Africa

Gabon braces for first presidential election since 2023 coup

Brice Oligui Nguema is tipped to win, given his advantages as incumbent and his popularity as the ar

Anthrax kills 50 hippos in DR Congo's Virunga National Park

The deaths represent a major loss for the park, which has been working to increase the number of hip

South Africa's coalition government seeks to heal rifts after budget fallout

The Democratic Alliance has said it wanted to discuss power-sharing with the ANC because no one part

Olivia: How a teenage passion for teaching became Madagascar's literacy light

A young woman's childhood dream of teaching has become a lifelong mission to empower underprivileged

Ethiopia's PM Abiy appoints new head of Tigray administration

The new leader, Tadesse Worede, was the administration's deputy president for the last two year

Algeria closes airspace to Mali amid row over drone shoot-down

Algeria said it regretted "having to apply reciprocity" after Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso