Nigeria gunmen raid Kagara school and abduct boys

An all-boys' boarding school has been raided, with one pupil killed and 27 other children abducted.

Covid: South Africa variant now ‘dominant’ in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has 200,000 Sinopharm doses, although the efficacy level against the variant is unclear.

Congo River: At least 60 drowned after boat capsizes

Residents say they have seen bodies floating in the water after the overcrowded boat crashed.

Central African Republic: War crimes trial of two ex-militia leaders starts

Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona denies leading attacks on Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR).

New WTO boss warns against vaccine nationalism

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says rich countries should not be allowed to vaccinate their people as poorer countries wait.

How Congo-Brazzaville’s shark population came under threat

The shark population off Congo-Brazzaville is threatened as desperate fishermen search deeper waters.

South Africa’s Jacob Zuma in ‘contempt of court’, says judge

South Africa's ex-president ignores a summons to appear before an anti-corruption inquiry.

Ebola: DR Congo launches Butembo vaccination campaign

Four cases have been confirmed since a resurgence of the virus was announced on 7 February.

Abydos beer factory: Ancient large-scale brewery discovered in Egypt

The archaeological find in the Abydos burial ground is thought to date back about 5,000 years.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: ‘I lost my hand when a soldier tried to rape me’

A teenager caught up in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict tells of her and her grandfather's near-death encounter.