South Africa lifts alcohol ban as Covid rules ease

The president removes some restrictions as infections fall and one million vaccine doses arrive.

Rhino poaching in South Africa falls during Covid-19 lockdown

A 33% year-on-year reduction in the killing of rhino for their horns is linked to Covid-19 lockdowns.

Covid-19: Criminals are selling fake test certificates, Europol says

The EU's law enforcement agency is warning about people potentially cheating travel restrictions.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: What a blind man’s death reveals

Asmelash Woldeselassie has given his eyesight, left arm and now his life to a succession of wars in Tigray.

CHAN: Morocco and Guinea progress to semi-finals

Morocco sweep aside Zambia 3-1 whilst Guinea beat Rwanda in the quarter finals of the Africa Nations Championship.

Somalia al-Shabab militants attack Afrik hotel in Mogadishu

Al-Shabab said it was behind the attack at the Afrik Hotel, which began with a car bomb.

Tigray crisis: ‘Genocidal war’ waged in Ethiopia region, says ex-leader

Tigray's ousted leader accuses Ethiopian and Eritrean forces of committing atrocities.

Coronavirus in Algeria: ‘No-one could travel to say goodbye to grandpa’

Algeria's coronavirus restrictions mean that people in the diaspora are unable to properly mourn.

Coronavirus in Algeria: ‘No-one could travel to say goodbye to grandpa’

Algeria's coronavirus restrictions mean that people in the diaspora are unable to properly mourn.

Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good?

Seventeen-year-old Victoline explores progress to tackle the disease in her home country, Kenya.