South Africa hits back at US refugee plan to favour white Afrikaners
Pretoria rubbishes claims of a white genocide and quotes prominent Afrikaners who dub Trump’s plans racist.
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Apartheid police assault killed Nobel laureate Luthuli, South Africa court rules
The court sets aside the 1967 inquest that found that the anti-apartheid hero was hit by a goods train.
‘We saw people murdered in front of us’ – Sudan siege survivors speak to the BBC
Harrowing accounts from people who have escaped an RSF assault on the besieged city of el-Fasher.
Trump caps refugee admissions at record low – with most to be white South Africans
The president sets the limit at 7,500 for the coming year, a dramatic cut from 125,000.
Sudan RSF chief promises investigation as anger mounts over el-Fasher killings
The announcement comes after growing reports of mass killings, including of patients at a hospital.
Protests spread across Tanzania after elections marred by unrest
Opposition supporters are angry that the president’s main challengers are in jail or have been disqualified.
Sudanese RSF militia killed many civilians at el-Fasher hospital, WHO chief and doctors say
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “appalled” by reports that 460 civilians had been killed in el-Fasher.
Migrant sex offender given £500 after threat to disrupt deportation
Hadush Kebatu was given the money to avoid a “slower, more expensive process”, Downing Street said.
Curfew in Tanzania’s main city after protests mar election
Several people have been injured in demonstrations that saw roads blocked and vehicles set on fire.
New videos show executions after RSF militia takes key Sudan city
RSF troops executed a number of unarmed people after seizing el-Fasher, videos reviewed by BBC Verify show.
Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says US revoked his visa
The 91-year-old Nobel laureate in literature has been a critic of Trump’s immigration policy.
Fear of mass killings as thousands trapped in besieged Sudan city taken by militia group
The UN says there are credible reports of “summary executions” in el-Fasher.
Tourist plane crash in Kenya kills 11 on board
The aircraft was flying from a popular coastal resort to a game park when it came down.
The 92-year-old president who never loses
Cameroon’s Paul Biya has extended his 43-year rule by winning a heavily disputed election.
The South African start-up bringing tech to townships
Entrepreneur Talifhani Banks has bought a modern delivery system to smaller firms in South Africa.
Cameroon’s 92-year-old president wins controversial eighth term
Paul Biya retains his title as the world’s oldest head of state, in an election marred with violence and allegations of fraud.
UN pleads for safe passage for civilians trapped in war-hit Sudan city
The fall of el-Fasher would cement the RSF’s control of the west and reinforce a de facto split in the nation.
Mali shuts schools and universities as jihadist blockade worsens fuel crisis
The education minister says the movement of staff and students has been affected by the scarcity of fuel.
A coronation not a contest – Tanzania’s first female president faces little opposition
President Samia Suluhu Hassan faces no real competition at the polls amid a climate of self-censorship and fear.
Rebel group claims capture of key city in Sudan
The fall of el-Fasher would cement the RSF’s control of the west and reinforces a de facto split in the nation.