Some 30 people have been killed in eastern Burkina Faso in a gun attack on a cattle market, reports say. Gunmen on motorbikes fired into
Category: Africa
#JusticeForUwa trends in Nigeria after student murdered in church
There is outrage in Nigeria following the murder of a 22-year-old student, Uwavera Omozuwa in a church. The hashtag #JusticeForUwa is trending in Nigeria, with
Africa Union chief condemns Minneapolis ‘murder’
Moussa Faki Mahamat, the chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission, has condemned the killing of a unarmed black man in the US city of
Test log-jam ‘undermining SA’s coronavirus fight’
South African doctors say lengthy delays for samples to be processed in laboratories are undermining the effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Partly
Jihadists overrun strategic town in Mozambique
Islamist militants in northern Mozambique have overrun another town in Cabo Delgado province. About 90 jihadists started filling the streets of Macomia before dawn on
Malawi VP’s campaign convoy stoned
The convoy of Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima has been stoned in Phalombe, which is in the south of the country. It is the home area
Lagos lockdown ‘seems more like a honeymoon’
A Nigerian couple has told BBC OS that the coronavirus restrictions have been wonderful for their marriage. Yinka, who lives with his wife Desola in
South Sudan mourns freedom of speech defender
Journalists in South Sudan have been mourning the death of Edward Terso, who has been a voice for media freedom in the world’s newest country.
Lesotho court revokes ex-first lady’s bail
Lesotho’s Court of Appeal has revoked the bail granted in February to Maesaiah Thabane, the wife of Thomas Thabane who resigned as prime minister last
Eight lessons for the rest of the continent
South Africa leads this continent in many ways. Right now, it is poised to lead Africa into the next, most dangerous phase of the pandemic,