Kenya protests expose jet-setting Ruto’s neglect of discontent at home
Kenyans forced the president to ditch plans to introduce tax hikes after days of protests
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Kenyans forced the president to ditch plans to introduce tax hikes after days of protests
A further 2 million, at least, have Sudan fled to neighbouring countries
Support for party looks set to fall to lowest level since end of apartheid
Exiled opposition leader warns president ‘we are coming for you’
Amid ‘the world’s invisible crisis’, children with disabilities, and the people who love them, face particularly severe challenges
Torrential rain across country is forecast to worsen this month
Congolese authorities blame Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group for attack
This week president William Ruto ordered those living in landslide-prone areas to leave for safer ground
Judge rules it would be inappropriate to compel President Nana Akufo-Addo to act on a Bill that faces two pending supreme court challenges
Micheál Martin is examining legislation to prevent former and serving soldiers performing private security work in countries subject to sanctions
Quibbles about the Yoruba notwithstanding, readers of this magnificent book will find a huge cast of African greats worthy of another look or who deserve to be better known
West African nation goes to polls after constitutional amendment that will allow Faure Gnassingbé to retain power
Killings linked to campaign against jihadist violence may amount to crimes against humanity, says report by Human Rights Watch that urges Burkinabè authorities to launch UN-backed investigation
Urgent appeal for humanitarian aid as displacement crisis worsens
Passengers were fleeing cholera outbreak, state broadcaster says
Russ Cook, who covered more 16,00km while raising money for charity, says ‘I’m pretty tired’ at finish line in Tunisia
With precious little help, people in South Sudan are fleeing a harrowing range of dangers - from war to hunger - in search of safe lives for themselves and their loved ones
Naomi Momone (14) raises awareness for one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries
Legislation among harshest of its kind in the world and includes the death penalty for certain same-sex acts
They provided services to strongman Khalifa Haftar in an apparent breach of a UN arms embargo
Kenyan must rank inside top 400 by cut-off date to compete in Paris, but, like other African players, resources to help fund her career are limited
Country’s youngest ever leader faces ‘massive expectation’ from voters
Ruling party rival concedes defeat as preliminary results point to big win for candidate recently released from prison
Down woman set up travel company Boutique Souk, then moved to Marrakesh and, with her French husband, transformed a rundown farm
Outgoing president’s decision to delay elections triggered street protests and international condemnation
Minister underlines the importance of Irish aid to beleaguered country
Campaigners say overturning ban would undo decades of work to end the FGM, a centuries-old ritual tied up in ideas of sexual purity, obedience and control
Temperatures exceed 40 degrees in country where climate change has ‘amplified’ impact
An Irish association is helping to treat and prevent a childbirth injury that is too common in Angola and ensure that women affected by it are no longer left behind
Ruling party and opposition joined forces on legislation which legalises discrimination and criminalises financing LGBTQ groups
Heavy gunfire heard in capital of N’Djamena near headquarters of opposition party after several killed in earlier clashes
Senegal has long been considered an example of stability in West Africa
After 30 years in power, the party of president Cyril Ramaphosa is in danger of losing this year’s general election in South Africa - a prospect that raises questions for the party and the region
President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone election by 10 months has been described as an ‘institutional coup’
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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