Nigeria’s senate president denies sexually harassing colleague
Godswill Akpabio said he had been well raised by his mother and had never harassed anyone.
Africa
Nigerian deportees: ‘All we insist on is that they are returned with dignity’
Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar speaks to the BBC about the deportation of Nigerians from the US.
Many feared dead in Sudan after shelling hits crowded market
The market, in a camp for displaced people, was attacked for roughly two hours, a local official says.
Lesotho shocked by Trump’s remarks that ‘nobody has heard of the country’
Lesotho says it is surprised by Trump’s comments given its “warm and cordial” relations with the US.
News24 | Pressure mounts for wealth tax on Africa’s super-rich
Many African countries are facing acute economic challenges. As the number of super-rich on the continent grows, so do calls to impose wealth taxes.
‘You’re under arrest’ – how Ngamba made history against all odds
In the latest episode of Born to Brawl, Cindy Ngamba shares her incredible story before her first professional fight against Kirstie Bavington.
News24 | Ramaphosa, Mozambique’s Daniel Chapo meet to bolster political ties
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo has told President Cyril Ramaphosa the situation in his country was “good and now working”.
Mass trial begins of Tunisian president’s opponents
Around 40 diplomats, politicians, and journalists are accused of conspiring against state security.
News24 | Germany halts new aid to Rwanda over DRC conflict
Germany has halted new development aid to Rwanda and is reviewing its existing commitments in response to the African nation’s role in the conflict in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo, the German development ministry said on Tuesday.
Migrants rescued after several days stranded on oil platform
Thirty-two people were shipwrecked on a rig in the Mediterranean with no food or water, an NGO has said.
UK will not pay Rwanda more for scrapped migrant deal
Rwanda had asked for additional money it says it is owed after the UK suspended aid to the country.
News24 | ‘I have been completely depressed’: Father loses 4 children as malaria ravages Ethiopia
Lema Tefera’s voice broke as he described losing four children to malaria in just one month – deaths that could likely have been prevented if not for the conflict in Ethiopia’s Oromia region.
Gabon junta chief declares bid for presidency
Gen Brice Nguema said he was responding to people’s “many appeals” to run for president next month.
Ghanaian MPs reintroduce controversial anti-LGBT bill
The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people who identify as gay and five to 10 years for promoters and advocates.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on ‘terrifying’ writer’s block during pregnancy
Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells the BBC’s Emma Barnett about her experience of writer’s block.
News24 | Christians, unions in uproar as four Nigerian states close schools for Ramadan
Four predominantly Muslim states in northern Nigeria have ordered the closure of schools for the holy month of Ramadan, drawing the threat of nationwide protests on Monday from an education union.
Will Mnangagwa actually step down? Some in his own party are sceptical
At rallies and funerals, Zanu-PF youths have been chanting his nickname and holding banners demanding he remain in office beyond 2028
News24 | Namibia bids farewell to founding father Nujoma
Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s independence leader, has been buried in a state funeral. Thousands of Namibians have already paid homage to the widely revered former president in almost a month of official mourning.
Mother on trial over abduction of six-year-old daughter in South Africa
Joshlin Smith has been missing for over a year after she disappeared outside her home in Saldanha Bay
West African mission leaves Guinea-Bissau after ‘president’s threats’
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has not responded to accusations that he threatened to expel the Ecowas team.
South Africa crush England to progress in Champions Trophy
England’s dismal Champions Trophy campaign ends with a sorry seven-wicket defeat by South Africa in Karachi.