Sabine was 15 years old when she was raped by a stranger on the outskirts of a displacement camp in eastern DR Congo, where UNICEF said sexual violence against children has reached “alarming levels”.A year later, Sabine — not her real name — cradled a baby girl born from the assault whom she was taking …
Long overshadowed by south Nigeria’s Nollywood, filmmakers in the north of Africa’s cinema powerhouse are pushing boundaries in search of international eyeballs — all while navigating the Muslim-majority region’s social conservatism. Young creatives — influenced not just by their peers in the wealthier Christian south of the country, but even as far as India — are …
The Central African Republic has re-elected President Faustin-Archange Touadera, according to provisional results released by the electoral authority on Tuesday.Touadera, 68, had been widely expected to win a third term and had touted his efforts to steady a nation long plagued by conflict.Part of the opposition had called for a boycott, condemning the election as …
Touadera re-elected as Central African Republic presidentTue, 06 Jan 2026 01:24:48 GMT Read More »
Mohamed Salah sealed an extra-time win for Egypt against Benin on Monday to take the Pharaohs through to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, before Victor Osimhen netted twice as Nigeria cruised to an emphatic victory in their last-16 clash with Mozambique.Captain Salah scored after 124 minutes to clinch a 3-1 extra-time triumph …
Victor Osimhen scored twice as Nigeria made short work of Mozambique at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday, cruising into the quarter-finals with a comprehensive 4-0 victory in their last-16 tie.Ademola Lookman, a former winner of the African footballer of the year award like Osimhen, opened the scoring after 20 minutes in Fes and …
Captain Mohamed Salah scored after 124 minutes to clinch a 3-1 extra-time victory for Egypt over plucky minnows Benin in an Africa Cup of Nations last-16 thriller in Agadir on Monday. Marwan Attia put the Pharaohs ahead in the second half and Jodel Dossou equalised for the Cheetahs, taking the match to an additional 30 …
Thousands lined the streets of Cape Town Monday for the colourful annual minstrels’ parade, a cornerstone of South African culture rooted in the city’s history of slavery.Troupes of thousands of minstrels marched and danced in bright, satin costumes, many twirling umbrellas and tossing walking sticks as they were accompanied by brass bands, traditional goema beats …
Destroyed and looted in the early months of Sudan’s war, the national museum in Khartoum is now welcoming virtual visitors after months of painstaking effort to digitally recreate its collection.At the museum itself, almost nothing remains of the 100,000 artefacts it had stored since its construction in the 1950s. Only pieces too heavy for looters to …
Virtual museum preserves Sudan’s plundered heritageMon, 05 Jan 2026 13:43:23 GMT Read More »
Kenyan runner Beatrice Chebet, who won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000m at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is taking a maternity break in 2026, her agent announced on Monday.The 25-year-old is also the world record holder in both events and capped her Olympic achievement by winning gold at both distances at the world championships …
Armed gangs killed more than 30 people and kidnapped others in a raid in Nigeria in the same state where hundreds of schoolchildren were abducted late last year, police said Sunday.The gangs swept into Kasuwan Daji village, in the Kabe district of the western Niger State on Saturday and set a market ablaze, before looting …
Over 30 killed, several kidnapped in NigeriaMon, 05 Jan 2026 01:21:13 GMT Read More »
