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Simon Ekpa has called for a boycott of Nigeria’s election, and allegedly incited violence on social media.

French publisher Gallimard said it had no intention of making changes to translated versions of children’s books by the late British novelist Roald Dahl, unlike… Read More »UK fury as Roald Dahl books rewritten, but French publishers say ‘non’ to edits

People across French-speaking Burundi have been regularly queueing for hours at petrol stations (gas stations) across the country – hoping, but with no guarantee —… Read More »‘There’s not a drop left’: Petrol shortage has ground Burundi to a halt

His close family says he should not have been reburied at the spot where he was killed 35 years ago.

Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader, Thomas Sankara, was reburied Thursday, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation.

The European Commission on Thursday banned TikTok on official devices used by staff amid concerns over data protection as the EU seeks to bolster its… Read More »European Commission tells staff to remove TikTok from work devices

One year on from the Russian invasion, Ukraine is in a state of mental health crisis as the war’s horrors have traumatised combatants and civilians… Read More »Ukraine faces a mental health crisis among soldiers and civilians alike

As Nigeria elects a new president, young people born into the country’s new era of democratic rule highlight issues they want to be given priority.

A leading sports scientist urges caution over the age testing process that badly disrupted qualification for the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations.

At least 96 people have been killed in more than two weeks of clashes between security forces and clan members in the breakaway Somali region… Read More »Somaliland clashes between government and militias kill nearly 100 in two weeks