Africa

Congo’s fragile peace and the global race for minerals

Congo’s turmoil is not a tribal conflict of “savages” killing each other. It is a crisis engin

One in five: How antibiotic misuse has weaponised routine infections

Antibiotic resistance is accelerating across Africa, turning routine infections into deadly threats

Cameroon's Biya, 92, re-elected president, official results show

The World's oldest president Paul Biya has been declared winner of the October 12 election, securing

RSF accused of ethnically motivated killings as Darfur comes under fresh attacks

The Sudan Doctors Network also accuses the RSF of killing civilians based on their ethnicities and p

Tanzania elections: Zanzibar awaits October 28 polls after intense campaign season

Zanzibar will hold an early vote on October 28, intended to give public servants a chance to exercis

Fuel crisis in Mali forces nationwide closure of schools

All schools across the West African country are to remain closed from October 27 to November 9 as tr