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The boss of Prince Harry’s Sentebale charity has been accused of ’playing the race card’ amid a bitter fallout at the heart of the organisation.

A large cybercrime crackdown across seven African countries has revealed thousands of victims and resulted in hundreds of arrests.

Residents living near the morgue are at risk of health issues because the decomposing bodies are polluting the air, while the local authority claims the facility is operating ’normally’.

Uncovering the tomb of Thutmose II has been hailed as the most significant discovery since that of Tutankhamun in 1922.

NASA considers Asteroid 2024 YR4 to be the most likely massive space object to collide with Earth, posing a greater threat than the previous threat, "God of Chaos" 99942 Apophis.

Congolese authorities accused of abandoning Bukavu after government confirms its fall to a militia group.

Rescuers are still searching for victims at the illegally operated mine in the western part of the country.

Police say the motive for the killing of Hendricks, who operated a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown.

A NASA scientist has forecasted the potential impact location on Earth of a massive asteroid that might collide with the planet in seven years.

Charismatic father of the nation led the fight for independence from South Africa and ruled for 15 years as the country’s first president.

Atrocity follows escape of thousands of male inmates amid chaos as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize eastern DRC city.

The UK government has denied claims made by the prime minister of Mauritius that it faces paying billions more under a renegotiated deal over the future of the Chagos Islands.

Jos Leijdekkers, reportedly the son-in-law of African country’s president, was sentenced to 24 years in prison

A theatre in Paris which is known for its radical shows and exhibitions has been occupied by more than 250 African migrants after they were let in for a free event five weeks ago.

Seven people including two teenage girls have been rescued from the back of a refrigerated cucumber lorry.

Phone video shared by mining NGO appears to show dozens of wrapped bodies in underground tunnel.

A mother gave birth to a healthy baby girl while making the perilous crossing from Africa to the Canary Islands - the world’s deadliest crossing.

A drunken police officer in Zambia freed 13 suspects from custody so that they could go and celebrate the new year, officials say.

UK government accused of ‘nitpicking about compensation’ after being told to pay more to retain military base

First-hand accounts from victims of unthinkable violence paint a gruesome picture of the brutality sweeping the central African country. How long is the West prepared to look away?

Operation Serengeti, a joint effort with Afripol, the African Union’s police agency, took place from September 2 to October 31 across 19 African countries.

Since the start of 2024, a total of 3,344 foreign nationals who went to fight in Ukraine have received Russian citizenship, according to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The African Union (AU) warned that corruption is among the biggest barriers to the “full realization of children’s rights” with at least 25 million primary school children across the continent affected by corrupt practices.

An NGO claims that African states may be paying billions more each year in higher interest rates than other countries with similar risk profiles due to how global media coverage—particularly during elections—shapes their international perception, driving up sovereign bond yields and increasing loan costs.