Africa – Sowetan
President Felix Tshisekedi has called for a national dialogue to ease political tension in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis is worsening, with nearly $5.8m paid in ransoms in the past year, 7,825 people abducted and at least 1,142 killed
Eswatini said on Thursday it has received two more third-country nationals deported from the US under a bilateral agreement between the two countries
Incumbent resigns after being criticised for urging a fight for a new constitution
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is Uganda’s military head, has previously threatened to behead opposition leader Bobi Wine
No reason has been given for surprise resignation of Emmanuel John Nchimbi, Tanzania’s vice-president
Bola Tinubu vows justice after deadly mosque attack leaves dozens dead and hundreds missing
The directive is the latest step in GoldBod’s tightening grip on Ghana’s vast artisanal gold sector, mirroring a broader regional push to retain more value from mineral exports.
Police have arrested four suspects in an investigation into the deaths of 18 elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli ecosystem, where authorities also seized assorted substances including chemicals, the tourism and wildlife ministry said
Two UN peacekeepers from Ethiopia were killed and seven other people injured in an ambush on Monday in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, bringing to nine the number of peacekeepers killed in the line of duty worldwide this year, the UN said.
President Hichilema won re-election and denies fraud allegations by opposition
Rescue workers use excavators to clear site of the landslip large enough to bury a block of flats
Search continues for three others after boat sinks en route to Italy
Aid cuts and logistical challenges threaten humanitarian response