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Tiny South Africa beach restaurant Wolfgat wins top award
Posted on Tuesday February 19, 2019

A beachside eatery wins top prize at the inaugural World Restaurant Awards in Paris.

Where no-one dares tackle Liberia's leader
Posted on Tuesday February 19, 2019

What happens when a footballer becomes Liberia's leader? When he plays a game no-one dares tackle him.

Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari vows to deal with vote riggers
Posted on Monday February 18, 2019

Soldiers told to be "ruthless" with anyone snatching ballot boxes for the delayed election.

Cameroon kidnap: 170 students freed
Posted on Monday February 18, 2019

The students were among 176 people kidnapped on Saturday in the restive Anglophone region.

Caster Semenya: South African runner's appeal against IAAF rule begins
Posted on Monday February 18, 2019

Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya's appeal against a regulation restricting testosterone levels in female runners is under way.

Ethiopian teen breaks 22-year-old record
Posted on Saturday February 16, 2019

Ethiopian teenager Samuel Tefera breaks Hicham El Guerrouj's 22-year-old 1500m indoor world record with a stunning display in Birmingham.

Nairobi parkour runner on why it should be in the Olympics
Posted on Monday February 18, 2019

Michael has been doing flips since seeing parkour videos on YouTube.

Vitiligo: Skin condition brought Kenyan friends closer together
Posted on Saturday February 16, 2019

Kenyan friends Julie Asuju and Wangui Njee talk about their experiences of living with Vitiligo.

Colobus monkeys in Kenya 'threatened by humans'
Posted on Sunday February 17, 2019

A conservationist is providing a safe space for colobus monkeys in Kenya.

Tanzanian nine-year-old poet: 'I want to show everything is possible'
Posted on Friday February 15, 2019

Tanzanian nine-year-old Tumaini's poems have covered apartheid and her country's first president.

Somali women discuss marriage pressures
Posted on Friday February 15, 2019

Second generation Somalis Safa and Ladan say the pressure for young women to marry in the community is immense.

Nigeria election 2019: Father and daughter discuss the poll
Posted on Thursday February 14, 2019

We listen in on a political conversation between father and daughter ahead of elections on 16 February.

2019 Cosafa Cup: Zimbabwe pulls out of hosting southern African championship
Posted on Monday February 18, 2019

Zimbabwe pulls out of hosting this year's annual southern African championship - the Cosafa Cup - less than a month since being awarded hosting rights.

Saido Berahino: Stoke striker arrested in London on suspicion of drink-driving
Posted on Monday February 18, 2019

Stoke City striker Saido Berahino is arrested in central London on suspicion of drink-driving.

Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations: Mali beat Senegal on penalties to lift trophy
Posted on Sunday February 17, 2019

Mali beat Senegal 3-2 on penalties to win the 2019 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Niger, after the match ends 1-1.

The two halves of the late Zaire striker Pierre Ndaye Mulamba's life
Posted on Monday February 18, 2019

The late Zaire international Pierre Ndaye Mulamba lived a life of two halves that went from fame and praise to anonymity and poverty.

Nigeria referee's boss 'we have zero tolerance on bribery'
Posted on Monday February 18, 2019

The president of the Nigeria Referees Association Tade Azeez insists he will take the necessary steps to enforce a 'zero tolerance' towards corruption.

Emmanuel Igunza on the Israel deportee marooned in airport for months
Posted on Monday February 18, 2019

A man from Niger expelled from Israel has been stranded at an airport in Ethiopia since November.

Naima Mohamud: The story of a barber shop painter
Posted on Sunday February 17, 2019

How Louis Houenoude went from being a barber shop sign painter in Benin to having an exhibition in Finland.

Grace Ekpu: The passion and fashion of Nigeria’s vote
Posted on Thursday February 14, 2019

Special cloth is commissioned for rallies as traditional attire takes on a political edge.

In Pictures: Pain and ecstasy at the Lagos marathon
Posted on Sunday February 03, 2019

Battling heat and humidity to complete the marathon in Nigeria’s commercial capital.

No traffic in Addis Ababa as Ethiopia marks Car Free Day
Posted on Sunday February 03, 2019

The Ethiopian capital marks Car Free Day to promote a healthy lifestyle and fight air pollution.

The African churches of London
Posted on Thursday January 31, 2019

Reuters photographer Simon Dawson captures African Christian communities in London.

The horsemen making a living on Lagos beach Nigeria
Posted on Thursday January 17, 2019

The young people who make a living from taking people for horse rides on Nigeria's beaches.

Drums, trumpets and prayer in Ethiopia
Posted on Sunday January 20, 2019

Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrate Timket, or Epiphany, marking the baptism of Jesus.

Reunions, tears and red lips in 2018
Posted on Monday December 31, 2018

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this year.

Queues amid floods in DR Congo vote
Posted on Sunday December 30, 2018

Some of the best images from the day as people vote for a successor to Joseph Kabila.

The devastating effects of drought and severe weather in Mozambique
Posted on Sunday December 02, 2018

Mário Macilau has produced a photo series on the people of Mozambique effected by severe weather

Elizabeth Ohene: The fashion faux pas of bullet-proof vests
Posted on Thursday January 31, 2019

Body armour, like that worn by DR Congo's new president, can save lives but presents problems if you want to be discreet.

Waihiga Mwaura: What is it like to report a terror attack?
Posted on Monday January 21, 2019

Kenyan TV presenter Waihiga Mwaura looks back at traumatic week following the hotel siege in Nairobi.


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News24.com | Disrupt vote at the 'expense of your life' - Nigeria's president
Posted on Tuesday February 19, 2019

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has warned of grave consequences for those who steal ballot boxes or attempt to disrupt rescheduled Nigeria elections.

News24.com | Suicide bomber kills 2 cops near famed Cairo tourist market
Posted on Tuesday February 19, 2019

Egypt's Interior Ministry says a suicide bomber has killed two police officers and wounded three more while he was being pursued near Cairo's famed Khan el-Khalili tourist marketplace.

News24.com | DR Congo charges key 'witness' over UN experts' murder
Posted on Tuesday February 19, 2019

Military prosecutors in DR Congo say they have charged a key "witness" with conspiracy to murder over the 2017 killing of two UN experts in the war-torn central Kasai region.

News24.com | New species of Angolan 'horned' spider unearthed
Posted on Tuesday February 19, 2019

South African researchers have revealed the discovery of a new species of spider with an unusual horn-like protrusion on its back from the forests of central Angola, considered the first of its kind.

News24.com | Zimbabwean president retires 4 army generals
Posted on Monday February 18, 2019

Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa has retired four generals to diplomatic services on Monday.

News24.com | Zimbabwe opposition official Tendai Biti convicted of false declaration
Posted on Monday February 18, 2019

A Zimbabwean court has convicted prominent opposition politician Tendai Biti for announcing that his party's leader won disputed elections held in July.

News24.com | Shootings kill eight in eastern DR Congo
Posted on Monday February 18, 2019

Eight people died in three shootings in Goma, eastern DR Congo, the town mayor said, while others complained authorities were slow to react to violence in North Kivu province.

News24.com | Aid agency MSF suspends work in part of eastern DR Congo
Posted on Monday February 18, 2019

Doctors Without Borders has said it had suspended non-essential work in part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after gunmen abducted two of its local staff there earlier this month.

News24.com | About 40 people remain trapped in Liberian gold mine
Posted on Sunday February 17, 2019

Fellow miners have been using their bare hands to remove debris in an effort to free some 40 gold miners who have been trapped for a week, a spokesperson for Liberia's disaster management agency has said.

News24.com | Extremist attack in Nigeria kills 4 civilians
Posted on Sunday February 17, 2019

Nigeria's military says four civilians are dead in an extremist attack in the northeast that targeted a mosque during morning prayers.

News24.com | Kenya recalls envoy from Somalia over maritime border spat
Posted on Sunday February 17, 2019

Kenya has recalled its ambassador from Somalia for "urgent consultations" over a maritime border dispute that involves lucrative offshore oil and gas deposits.

News24.com | Pro-Biafran group calls off Nigeria election boycott
Posted on Sunday February 17, 2019

A pro-Biafran separatist group says it had lifted its call for a boycott of Nigeria's presidential and parliamentary elections this weekend.

News24.com | Egyptian troops hit by deadly jihadist attack in Sinai: army
Posted on Sunday February 17, 2019

An attack on an Egyptian army checkpoint in the restive Sinai Peninsula left 15 soldiers dead or wounded and seven of the suspected jihadist assailants killed, the military has said.

News24.com | Spanish priest, customs officers killed in Burkina Faso
Posted on Sunday February 17, 2019

A Spanish priest and four customs officers were killed in separate attacks by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso, which is struggling with a radical Islamist insurgency, local sources have said.

News24.com | 24 bodies retrieved from flooded Zimbabwe gold mine: report
Posted on Sunday February 17, 2019

Rescue workers retrieved 24 bodies and eight survivors Saturday from two flooded gold mines in Zimbabwe where officials fear dozens more illegal miners are still trapped, state television has reported.

News24.com | Sudan lawmakers postpone meeting on extending Bashir term limits
Posted on Sunday February 17, 2019

A Sudanese parliamentary committee has postponed a meeting on amending the country's constitution to allow President Omar al-Bashir to run for a new term, state media has reported.

News24.com | Egypt says deadly extremist attack hits Sinai checkpoint
Posted on Sunday February 17, 2019

Egypt's military spokesman says extremists have attacked an army checkpoint in the troubled northern part of the Sinai Peninsula, resulting in 15 casualties, including the killing of at least one officer.

News24.com | 14 Tunisian workers kidnapped in Libya
Posted on Sunday February 17, 2019

Militiamen have kidnapped a group of Tunisian workers near the Libyan capital and are demanding the release of a comrade held in Tunisia, a rights activist said on Saturday.

News24.com | WATCH: 'It is a rigging attempt' - Nigerians react to one week polls delay
Posted on Saturday February 16, 2019

The Independent National Electoral Commission announced the one week delay just hours before polls were due to open.

News24.com | Nigeria's candidates blame each other in surprise vote delay
Posted on Saturday February 16, 2019

Nigeria's top candidates have condemned the last-minute decision to delay the presidential election for a week until February 23, blaming each other but appealing to Africa's largest democracy for calm.

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