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Kaunda suits, loved by Kenya's President William Ruto, banned in parliament
Posted on Wednesday November 29, 2023

The so-called Kaunda suit is not part of a proper dress code, the Speaker of Parliament says.

Child marriage: 'I was sold into marriage for £7 at the age of 12'
Posted on Wednesday November 29, 2023

Tamara was married at 12 and a mother at 13 - one of millions worldwide who marry before 18.

British-Nigerian hacker pleads guilty to $6m fraud in US court
Posted on Wednesday November 29, 2023

Idris Dayo Mustapha, 33, was part of a ring that hacked into the accounts of American firms.

Three tonnes of cocaine seized from ship, Senegal's navy says
Posted on Wednesday November 29, 2023

The cocaine was found in a vessel off the coast of the West African state, officials say.

Pet tigers remain in Ghana home despite Accra court order
Posted on Tuesday November 28, 2023

A year after a court ordered the removal of the animals, they are still there.

Impala Platinum mine accident in South Africa kills 11
Posted on Tuesday November 28, 2023

Leading mining company Impala Platinum describes the accident as the "darkest day" in its history.

Black Mermaid: ‘I was always the only black person on the boat’
Posted on Tuesday November 28, 2023

South Africa’s first black female freediving instructor is on a mission to make access to the ocean inclusive.

Sierra Leone violence: Sunday attacks were part of coup attempt - minister
Posted on Tuesday November 28, 2023

The capital city is recovering from Sunday's series of attacks on prisons and a military barracks.

Niger coup leaders repeal law against migrant smuggling
Posted on Tuesday November 28, 2023

The legislation allowed police to take action against smugglers taking migrants to Europe.

Namibia qualify for 2024 Men's T20 World Cup
Posted on Tuesday November 28, 2023

Namibia book their spot at the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup after guaranteeing a top-two finish in African qualifying.

Sierra Leone coup attempt: What may have sparked the violence
Posted on Tuesday November 28, 2023

The authorities say Sunday's violence was an effort by some soldiers to overthrow the government.

Kenya abortion: Women go to backstreet clinics amid legal ambiguity
Posted on Monday November 27, 2023

An estimated seven Kenyan women die a day after unsafe abortions even though they are legal in some cases.

Khtek: The Moroccan rapper who is grateful to have bi-polar disorder
Posted on Saturday November 25, 2023

Khtek, one of Morocco's biggest rappers, talks to the BBC about sexism and mental illness.

Africa's week in pictures: 17-23 November 2023
Posted on Friday November 24, 2023

A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week.

Obama, Clooney and Gates: 'We can end child marriage in a generation'
Posted on Tuesday November 21, 2023

Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney and Melinda French Gates tell the BBC about the need to end child marriage.

Joseph Boakai: Who is Liberia's next president, set to replace George Weah
Posted on Friday November 17, 2023

Opposition candidate Joseph Boakai is set to be Liberia's next president, but what do we know about him?

Sudan conflict: ‘Our lives have become a piece of hell’
Posted on Saturday November 18, 2023

Those living through the war, now in its seventh month, tell the BBC conditions are worse than ever.

Somalia floods: Bodies unearthed and bridges swept away
Posted on Thursday November 16, 2023

Graveyards, bridges and harvests are swept away in the worst floods to hit Somalia in a century.

Sierra Leone prison breaks: Was it an attempted coup?
Posted on Monday November 27, 2023

Armed men attacked a military barracks and a prison in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone on November 26th.

More than 600,000 displaced by floods in Somalia
Posted on Tuesday November 21, 2023

The number of displaced people by the rains in Somalia has gone up by 100,000 in just one week, bringing the number to close to 650,000 people.

A turning point for Mali's army fighting Tuareg rebels?
Posted on Monday November 20, 2023

Residents in Bamako, Mali, celebrated last week after the army seized the northern town of Kidal.

Somalia floods ‘once-in-a-century event’, says UN
Posted on Wednesday November 15, 2023

A year after being gripped by drought, the country is experiencing exceptional flooding.

LGBT rights: I was threatened with “corrective rape” for being gay in Cameroon
Posted on Tuesday November 14, 2023

Bandy Kiki received threats after she came out as a young lesbian woman from Cameroon.

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News24 | Sierra Leone information minister says weekend attack was a failed coup
Posted on Tuesday November 28, 2023

Sierra Leone's government said on Tuesday that attacks on several locations in the capital Freetown on Sunday were a failed attempt to overthrow the government led mostly by bodyguards of former President Ernest Bai Koroma.

