Activist crosses Uganda on a motorbike to deliver suncream to people with albinismTransport ban due to coronavirus has stopped people with albinism getting suncreamTue Jun 02 2020 - 16:02
Weakened by civil war, South Sudanese surrender to coronavirusBorder with Uganda closed as even leaders of world’s newest country test positive for Covid-19Sat May 30 2020 - 05:01
At least 10,000 died in military detention in Nigeria – reportAmnesty International publishes study into detainees during Boko Haram insurgencyWed May 27 2020 - 17:42
Migrant (39) who failed to reach Europe dies in Libyan detention centreA growing list of refugees and migrants have died after being forced back to LibyaMon May 25 2020 - 20:39
In Uganda, radio brings together couples separated by coronavirusStation in Gulu city is dedicating segments of show to connect people affected by travel banWed May 20 2020 - 17:32
Activists protest at coronavirus-related ‘hunger pandemic’ in UgandaMuseveni lockdown warned against unauthorised food distribution and crowdsMon May 18 2020 - 18:20
Sudanese avoid hospital as coronavirus cases surgePandemic a major challenge in a country still dealing with recent political upheavalSun May 17 2020 - 17:25
Burundi expels World Health Organisation officials ahead of presidential electionsConcerns grow over potential clashes and spread of Covid-19 as country prepares to voteThu May 14 2020 - 18:08
WHO sceptical as coronavirus ‘cure’ distributed in AfricaUntested herbal ‘Covid Organics’ drink promoted by Madagascar’s presidentMon May 11 2020 - 18:55
More than 270 dead as east Africa hit by severe floodingRwanda hard hit by ‘worst in months’ rains that have caused ‘a number of disasters’Fri May 08 2020 - 17:01
Coronavirus: Some African countries may be under-reporting casesWHO says one-third of countries on continent have successfully contained Covid-19Thu May 07 2020 - 20:21
Coronavirus: ‘You can risk your life as long you are doing the right thing’Distributing food to Uganda’s hungry can get you tortured and arrestedWed May 06 2020 - 01:00
Sally Hayden: The stories that will never be toldThe economic shock associated with Covid-19 has hit hard an industry already in difficultySun May 03 2020 - 11:21
Libyan militia declares Ramadan ceasefire to tackle coronavirusLibyan National Army says it has stopped fighting in response to international appealsThu Apr 30 2020 - 19:05
New generation of locusts in east Africa ‘extremely alarming’UN warns of food threat as swarms cover 150km daily and eat same as 35,000 peopleTue Apr 28 2020 - 18:22
East African quarantine facilities under scrutiny following escapeUp to 50 of 200 held in government facility in Nairobi are thought to have escapedFri Apr 24 2020 - 19:03
Coronavirus: Herbal cure claim by Madagascar’s presidentAndry Rajoelina promotes ‘Covid-Organics’ liquid as WHO reiterates no known cureThu Apr 23 2020 - 18:47
Ugandans sceptical as president promotes ‘scientific weddings’Coronavirus restrictions are taking their toll on the country’s wedding industryTue Apr 21 2020 - 18:52
A tale of two boats: teenager missing as countries close their portsMSF describes treatment of refugees and migrants over Easter weekend as ‘grotesque’Fri Apr 17 2020 - 18:39
Refugee found dead at United Nations compound in KenyaUNHCR expresses ‘profound shock’ at death by suicide of Ugandan man in his 20sTue Apr 14 2020 - 20:50
‘No beating!’ On patrol with the Ugandan military enforcing curfewPresident urges soldiers to stop assaulting civilians during coronavirus lockdownMon Apr 13 2020 - 19:00
DRC declares new Ebola deaths just as outbreak assumed over‘Stakes increasingly high because the world cannot have two epidemics at the same time’Sun Apr 12 2020 - 17:06
Inside the smuggler’s warehouse: Africa’s 21st-century slave tradeIn Libya, migrants pay smugglers to get them to Europe. Instead, they are tortured, raped, killedSat Apr 11 2020 - 06:00
Coronavirus: Ugandan president orders stop to violent policing of curfewsYoweri Museveni makes address after images of tortured women circulate onlineFri Apr 10 2020 - 05:00
Ethiopia postpones elections as Burundi opts to continue with voteWorld Health Organisation warns about the devastating impact coronavirus could have across African continentWed Apr 08 2020 - 20:20
