DR Congo judge died by being ‘stabbed in the head’

He was overseeing a case involving Vital Kamerhe, chief of staff to the DR Congo's president.

US missionary Gregory Dow pleads guilty to sex crimes in Kenya orphanage

Missionary Gregory Dow, 61, admits to abusing four girls in an orphanage that he helped set up.

Diamond Platnumz and Africa’s most popular YouTube stars

The Tanzanian is the first sub-Saharan artist to reach a billion YouTube views - how do Africa's other stars compare?

Mali ambush: Gunmen kill 24 in attack on convoy

Gunmen attack a convoy near the border with Mauritania, leaving 24 dead and others unaccounted for.

Mali ambush: Gunmen kill 24 in attack on convoy

Gunmen attack a convoy near the border with Mauritania, leaving 24 dead and others unaccounted for.

Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari orders probe into Aso Rock shooting

The shooting reportedly followed an argument about whether a presidential aide should self-isolate.

Rwanda genocide: ‘I am a mother – I killed some children’s parents’

Female perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide speak about their crimes and desire for reconciliation.

Kenya: Police brutality in the battle against coronavirus in Mathare

In one of Kenya's poorest settlements, brutal policing of a curfew is causing more problems than Covid-19.

UN ‘appalled’ by twin jihadist attacks in Nigeria

Islamist militants have killed dozens in two raids in the north-east of the country.

UN ‘appalled’ by twin jihadist attacks in Nigeria

Islamist militants have killed dozens in two raids in the north-east of the country.