Africa’s long wait for the Covid-19 vaccine

Africa will have to wait "weeks if not months" before getting WHO-approved vaccines, officials say.

Africa’s week in pictures: 15 – 21 January 2021

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

The vehicle that got a village smiling

When her friends died in childbirth, a Nigerian woman hatched a plan to make a difference.

Nigeria blasphemy: Jailed 13-year-old boy wins Kano appeal

The 13-year-old was serving a 10-year sentence handed down by an Islamic court for comments about God.

Ghana ‘baby-harvesting syndicate’ arrested

Doctors, nurses, mothers and social workers are apprehended after babies were sold for $5,000.

Ghana ‘baby-harvesting syndicate’ arrested

Doctors, nurses, mothers and social workers are apprehended after babies were sold for $5,000.

Elephants counted from space for conservation

Satellite imagery is being used to count elephants in a breakthrough that could aid conservation.

Tunisia youths warned over riots amid Covid curfew

Protests continued for a fifth night over high unemployment and an economic crisis.

South Africa ‘Dr Death’ row: Clinics defend Basson’s right to practise

The cardiologist, who works in Cape Town, once headed the apartheid-era secret germ warfare programme.