Activists fear a systematic ‘witch-hunt’ against sexual minorities by parliament, police and religious conservatives A dramatic surge in attacks on LGBTQ+ people in Uganda has

It is thought the Roman emperor Claudius could have inspired work found in the temple of Dendera Archaeologists have unearthed a sphinx-like statue and the

Tinubu appears on course for victory despite Labour candidate Peter Obi taking Lagos in surprise result Early results in Nigeria’s presidential and parliamentary elections have

Son of late authoritarian ruler arrested over damage worth £10,000 The eldest son of Robert Mugabe, the late authoritarian ruler of Zimbabwe, has been arrested

Parents of Kiernan Forbes pay tribute to ‘beloved son’ who was killed alongside another man while walking to car One of South Africa’s top rap

Quality education and exposure to different cultures identified as key preventive factors in African survey Human rights abuses committed by security forces and economic deprivation

At least 50 attacks against staff and facilities of the electoral commission have been recorded between 2019 election and end of 2022 Routine violence in

Deaths in the Gambia, Indonesia and Uzbekistan due to kidney injury associated with contaminated medicines, the WHO said The World Health Organization has called for

More than 20 injured in incident involving a truck, after 40 died in two-bus collision in Kaffrine region A collision between a truck and a

Pre-action letter says talks between UK and Mauritius ‘being held without consulting Chagossian people’ A legal attempt has been launched to halt negotiations between the