Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o – a giant of African literature

The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.

Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies aged 87

The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.

Bodies of Malians found in boat washed ashore on Caribbean island

Documents found inside the boat washed ashore in St Vincent and the Grenadines indicate the migrants were from Mali.

The stats do not lie – ranking Africa’s Premier League stars

Egypt's Mohamed Salah was the stand-out player in this season's Premier League - but what do the statistics say about other African stars?

The stats do not lie – ranking Africa’s Premier League stars

Egypt's Mohamed Salah was the stand-out player in this season's Premier League - but what do the statistics say about other African stars?

The stats do not lie – ranking Africa’s Premier League stars

Egypt's Mohamed Salah was the stand-out player in this season's Premier League - but what do the statistics say about other African stars?

Kenyan president apologises to Tanzania over deportation row

It follows growing criticism from Kenyans targeting Tanzania's president over the recent deportation of activists.

South Africans pay tribute to acting ‘icon’ Chweneyagae who died age 40

Presley Chweneyagae, the star of Oscar-winning 2005 film Tsotsi, died from natural causes, his family says.

Namibia marks colonial genocide for first time with memorial day

Concentration camps and pseudoscientific experiments were used by German officials to torture and kill.

Sudan ‘on brink’ of health crisis with cholera outbreak

The health crisis is fuelled by the war which has destroyed vital infrastructure, aid agencies say.