Mozambique Palma attack: How people tried to flee the assault

Survivors and their family members recount what happened when Islamist militants targeted Palma.

Marwa Elselehdar: ‘I was blamed for blocking the Suez Canal’

Egypt's pioneering ship captain has been targeted over false rumours about her role in the incident.

African Champions League: Zamalek earn vital win as Ahly and Simba reach quarter-finals

Zamalek grab a vital win to keep their African Champions League quarter-final hopes alive as holders Al Ahly and Simba book a spot in the last eight.

Egypt mummies to pass through Cairo in ancient rulers’ parade

The Cairo spectacle will see the remains of 18 kings and four queens taken to a new resting place.

The women fighting South Africa’s ‘infodemic’

South Africa has faced a wave of Covid misinformation, but volunteers are fighting back.

US lifts Trump-era sanctions against ICC prosecutor

The sanctions against top prosecutor Fatou Bensouda were imposed by former President Donald Trump.

African Champions League: Mazembe lose at CR Belouizdad to end quarter-final hopes

Five-time African champions TP Mazembe of DR Congo fail to make the Champions League quarter-finals after a 2-0 defeat away to Algeria's CR Belouizdad.

Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict: World powers condemn ‘human rights abuses’

The G7 nations demand an investigation into reported human rights violations.

Niger’s Mohamed Bazoum sworn in as president after failed coup

Mohamed Bazoum becomes the first elected leader to follow another since independence.

Mona Eltahawy on Nawal El Saadawi’s legacy amongst ‘feminist giants’

Mona Eltahawy says that Nawal El Saadawi's legacy continues in Africa's long the tradition of ‘feminist giants’.