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More than 500 people killed in Tanzania election violence, inquiry finds

27 min 1 sec ago
Opposition parties accused the security forces of killing protesters but the official report does not say who was responsible.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

Pope Leo criticises Equatorial Guinea prisons as he winds up Africa tour

3 hours 22 min ago
The Pope gives a frank and passionate speech, the likes of which have characterised his tour of Africa.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

This man was jailed for five years over Nigeria's End Sars protests and then freed without trial

11 hours 32 min ago
At 17, Rasheed Wasiu was detained as security forces cracked down on protests against police brutality.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

Zambia's government takes possession of ex-president's body in repatriation row

11 hours 36 min ago
Zambia authorities and Edgar Lungu's family are in a dispute over where former leader's remains should be buried.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

Nigeria's suspected coup plotters deny treason charges

Wed, 04/22/2026 - 19:33
Allegations of a coup plot first surfaced last year when an Independence Day parade was cancelled.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

'I cried so hard' - the Kenyan WNBA star who beat US visa heartbreak

Wed, 04/22/2026 - 14:10
Madina Okot only started playing basketball six years ago, but the Kenyan's rapid rise has seen her set a WNBA milestone at the age of 21.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

Taiwan president cancels Eswatini trip after African countries close airspace

Wed, 04/22/2026 - 08:25
Taiwan has accused Beijing of putting pressure on African countries to close their airspace to Lai's plane.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

UAE-backed Colombian mercenaries provided support to Sudan paramilitary, report says

Wed, 04/22/2026 - 06:01
The Conflict Insights Group (CIG) says its research also shows the extent of UAE involvement.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

Guinea Bissau's Djabi seriously injured in stabbing

Tue, 04/21/2026 - 15:50
Midtjylland midfielder Alamara Djabi is in a stable condition having been seriously injured in a stabbing in Denmark, his club says.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

Korir defends Boston Marathon title with course record

Mon, 04/20/2026 - 20:30
Kenya's John Korir sets a new course record of two hours, one minute and 52 seconds to win a second successive Boston Marathon.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

'They told me he was dead': Children born near Kenyan army base learn truth about UK soldier dads

Mon, 04/20/2026 - 01:07
A DNA and legal project has identified the fathers of 20 children born near a military base in Kenya.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

'The weapons were loud, but there was always music': Sudanese band play on through the war

Sun, 04/19/2026 - 01:09
One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

'The weapons were loud, but there was always music': Sudanese band play on through the war

Sun, 04/19/2026 - 01:09
One of Sudan's most popular bands, Aswat Almadina, recall being in the studio when the war broke out three years ago.
Categories: Africa, Biztonságpolitika

Millions listen to Ethiopian star's song taking swipe at government

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 15:13
The country's biggest musician Teddy Afro laments a lack of unity in the country on his new track.
Categories: Africa, Biztonságpolitika

DR Congo accepts first set of deportees from the US

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 11:18
The Congolese government stresses those expelled from the US are only in the country temporarily.
Categories: Africa, Biztonságpolitika

Zimbabwe's iconic stone birds were taken by colonialists. Finally, they're all back home

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 01:04
For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe's borders.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

Zimbabwe's iconic stone birds were taken by colonialists. Finally, they're all back home

Sat, 04/18/2026 - 01:04
For centuries the prized sculptures, central to national identity, have been kept outside Zimbabwe's borders.
Categories: Africa, Biztonságpolitika

Thousands celebrate open-air Mass with Pope Leo in Cameroon - in pictures

Fri, 04/17/2026 - 20:25
Pope Leo XIV is on his third day in Cameroon before he heads to Angola on Saturday.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

What next for South African opposition firebrand Malema after his five-year prison sentence?

Fri, 04/17/2026 - 18:53
The sentence raises huge questions marks over the political future of one of South Africa's most controversial politicians.
Categories: Africa, Swiss News

What next for South African opposition firebrand Malema after his five-year prison sentence?

Fri, 04/17/2026 - 18:53
The sentence raises huge questions marks over the political future of one of South Africa's most controversial politicians.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

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