The day the pirates came

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A life on the high seas promised adventure, until a kidnapping turned a young man's life upside down.

Coronavirus: WHO warns 190,000 could die in Africa in one year

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Covid-19 could linger for years and "smoulder in transmission hot spots", the WHO warns.

Rapper Ty dies after contracting coronavirus

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The Mercury-nominated rapper had been put in an induced coma in April.

Wagner, shadowy Russian military group, ‘fighting in Libya’

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The private military group has up to 1,200 members supporting a renegade general, a leaked UN report says.

Wagner, shadowy Russian military group, ‘fighting in Libya’

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The private military group has up to 1,200 members supporting a renegade general, a leaked UN report says.

Coronavirus in Africa: Kenya’s students making PPE kits

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A Kenyan university is voluntarily making critical medical kits in the fight against Covid-19.

Coronavirus in Africa: Kenya’s students making PPE kits

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A Kenyan university is voluntarily making critical medical kits in the fight against Covid-19.

Kenya, Somalia and Rwanda hit by deadly flooding

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Heavy rains across the region have also destroyed homes, crops and some infrastructure.

How the Covid-19 pandemic is threatening Africa’s wildlife

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Park rangers in Africa say the closure of safari tourism is leading to an increase in poaching.

Coronavirus in Kenya: Fearing ‘money heists’ amid pandemic

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Kenyans are afraid that money set aside to tackle the virus is being misspent, writes Waihiga Mwaura.