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Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years
Saadia Mosbah campaigned for migrants, particularly after President Kais Saied said they posed a demographic threat to the country.
Desperate for food drought-stricken Kenyans turn to the gingerbread tree
Some 26 million people are "facing extreme hunger" in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, warns humanitarian organisation Oxfam.
UK reveals aid priorities after major cuts to budget
Aid groups and MPs have raised concerns over the move to prioritise defence spending over aid.
UK agrees deal to ease migrant returns to Nigeria
It comes during the Nigerian president's state visit to the UK - the first by a west African leader in 37 years.
Chad warns Sudan it will retaliate after drone strike on mourners kills 17
President Idris Mahamat Déby orders the military to be on high alert and a "total closure" of the border.
Denounce ‘abject’ Afcon decision – senior Caf member
Caf executive committee member Augustin Senghor says the decision to strip Senegal of the 2025 Afcon title is "unacceptable, abject and we have to denounce it".
DR Congo and Rwanda agree to ease tensions after talks in US
The conflict has persisted despite a peace deal signed by DR Congo and Rwanda in December.
South Africans say criminal gangs are exploiting the water crisis
Residents of some areas have been without mains water for weeks.
Senegal government alleges corruption over Afcon
The Senegalese government calls for an "independent international investigation" at the Confederation of African Football after it stripped Senegal of the Africa Cup of Nations title.
Forty years after the last one was poached, rhinos are back in the wild in Uganda
The return of southern white rhinos to the country comes after Ugandan poachers once wiped them out.