'I have never felt heat like that' – a survivor on watching 33 cellmates die in Nigeria
The BBC goes inside the prison where prisoners were trapped in stifling, cramped conditions.
Category: Africa
Doctor in court to face Rwanda genocide charges in UK first
Dr Vincent Brown was charged following a seven year British investigation into the 1994 killings.
First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide
Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with seven offences.
Two charged with woman's murder as South Africa police investigate eight other body finds
The body of Jabulile Ntimba was the ninth to be found recently in an area east of Johannesburg.
Inside Djibouti refugee camp for thousands fleeing Houthi advance in Yemen
Fighting on Yemen’s west coast has prompted thousands of people to flee by boat across the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
Seven Ethiopian rebel groups form new alliance
The groups have been active in Ethiopia’s most populous regions for years and now say they will work together.
'I don't even know if my parents are alive' – the war heroes jailed 25 years ago
The children of key politicians jailed 25 years ago without a trace in Eritrea want answers.
'Enough is enough': Women protest after string of murders near Johannesburg
The police have since set up a task team to investigate the murders and have urged women in the Kempton Park area to avoid walking or running alone “particularly in isolated areas”.
Postponement not an option as Kenya races to be ready for Afcon 2027
African football boss Patrice Motsepe wants a “heightened sense of urgency” from Afcon 2027 co-hosts Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda as they face a race to be ready.
Grim discoveries of murdered women spark fear in South Africa
Dineo Motapane is one of nine recent victims whose deaths have left a nation traumatised over the level of violence against women.