Nurse main suspect in death of Afrobeats star MohBad, say Nigerian police
Lagos police chief says unnamed nurse injected singer before his death last month A nurse has been identified as the “principal suspect” in the mysterious...
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France to begin pulling out troops from Niger this week
Paris says it is unable to work with putschists, leaving efforts to counter Islamists in Sahel in disarray France will begin withdrawing troops from Niger...
France’s departure from Niger reflects years of failure in its former colonies
Niger is only the latest of several west African countries to reject France’s long-standing attempts to interfere in the Sahel When the French president, Emmanuel...
World needs 44m more teachers in order to educate every child, report finds
Unesco analysis shows that sub-Saharan Africa accounts for a third of the shortfall, but that Europe and North America are lacking too The world needs...
Boat carrying record 280 people from west Africa reaches Canaries
Wooden vessel is thought to have held largest number of arrivals to Spanish archipelago in one crossing A wooden boat crammed with 280 people that...
UN investigation into Tigray abuses to end despite reports of more atrocities
Failure to renew ICHREE mandate comes after human rights experts warn that abuses continue in Ethiopia A United Nations investigation into human rights abuses committed...
Nigerian police detain Afrobeats star Naira Marley over death of MohBad
Boss of rising singer’s former music label has denied any involvement in unexplained death Police in Nigeria have detained the Afrobeats star and record label...
The new malaria vaccine will prevent many deaths – but it’s by no means the end of the disease
The new R21/Matrix-M vaccine will be far more easily available than the first vaccine – but the reality of life in Africa will blunt its...
Sudan conflict ‘like planning for the apocalypse’, say aid workers
At least 5.4 million people have been displaced by the fierce fighting that broke out in the country in April Humanitarian officials say the widening...
Denis Mukwege announces plans to run for president of DRC
Gynaecologist won the Nobel peace prize in 2018 for his campaign against sexual violence The Nobel peace prize-winning gynaecologist Denis Mukwege, renowned for helping victims...
