Ghana ‘baby-harvesting syndicate’ arrested

Doctors, nurses, mothers and social workers are apprehended after babies were sold for $5,000.

Ghana ‘baby-harvesting syndicate’ arrested

Doctors, nurses, mothers and social workers are apprehended after babies were sold for $5,000.

Elephants counted from space for conservation

Satellite imagery is being used to count elephants in a breakthrough that could aid conservation.

Tunisia youths warned over riots amid Covid curfew

Protests continued for a fifth night over high unemployment and an economic crisis.

South Africa ‘Dr Death’ row: Clinics defend Basson’s right to practise

The cardiologist, who works in Cape Town, once headed the apartheid-era secret germ warfare programme.

Egyptian billionaires invest $120m in Ghana academy

An Egyptian conglomerate worth billions of dollars invests $120m in the Right To Dream academy, founded in Ghana in 1999, with plans to expand in Egypt and the UK.

Sibusiso Moyo: Zimbabwe foreign minister dies from Covid-19

The southern African state has recorded a surge in cases since the end of the festive season.

Coronavirus: Why South Africa has yet to roll out vaccines

South Africa is the worst-hit country in Africa, but has not yet started doing Covid-19 vaccinations.

Vedanta mine settles Zambian villagers’ pollution claim

The claimants allege a toxic discharge poisoned water sources and destroyed farmland.