Mozambique insurgency: Children beheaded, aid agency reports

Aid agency report children as young as 11 are being beheaded in a region hit by an insurgency.

David Stuurman: The South African who twice escaped Robben Island

Anti-colonialist David Stuurman was held on the notorious prison island long before Nelson Mandela.

John Magufuli: Tanzania arrests over missing president rumours

President John Magufuli has not been seen in public for two weeks, amid rumours that he is sick.

Nigerian primary school teachers abducted in Kaduna state

This is the first time a primary school has been targeted in a wave of similar kidnappings.

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: Hospitals ‘vandalised and looted’

The health system in the conflict-hit Tigray region has "almost completely collapsed," says MSF.

Viewpoint: France’s President Macron doesn’t get the impact of colonialism on Algeria

The French president may not be able to repair relations with Algerians, argues writer Maher Mezahi.

Tigray crisis: Why Sudan is a ‘second home’ to Ethiopian refugees

More than 60,000 people have fled the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region to seek refuge in neighbouring Sudan.

Grammys 2021: Burna Boy and Wizkid win at music awards

Burna Boy wins Best Global Music Album, while his fellow Afrobeats star wins Best Music Video.

Kenya withdraws from ICJ case over Somalia sea border at last minute

Hearings at the world court over the maritime dispute are due to start on Monday.

The art dealer, the £10m Benin Bronze and the Holocaust

Western museums are under pressure to return looted treasure, but what of those in private collections?