Dozens still missing in Uganda river boat accident as search resumes/in /by
Police said the vessel was believed to be carrying between 35 and 40 passengers. although it could not confirm the exact amount "due to lack of a passenger manifest".
Slain Malian defence minister’s state funeral broadcast on television/in /by
Sadio Camara was killed during last weekend's coordinated attack by jihadist militants and their Tuareg separatist allies on military positions across the country, the largest in over a decade.
Hundreds rally in Chad for release of opposition leader Masra/in /by
Hundreds gathered on Wednesday in N'Djamena to demand the release of Chadian opposition leader and former premier Succes Masra, who has been in custody for almost a year
In Mauritania, Malian refugees hope to return home/in /by
Some 300,000 Malians have sought refuge in Mauritania's Hodh Chargui region since a security crisis began in 2012, fuelled by violence from jihadists, local criminal gangs and pro-independence groups
Thousands pay tribute to Mali’s slain defence minister under tight security/in /by
A ceremony for Sadio Camara was held under tight security in the capital, Bamako, on Thursday.
Pix of the Day, 30 April 2026/in /by
Pix of the Day, 30 April 2026
Sabastian Sawe’s parents overjoyed by London Marathon world record/in /by
Emily and Simon watched their son become the first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon from their home in Kenya.
Kenya’s President William Ruto hosts marathon record breaker Sawe/in /by
President William Ruto held a more formal welcoming ceremony Thursday, where he described Sawe's win as “a defining moment in the history of human endurance.”
Record-breaking marathoner Sawe receives hero’s welcome in Kenya/in /by
Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe received a hero’s welcome on Wednesday when he returned to Nairobi after his record-breaking win at the London Marathon.
African oil producers defend need to drill at fossil fuel exit talks/in /by
Oil-rich African nations at global fossil fuel phaseout talks in Colombia said Wednesday they would keep drilling to support economic growth, highlighting tensions between climate and fiscal realities for developing producers.