Hanna Yusuf BBC journalist Hanna Yusuf, whose recent work included an investigation into working conditions at Costa Coffee stores, has died aged 27. The BBC's Fran Unsworth, director of news, said Hanna was a "talented young journalist who was widely ... Read More

Solomon Serwanjja wants to carry on Komla Dumor's legacy of changing the narrative about Africa Ugandan investigative reporter and news anchor Solomon Serwanjja has won the 2019 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Serwanjja is a presenter at Uganda's NBS TV, ... Read More

Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe announced on Thursday that ex-president Robert Mugabe will be buried at his home village in Zvimba as requested by his family. The government said the family of the former leader, who died in Singapore on September 6 aged ... Read More

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have arrived in South Africa with their four-month-old son Archie, for their first official tour as a family. The 10-day visit will see the royals celebrate the continent’s people and culture. It has begun in Cape ... Read More

The recent closure of the Nigerian borders with West African neighbors might hamper the implementation of the free trade movement within the sub-region of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the regional bloc's parliament has said. Whilst seeking a ... Read More

Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Egypt were named among the world’s most dangerous places to live and work in, for expatriates. The latest Expat Insider Survey, done by InterNations, polled 20,259 expats representing 182 nationalities and living in 187 countries or ... Read More

Robert Mugabe Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, has died aged 95. He died after battling ill health, his family confirmed to the BBC. Mr Mugabe had been in hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted in a military coup in ... Read More

Police have struggled to contain the crowds of rioters who have looted shops and torched vehicles South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned a wave of looting and violence that has mostly targeted foreign nationals. "There can be no justification for ... Read More

A Sudanese judge formally indicted former president Omar al-Bashir on charges of possessing illicit foreign currency and corruption on Saturday. Questioned in court for the first time, Bashir said that he had received $25 million from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin ... Read More

Julius Maada Bio – President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio, the president of Sierra Leone, has terminated the appointment of his chief of protocol (SCOP), Fatmata Kargbo, after she went to the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) owned ... Read More