The difference between Ebola and coronavirus outbreaks? Lack of resourcesWith West struggling to control the pandemic, developing nations are getting less helpTue Apr 07 2020 - 15:46
‘You feel like you’re dead but you’re alive’: Libyan war reaches first anniversaryNo end in sight to conflict which has seen some 150,000 civilians displacedSat Apr 04 2020 - 05:01
Coronavirus: Anger over excessive violence by Kenyan policeCalls for accountability grow after boy (13) shot dead during police crackdownWed Apr 01 2020 - 18:26
Coronavirus: Ugandans prepare for a new war as clampdown takes hold‘I don’t know what might happen next but I’m thinking most people will begin starving’Tue Mar 31 2020 - 19:28
Coronavirus: Africa prepares for surge in cases and mass casualtiesCharities warn African countries lack medical equipment needed to cope with outbreakMon Mar 30 2020 - 20:51
Coronavirus in Uganda: ‘Before the sickness comes to kill us we will die from hunger’Public transport ban has left tens of thousands of boda boda drivers without an incomeSun Mar 29 2020 - 18:00
Our Bodies, Their Battlefield: How rape is used as a weapon of warThe mass of testimonies in Christina Lamb’s book feels like a display of strengthSat Mar 28 2020 - 06:00
Deaths of 64 migrants in Mozambique turns spotlight on intra-Africa smugglingFatalities reveal level of corruption and traffickers in Mozambique, Amnesty saysThu Mar 26 2020 - 22:15
Coronavirus: Social distancing a distant dream in Africa’s slumsPacked homes and shared facilities stoke fears in one Kampala slum of a devastating outbreakTue Mar 24 2020 - 11:58
Concern over mountain gorillas getting infected with coronavirusRwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo ban tourists from endangered speciesMon Mar 23 2020 - 17:18
St Patrick’s Day in Uganda the last hurrah before ‘merry-making’ bannedKampala Letter: Coronavirus concerns dominate celebration of Irish connectionsFri Mar 20 2020 - 12:43
African countries shut doors to Europe to halt the spread of coronavirusEuropeans in Uganda express fears over potential backlash as disease spreadsThu Mar 19 2020 - 10:43
Refugees in African camps worry about impact of coronavirusThere are almost 200,000 refugees in Kakuma alone, and they are relying on aid agencies to provide healthcareSun Mar 15 2020 - 16:59
Dozens killed in Burkina Faso as unrest spreads across SahelUN high commissioner for refugees: People being killed, women raped, children cannot go to schoolTue Mar 10 2020 - 17:38
Sudan prime minister ‘in good shape’ after surviving assassination attemptAbdalla Hamdok, who heads a transitional government, unharmed in Khartoum blastMon Mar 09 2020 - 18:25
Journalist the latest victim of pre-election crackdown in UgandaMoses Bwayo faces charges for working on a documentary about the opposition leaderFri Mar 06 2020 - 18:02
Last Ebola patient leaves hospital in DR CongoEbola killed more than 2,200 at epicentre of devastating 18-month outbreakWed Mar 04 2020 - 19:23
Cyclone Idai’s first anniversary highlights the cost of climate changeRoughly half a million residents of Beira in Mozambique still suffering impact of stormsTue Mar 03 2020 - 19:42
Man (24) dies in fire in migrant detention centre in LibyaMany more are injured following blaze at facility dubbed the Libyan ‘Guantanamo’Mon Mar 02 2020 - 18:43
Guineans to vote on new constitution amid simmering tensionPresident Alpha Condé, who described himself as the ‘Obama’ of Guinea, seeks to cement powerFri Feb 28 2020 - 18:27
Two supporters of Uganda’s Bobi Wine die as tension increasesDan Kyeyune was shot in the head; Ritah Nabukenya was run overWed Feb 26 2020 - 18:12
African climate activists fighting to be heard . . . and seenKampala Letter: Davos photo featuring Greta Thunberg had Ugandan activist cropped outMon Feb 24 2020 - 20:00
Togo’s president takes fourth term in powerFifty-three years after father took control, Gnassingbé wins amid vote-rigging claimsMon Feb 24 2020 - 19:00
Fragile peace in South Sudan as feuding leaders form unity governmentUN commission report condemns human rights violations by both sides in the conflictFri Feb 21 2020 - 20:51
Police fire shots as poet cleared of cyberbullying Ugandan presidentActivist Stella Nyanzi spent more than a year in jail for insulting Yoweri Museveni on FacebookThu Feb 20 2020 - 19:07
