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As the echo of the 17-gun salute thundered through Nyamira village on Sunday evening, followed by the roar of a military fly-past, a profound silence descended across Kenya. Amid the emotion lay the coffin of a man who never wore the ultimate political crown, yet reigned in the hearts of millions. The “people’s president”: Raila […]

The leaders of Madagascar’s Gen Z movement, whose protests helped topple President Andry Rajoelina, say they disapprove of the prime minister appointed by the country’s new ruler. Col Michael Randrianirina led a coup last week and was sworn in as head of state on Friday. On Monday, he named businessman Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo as his prime […]

Passengers were forced to jump from carriages in a train crash that killed 15 people in eastern Ethiopia, a local official has told the BBC. The train derailed on Monday night in the town of Shinile, before colliding with a separate, stationary train, local broadcaster Dire TV reported. It is unclear how many people were […]

Morocco want to be a “strong contender” at all levels of global football after becoming the first Arab country to win the Under-20 World Cup, having beaten Argentina 2-0 in the final on Sunday. A spokesperson close to the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has told BBC Sport Africa the victory proves “the vision worked” […]

The Nigerian police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who had gathered in the capital, Abuja, over the continued detention of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu. The protesters, led by activist and publisher of the Sahara Reporters news site, Omoyele Sowore, want the immediate release of Kanu, who is on trial on terrorism charges and […]

Cameroon’s influential Catholic Church has called for calm, as fears grow that violence could erupt once official results from the presidential election are declared. Opposition candidate and ex-government spokesman Issa Tchiroma Bakary has declared himself the winner of the 12 October election, saying he defeated 92-year-old President Paul Biya, who is seeking to extend his […]

A community clinic just north of Johannesburg has become the frontline of a battle in South Africa over whether foreigners can access public health facilities. What started as a small local action in one area in 2022 has spread, with activists from the avowedly anti-migrant group, Operation Dudula, picketing some hospitals and clinics in Gauteng […]

In October 1945, delegates from across the world descended on a town hall on the outskirts of Manchester city centre to attend a seismic event in African politics, the ripple effects of which still resonate 80 years later. The Fifth Pan-African Congress, held between 15 and 21 October 1945, was a key moment for the […]

Former Kenyan prime minister and revered long-time opposition leader Raila Odinga was buried in the west of the country after a service attended by thousands on Sunday. “Now finally Baba is home,” his son, Raila Odinga junior, said beside his father’s casket, draped in the Kenyan flag. The burial concluded days of memorials that at […]

Seychelles’ president-elect says that once sworn in, he will halt the construction of a controversial Qatari-funded luxury resort on an environmentally sensitive island. Speaking to the BBC, Patrick Herminie, who will come to power in the Indian Ocean nation on 26 October, said his country had “got peanuts in that contract” and added that the […]