Africa
Idris Elba and Naomi Campbell sign letter backing gay rights in Ghana
Group of 67 high-profile figures say they are ‘deeply disturbed’ by recent closure of LGBTQ+ centre in Accra
Nazia Parveen and Emmanuel Akinwotu
01, Mar, 2021 @2:31 PM
'Falling off a cliff': pandemic crippling world's most fragile states, finds report
The world’s poorest are becoming poorer as the impact of Covid compounds existing crises, says Disaster Emergency Comittee
Kaamil Ahmed
01, Mar, 2021 @12:29 PM
What can we learn from Africa's experience of Covid?
Though a hundred thousand people have died, initial predictions were far worse, giving rise to many theories on ‘the African paradox’
Laura Spinney
28, Feb, 2021 @9:00 AM
Tanzania leader says prayer will cure Covid, as hospitals overflow
Experts fear policies of John Magufuli could undermine vaccine programme in Africa
Jason Burke Africa correspondent
28, Feb, 2021 @9:00 AM
Hundreds died in Axum massacre during Tigray war, says Amnesty
Group says soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed civilians in northern Ethiopian city
Jason Burke Africa correspondent
26, Feb, 2021 @11:41 AM
‘Doctors are paying for supplies': inside a stretched Burkina Faso Covid ward
In a country where pneumonia, malaria and TB are much bigger killers, doctors say ‘resource-intensive’ Covid-19 is diverting precious resources
Amanda Coakley in Ouagadougou
26, Feb, 2021 @7:30 AM
Malawi MPs debate bill to liberalise abortion laws as churches oppose
Law would widen strict rules in country where thousands suffer complications from unsafe terminations
Charles Pensulo in Lilongwe
25, Feb, 2021 @7:15 AM
Ghanaian LGBTQ+ centre closes after threats and abuse
Founder says community centre in Accra was closed preemptively to protect its staff
Emmanuel Akinwotu West Africa correspondent
25, Feb, 2021 @7:14 AM
Last public statue of Spanish dictator Franco is removed
Monument in north Africa commemorates the fascist leader’s earlier role in the Rif war of the 1920s
Staff and agencies in Melilla
23, Feb, 2021 @9:39 PM
Italian ambassador to DR Congo dies in attack on UN convoy
Luca Attanasio and two others killed in attempted kidnapping north of Goma in eastern DRC
Jason Burke in Johannesburg and Angela Giuffrida in Rome
22, Feb, 2021 @6:37 PM
Exiled Rwandan opposition politician shot dead in Cape Town
Rwanda National Congress describes shooting of Seif Bamporiki as an ‘assassination’
Staff and agencies in Johannesburg
22, Feb, 2021 @6:35 PM
People hide among broken bottles and toxic ash in attempt to reach Europe
Spanish police release video and photos of people from north Africa found in trucks and containers
Sam Jones in Madrid
22, Feb, 2021 @2:58 PM
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