Some 1,000 Kenyans are believed to have recruited to fight in Ukraine - many say they were lured under false pretences.

Marius van der Merwe was shot dead three weeks after accusing police officers of killing a robbery suspect.

Somalia became a key part of IS's global network after fighters were driven out of strongholds in Syria and Iraq.

Uganda's military chief has said Bobi Wine is wanted "dead or alive", although some ministers have denied he is being sought.

Eleven people were rescued overnight after a minibus taxi got stuck in rising floodwaters in Nairobi.

They have engaged a lobbying firm with close ties to the US president to argue their case.

Rostam Aziz's purchase raises questions about continued journalistic independence in the region.

The move forms part of a broader process of returning cultural artefacts to African countries that started in 2017.?

Partey is to appear at crown court next month, charged with raping a woman in December 2020.

Rwanda reappoint globetrotting Englishman Stephen Constantine as head coach of their men's national team on a two-year contract.

Biniam Solomon was known for his witty and critical cartoons before the free press was closed.

Ramadan and Lent haven't overlapped since 1993 and couples like Olanrewaju and Kaosara in Nigeria are observing them together.

"Violence and fear" will spike and "equality and non-discrimination" will be trampled on, warn critics.

The suspect had packed some ants in test tubes while others were concealed in tissue paper rolls, prosecutor says.

A near pristine desert and coastal wilderness in Namibia could soon host a huge hydrogen production facility.

Leo Brent Bozell apologises after weighing in on a dispute rooted in the country's apartheid past.

Witnesses say drone strikes hit a residential building frequently occupied by expatriates and aid workers.

Forecasters say storms are becoming more intense in the region, partly due to global warming.

With Bellarmine Mugabe due in court we look at what has happened to Zimbabwe's ex-first family.

Col Randrianirina, who seized power last year, did not give a reason for dissolving his government.