Tunisia holds tense confidence vote on new cabinet amid protests

Parliament begins heated session to approve a major cabinet reshuffle, as president slams line-up and tensions run high in North African country.

Ugandan troops withdraw from around Bobi Wine's home

Bobi Wine has been under house arrest at his home outside the capital, Kampala, since he returned from voting on January 14.

Turkey: No contact yet with pirates who kidnapped Turkish sailors in Guinea

Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu tells reporters strict measures are being taken to avoid such incidents in future after Turkish sailors were kidnapped by pirates in Gulf of Guinea.

Ugandan court orders release of opposition leader Bobi Wine

Wine has been under de-facto house arrest at his home outside the capital, Kampala, since he returned from voting on January 14.

Twin militant attacks target soldiers in Mali

Officials says around 30 attackers were killed in the "complex and simultaneous" attacks while some 40 motorcycles and a large amount of military gear were also seized from the militants.

Turkish ship anchors at Gabon port after deadly pirate attack

Turkish officials say there has been no response from pirates who kidnapped 15 crew members after killing one and leaving three others to sail M/V Mozart off the coast of Nigeria.

Flooding remains a threat after Cyclone Eloise passes through Mozambique

The eye of the storm passed over Beira city in Mozambique before dawn on Saturday, having already brought heavy rains to Zambezia province and its capital, Quelimane.

Western Sahara's Polisario Front attacks Guerguerat border area

The Saharawi army launched four rockets in the direction of Guerguerat along the security wall that separates Saharawi fighters from Moroccan forces in the desert territory.

Deadly pirate ambush on Turkish cargo ship off Guinea, sailors kidnapped

A statement said that three crew members are still in the ship and pirates are waiting for negotiations for ransom.

Hundreds protest in Tunisia over inequality, police brutality

Protesters march in capital Tunis over lack of jobs and police response to ongoing demonstrations, in defiance of government ban on crowds amid coronavirus.

Decolonising culinary legacy of West African food, one recipe at a time

New library Feast Afrique established by Ozoz Sokoh, a well-known Nigerian food explorer, aims to bring the African diaspora together through food, history, and hand-me-down recipes.

UN: ‘Disturbing’ allegations of rape in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

UN’s special representative on sexual violence in conflict says she is greatly concerned by allegations, including “a high number of alleged rapes” in Tigrayan capital Mekele, with evidence of abuse as a weapon of war coming in via the clinics.