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Thousands of girls paraded after undergoing female genital mutilation in Kenya

By Nina Siena

Unicef records show that 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone FGM across 31 countries.

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Coronavirus graft scandals shake South Africa's president

South Africa's Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating over 160 companies.

By Sofia Christensen

Japan ramps up aid to Mauritius after oil spill

Tokyo has already dispatched one team of six experts, including a coastguard expert and diplomats, to aid in the...

By AFP News

Muslim Nigerian singer sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemous song

A Nigerian Sharia court has sentenced a 22-year-old singer for uploading a blasphemous song on Whatsapp

By Nina Siena

Five young women in Egypt sentenced to 2 years in prison for indecent posts on TikTok

Egyptian Parliament seeks to suspend TikTok for promoting nudity and immorality.

By Nina Siena

Somali jihadists kill 3 Americans in attack on Kenya military base

Attackers breached heavy security at Camp Simba at dawn but were pushed back and four jihadists killed.

By Fran Blandy

12-year-old girl who fled the Boko Haram

Nigerian pastor accused of abusing children who fled Boko Haram

Pastor Solomon says he is on a self-proclaimed mission to help humanity, creating the International Christian Centre...

By AFP News

Whale almost swallows diver, rare photos show narrow escape

Rainer Schimpf, with 20 years of experience as a marine conservationist under his belt, was busy concentrating on not...

By Pritha Paul

Theresa May in Africa: Cynical post-Brexit development agenda smacks of desperation

May is the latest in a long line of prime ministers who have evoked the potential of "Africa" for their own political...

By Michael Jennings

Entire families killed in Algerian military plane crash, 257 victims feared

The Soviet-built Ilyushin transport aircraft, Il-76, crashed in an agricultural zone with no residents, southwest of...

By Associated Press

Central African Republic sexual violence

Rape of men and boys 'serious blind spot' in Central African Republic

Sexual violence against men and boys is a "serious blind spot" in Central African Republic (CAR) say researchers at All...

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Doctors perform brain surgery on wrong patient

Doctors took hours to discover the patient they were performing brain surgery on was actually the wrong person.

By James Hetherington

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Africa

Thousands of girls paraded after undergoing female genital mutilation in Kenya

Coronavirus graft scandals shake South Africa's president

Japan ramps up aid to Mauritius after oil spill

Muslim Nigerian singer sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemous song

Five young women in Egypt sentenced to 2 years in prison for indecent posts on TikTok

Somali jihadists kill 3 Americans in attack on Kenya military base

Nigerian pastor accused of abusing children who fled Boko Haram

Whale almost swallows diver, rare photos show narrow escape

Theresa May in Africa: Cynical post-Brexit development agenda smacks of desperation

Entire families killed in Algerian military plane crash, 257 victims feared

Rape of men and boys 'serious blind spot' in Central African Republic

Doctors perform brain surgery on wrong patient

Egypt free speech crackdown: Mother arrested after telling BBC 'police made my daughter disappear'

Terrifying video shows shark lunging at underwater cameraman

Trump asked to allow white South African farmers to emigrate to US after land confiscation vote

Egypt singer Sherine jailed for joke about insanitary River Nile

Woman mauled to death by lion at private game lodge in South Africa

Has South Africa's Ramaphosa begun to cement his rule with sweeping cabinet reshuffle?

Princess Diana's landmine charity 'ignored complaints its members were paying prostitutes'

South Sudan war: Men 'castrated' and children 'forced to watch rape' says UN

Here is exactly why Trump's supporters like him

Here is exactly why Trump's supporters like him

Why governments should pick up the phone faster

Why governments should pick up the phone faster

How to build resilience for a post-COVID-19 world

How to build resilience for a post-COVID-19 world