Miss Rwanda arrested for drink-driving after accident
Police say it is not the first time Divine Muheto has driven under the influence of alcohol.
Africa
South Africa to strip beauty queen of ID documents
Chidimma Adetshina was forced to withdraw from Miss South Africa after a row over her eligibility.
News24 | Botswana votes with ruling party aiming to extend six decades of power
Southern Africa’s diamond-rich nation of Botswana votes in general elections Wednesday, with the ruling party seeking to extend its nearly six-decade rule and hand a second term to President Mokgweetsi Masisi.
African asylum seekers afraid ahead of US election
Thousands of asylum applicants are wondering what impact the outcome could have on their lives.
Extreme drought areas treble in size since 80s – study
Forty-eight percent of the world went through at least one month of extreme drought in 2023.
France backs Morocco in dispute over Western Sahara
Paris’s change of heart on the question of sovereignty over Western Sahara has angered Algeria.
Motsepe aims to continue ‘good progress’ at Caf
Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe tells the BBC why he is running for a second term in charge of the organisation.
Nigerian MP apologies after viral taxi slapping video
An argument over payment for a delivery of snails for MP Alex Ikwechegh is filmed by a taxi driver.
Brides-for-cash suspects arrested in South Africa
Police say a crime syndicate stole the identities of unsuspecting women to give visas to foreign men.
Libya to appeal over Afcon sanctions linked to Nigeria boycott
Libya will “go to the highest levels of litigation” to challenge sanctions imposed on them after Nigeria boycotted an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
News24 | ‘Votes are not negotiated’: Mozambican candidate Mondlane challenges election results in court
The leading opposition candidate in Mozambique’s contentious general elections, Venancio Mondlane, has filed an appeal in the country’s Constitutional Court, while saying he is open to dialogue – though “votes are not negotiated, they are counted”.
Africans trapped in Lebanon by ‘kafala’ labour system and Israel’s bombs
With nearly 2 500 people killed in recent Israeli strikes on Lebanon, nobody in the country is safe, and the only help for Africans is from other migrant workers
South Africa’s announced visa deal with Ukraine sparks row
Critics see the announced deal as an affront to South Africa’s long relationship with Russia.
Cannabis: Morocco’s pot of gold
When the country legalised some types of cannabis, it threw a centuries-old industry into disarray
Mozambique election: Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo declared election winner amid tension
The party that has ruled Mozambique since 1975 remains popular
Libya has avoided another civil war, but only just
A bitter dispute over which faction should control the central bank has laid bare the country’s fragilities
News24 | Tear gas, attempt to block SA-bound road as Mozambique protests turn violent over disputed vote
The Mozambican capital Maputo awoke to wreckage on Friday as protests overnight turned violent following ruling party Frelimo’s re-election after 49 years in power.
News24 | Zimbabwe’s gold-backed currency loses half its value: Why and what’s next?
Six months in, the gold-backed ZiG touted as a solution to the currency crisis is struggling to win confidence.
News24 | Frelimo’s Chapo takes 70.67% of vote in disputed Mozambique elections marked by riots and violence
Fifteen days after general elections in Mozambique, the country’s National Electoral Commission on Thursday declared a Frelimo landslide victory – amid rising political violence and an alleged strategy by the state to shut down dissent.
News24 | African markets expand at fastest pace since 2017, Absa finds
Africa’s financial markets are expanding at the fastest pace in seven years, as the continent benefits from a recovery in economic growth and slowing inflation.
News24 | Musk’s StarLink terminals sold out in Harare, Nigerian cities as demand soars
Harare now joins five cities in Nigeria — which include its capital of Abuja as well as Kano, Lagos, Port Harcourt and Warri — where the high-speed internet service has sold out, according to a map on Starlink’s website.