2 minKenyan elderly women learn to defend themselves against sexual attackIn the alleyways of a Korogocho slum in Kenya, 15 women, many of them grandmothers, have enrolled in twice-a-week taekwondo classes at a...
4 min'Hotel Rwanda' hero sentenced to 25 years on terror chargesPaul Rusesabagina, the "Hotel Rwanda" hero who became a fiercely outspoken government critic, was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison...
1 minNiger hosted last Saturday its major Sahara camel race.Twenty-five camels took part in two laps of five kilometres at the Ingall camel race, in the north of Niger. This was being a flagship...
2 minEthiopia announces partial second round vote that includes Amhara, Oromia regionsEthiopia said Monday it would not hold polling in at least 26 constituencies during the next round of landmark national polls due to...
2 minNaomi Campbell has become a global ambassador for the Queen's Commonwealth TrustInternational Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been assigned a role as the Queen's Commonwealth Trust Platinum Jubilee global ambassador....
1 minThe farm where Nelson Mandela started his anti-apartheid journey is at risk of closing for goodLiliesleaf Farm, where Nelson Mandela started his plan to throw out the apartheid regime is at risk of closing for good due to COVID-19,...
1 minWest Africa turns to sanctions as putschists consolidate power in Guinea, MaliWest African leaders’ assembly in Ghana's capital on Thursday imposed a tour ban and asset freeze on Guinea's navy rulers, the bloc's...
1 minDRC opposition leader Fayulu demands probe after rally brutally dispersedCongolese opposition leader Martin Fayulu has demanded an investigation after protection forces brutally dispersed a rally he called over...