank will partner to build a new airport that’s estimated to cost $7.8 billion (R140 billion) and is set to be Africa’s largest.
Rwanda severs ties with Belgium over DR Congo conflict
In a strongly worded statement, Rwanda accuses Belgium of “lies and manipulation”.
What is in store as Africa’s 2026 World Cup qualifying resumes?
World Cup qualifiers resume after a nine-month hiatus, but what is at stake over the next two rounds and which big names are in danger of missing out?
News24 | Rights group urges probe into Burkina Faso civilian massacre
Militias allied with Burkina Faso’s military junta have been linked to a “gruesome” massacre in a western city that left dozens dead this week, Human Rights Watch said.
South Africa should not be ‘bullied’ by US in ambassador row, opposition says
The calls come after South Africa’s ambassador in Washington was given 72 hours to leave the country.
‘I was duped into leaving London for school in Ghana – but it saved me’
Going to school in Ghana was like prison for Londoner Mark Wilberforce, but he feels it kept him from jail.
News24 | TotalEnergies faces French manslaughter probe over Mozambique attack
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into TotalEnergies over potential manslaughter and a failure to assist people in danger during a jihadist attack in Mozambique, the energy firm said, reiterating that it denied any wr
South African ambassador ‘no longer welcome’ in US, Rubio says
The US Secretary of State called the ambassador a “race-baiting politician who hates America”.
‘Tortured and terrified’ – BBC witnesses the battle for Khartoum
Residents allege terror and rape by retreating RSF fighters as the army makes gains in the capital.