Ethiopia starts generating power from River Nile dam

A "monumental day" for Ethiopia but Egypt and Sudan fear it will reduce their share of Nile waters.

The Nigerian artwork challenging British history in St Paul’s

St Paul's Cathedral invites artist Victor Ehikhamenor to respond to the looting of the Benin Bronzes.

Somalia: Suicide bomb hits restaurant on poll eve

At least 10 people died in the blast at a restaurant popular with politicians in the city of Beledweyne.

Mali soldiers killed days after France announces exit

Eight soldiers died after in a rebel attack in the north-east of the country, the army says.

Letter from Africa: Nigeria’s electioneering and the role of stomachs

How bags of rice will be used by grovelling Nigerian candidates to curry favour.

Blessing Okagbare: Nigerian sprinter banned for 10 years for ‘multiple’ anti-doping breaches

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare is given a 10-year ban for "multiple breaches of anti-doping rules".

Malawi finds Africa’s first wild polio case in five years

Africa was declared free of wild polio in 2020 after a major continent-wide vaccination campaign.

The women at the forefront of Sudan’s protests

Sita el-Nufur, who was killed during anti-military demonstrations, has become an icon for protesters.

Mali and the UN: Why peacekeepers are being told to leave

Mali is telling the UN to remove its 12,000 peacekeepers, who had been countering Islamic militants.

Djokovic vaccine row: ‘It’s his choice’ – Jabeur

Africa's leading tennis player, Ons Jabeur, defends Novak Djokovic's choice to not have the Covid-19 vaccine - but says she hopes he changes his mind.