News24 | New UK home secretary eager for new law to revive Rwanda deportation deal
Posted on Tuesday November 28, 2023

United Kingdom Home Secretary James Cleverly says European countries are keen on learning from the former European Union member on how to deal with migration, particularly handling illegal boats coming through from Africa.

News24 | South Africa, and the region, face grain strain – despite record harvests
Posted on Tuesday November 28, 2023

El Niño and other trouble with food production is due to weigh on the market.

News24 | Togo announces elections will be held by early 2024
Posted on Tuesday November 28, 2023

Togo's next legislative and regional elections will be held "no later than the end of the first quarter of 2024", the government announced Monday.

News24 | Moroccan gets three-year jail term on appeal for criticising king online over Israel
Posted on Monday November 27, 2023

A Moroccan appeals court on Monday sentenced a man to three years in prison for insulting King Mohammed VI in social media posts criticising normalisation with Israel, the defence attorney said.

News24 | Former Mauritanian leader Aziz denies self-enrichment
Posted on Monday November 27, 2023

Former Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on Monday firmly denied in court all allegations he faces of abusing his power and amassing a huge fortune.

News24 | West African climate change experts call for special attention to their region at COP28
Posted on Tuesday November 28, 2023

A successful political conclusion of the Global Stocktake at COP28 will allow West Africa to construct and grow climate solutions that advance intersecting social, economic, and political interests, such as eliminating causes of forced migration and scaling sustainable development.

News24 | Sierra Leone's president says attackers involved in Sunday insurgency arrested
Posted on Monday November 27, 2023

Sierra Leone's president, Julius Maada Bio, says those responsible for the Sunday morning attack on a military barracks and selected areas in the capital, Freetown, had been apprehended.

News24 | Ahead of COP28, Horn of Africa floods are a reminder of Africa's climate change crises
Posted on Sunday November 26, 2023

Going into the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) Summit, the Horn of Africa is experiencing multiple meteorological disasters, including a catastrophic drought in the east and record floods in the west.

News24 | Locking horns with crooks: Wildlife crime on the rise in Southern Africa, driven by poaching in SA
Posted on Friday November 24, 2023

Southern Africa is a hub for wildlife crime, driven mainly by activity in South Africa and a handful of other countries, according to an international crime index.

News24 | Uganda to host Non-Aligned Movement and G77 gatherings in January
Posted on Friday November 24, 2023

In January next year, Uganda will host the 19th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Heads of State and Government, as well as the third South-South Summit organised under the framework of the Group of 77 and China.

News24 | Mozambique's Constitutional Council to rule on disputed election results; Renamo readies for protest
Posted on Friday November 24, 2023

Municipal elections in October are seen as a dress rehearsal for what is likely to be very fraught national elections.

News24 | Deadly waters: 2 200 dead or missing crossing Mediterranean from Africa this year - report
Posted on Thursday November 23, 2023

This year saw record deaths or people reported missing trying to cross the central Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Europe, according to a new report by Doctors Without Borders.

News24 | All of southern Africa will feel the heatwave into the weekend
Posted on Wednesday November 22, 2023

The heatwave is expected to extend to Namibia, Botswana, Madagascar and Tanzania before the weekend.

News24 | AI use in Mozambique jails spawns new hope in TB fight
Posted on Wednesday November 22, 2023

A programme using artificial intelligence to test inmates in a high security Mozambican jail for tuberculosis has spawned hope that the new tech can help eradicate the disease.

News24 | US intelligence director met Kagame, Tshisekedi in renewed bid to forge peace
Posted on Wednesday November 22, 2023

The US is increasingly worried about tensions between Rwanda and the DRC.

News24 | Steady growth linked to the G20-inspired Compact with Africa initiative
Posted on Wednesday November 22, 2023

The summit held in Germany presented Europe's biggest economy with a front-row platform to enhance its policy on Africa.

News24 | Stampede kills 31 in army recruitment drive in Congo-Brazzaville
Posted on Tuesday November 21, 2023

Authorities in Brazzaville announced that an unspecified number of other people were also injured in the incident.

News24 | Over 6.6 million children undernourished in DRC, and the number is growing fast - report
Posted on Tuesday November 21, 2023

About 1.5 million children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will be born into hunger by the end of this year, while an estimated 6.6 million children under the age of five will be undernourished, a new report by Save The Children shows.

News24 | Zambia's Hichilema has so far failed on corruption, US ambassador says in withering speech
Posted on Tuesday November 21, 2023

America's Michael Gonzales told his host country's president that words aren't enough, and that it is time to implement policies to reduce corruption in Zambia.