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Nigeria are hoping to revive their chances of reaching next year’s World Cup after submitting a complaint to Fifa which alleges that the Democratic Republic of Congo fielded ineligible players in last month’s African play-off final. DR Congo beat the Super Eagles on penalties to book their place in March’s intercontinental qualifier, which will allocate […]

Thousands of African objects “given, stolen and forcefully taken” at the height of the British Empire have gone on display at a museum and curators admit they have almost no record of where they came from. The items have been taken out of storage by Manchester Museum and placed in its Africa Hub to highlight […]

South Africa has accused the US of using Kenyan nationals without work permits at a facility processing applications by white South Africans for refugee status. Seven Kenyans were arrested after intelligence reports revealed that people “had recently entered South Africa on tourist visas and had illegally taken up work” at the centre, said a statement […]

A French court has sentenced a former rebel leader and politician from the Democratic Republic of Congo to 30 years in jail after finding him guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity more than two decades ago. Roger Lumbala headed a rebel movement backed by neighbouring Uganda accused of committing atrocities during a period known […]

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been trying to cover up mass killings in the city of el-Fasher by burying and burning bodies, a research team from Yale University says. The RSF had drawn international condemnation amid reports of executions and crimes against humanity when its fighters captured the city in October. Now, analysis […]

A rebel leader in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says his fighters will withdraw from a key city at the request of the US. Corneille Nangaa’s statement came days after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the capture of Uvira by rebel forces violated a peace deal, and the US would “take action to […]

Flash floods have killed at least 37 people in Morocco’s coastal Safi region, according to state-owned television. Cars and mounds of rubbish were seen sweeping through the main port city of Safi after torrential rain hit on Sunday. Dozens of people have been receiving treatment in hospital for their injuries, say local authorities, and at […]

There is a disturbing contrast along South Africa’s remote west coast. The 800km (500 mile)-journey north from Cape Town starts with views of outstanding natural beauty which as the long road rolls on, and the northern border approaches, dissolve into a pockmarked lunar-like landscape. And the scars left by a lucrative diamond-mining industry are not […]

The Ugandan military has confirmed it is holding a Catholic priest who went missing nearly two weeks ago, accusing him of involvement in “violent subversive activities”. In a brief statement, the military said Father Deusdedit Ssekabira had been arrested, was in “lawful custody” and would be charged in court. The Catholic Diocese in the city […]

Mahad Mohamud is slowly readjusting to the heat, chaos and tension of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, after being deported from the US city of Minneapolis last month just as winter was closing in there. Somalis know the 36-year-old as Garyaqaan – a word that can be translated as “judge”. This is the name he uses on […]