Displaced residents return to war-shattered Khartoum
Khartoum residents displaced by years of fighting are returning home. But the Sudanese capital's infrastructure has been decimated and it will take years - and billions of dollars - to rebuild.
UK government to overhaul migrant appeals system to help reduce backlog
It is hoping this will help reduce a backlog of over 51,000 cases and speed up the process of removing people with no right to be in the country.
Nigeria says air force has rescued 76 kidnap victims in the north-west
The release of the captives took place during a precision air strike on a bandit stronghold in Katsina State.
Libya: Delayed municipal elections held in seven north-western municipalities
Polls there were delayed for a week due to security concerns, following an attack on an electoral commission facility in one of the areas.
Wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia told he may be sent to Uganda
The Salvadoran national, who has been living illegally in the US since about 2011, was wrongly deported to his home country earlier this year.
United Nations warns the Rohingya crisis has worsened eight years on
The 25 August marks the anniversary of the start of the Myanmar government's military crackdown that forced them to flee.
Annual military music festival gets underway on Moscow’s Red Square
Twenty-seven teams from 10 countries are taking part this year, including from Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, and Zimbabwe.
Eswatini government faces court challenge over US deportees
A group of human rights lawyers and NGOs says the country's acceptance of five third-country deportees is unconstitutional.
UK compensates Kenyans affected in 2021 military fire
A long wait for justice comes to an end in Kenya. The UK government has agreed to pay £2.9 million, or $4 million, in compensation to over 7,000 residents in Laikipia, after a wildfire sparked by a British military exercise devastated the region in 2021.
Guinea’s junta suspends three main political parties
Ahead of a controversial constitutional referendum campaign, Guinea’s military junta moves to suspend three major political parties, including that of former President Alpha Conde, for three months.