A diplomatic row has erupted between South Africa and Ghana, over claims that a Ghanaian man was killed during anti-migrant protests, which South African officials deny. Ghana’s Foreign Affairs ministry said it had received with “profound shock” reports that Bashiru…

Leading Kenyan lawyer and former Justice Minister Martha Karua has been blocked from entering Uganda and ordered to return home, according to the Uganda Law Society. Karua had just arrived at the Entebbe airport to join a team defending her…

Two people have been shot dead in the central Kenyan town of Nanyuki amid protests against US plans to establish an Ebola isolation centre at a military base nearby, the BBC has learnt. One of the victims was shot in…

Ghana says it will evacuate 300 citizens from South Africa following a recent wave of protests against foreign nationals. The country’s foreign minister, Samuel Ablakwa, in a post on X on Tuesday says the Ghanaian president had granted approval for…

US authorities have arrested an Iranian woman for trafficking arms to Sudan on behalf of her country, prosecutors have said. Shamim Mafi, 44, who has an American green card, was arrested at Los Angeles airport on Saturday and is accused…

Kenya has sharply raised the cost of petroleum, with diesel prices rising by a record margin despite a fuel tax cut as the conflict in Iran pushes up global oil prices. In its latest review, the energy regulator raised the…

Dozens of people have died from floods following heavy rains in recent days in the Angolan capital, Luanda, and other areas across the country. Emergency services have reported about 39 deaths in Luanda and the central city of Benguela, with…

Benin’s Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni has won the presidency with an overwhelming majority of the vote, provisional results show. He secured more than 94% of the vote, based on 90% of ballots counted, sufficient for an “irreversible” outcome, the electoral…