Africa

M23 vow to march to DRC capital

M23 rebels have vowed to march on the DR Congo capital as its fighters made further advances in the

Benin court jails two ex-allies of president for 20 years

A court in Benin has sentenced two former allies of President Patrice Talon to 20 years in jail on c

Nigerian singer Tems cancels Rwanda concert over DRC conflict

Nigeria's Grammy-winning singer Tems has announced she is cancelling an upcoming concert in Rwanda o

Mali gold mine collapses, kills ten people

A landslide at a gold mine in southern Mali has killed around 10 people and left many others missing

Missing Moroccan drivers' lorries found in Sahel area

Niger's army says it has recovered four lorries used by Moroccan drivers who went missing near the b

Niger first African state to eradicate river blindness: WHO

Niger has become the first African country to eliminate river blindness, a parasitic disease that is