Tag: Africa
School bus crash kills at least 20 pupils in Uganda
At least 20 students and one adult have been killed after a bus carrying pupils on a study trip crashed…
How a former ‘street kid’ is key to South Africa’s police corruption inquiry
The name of controversial businessman Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala has haunted the proceedings of South Africa's major inquiry into alleged police…
Boss of fake government agency arrested in Nigeria after weeks on the run
The head of a bogus government agency set up in the Nigerian president's office has been arrested after weeks in…
Kenyan court dismisses Rastafarians’ bid to legalise cannabis
Kenya's High Court has dismissed a bid by a Rastafarian group seeking to legalise the use of cannabis for religious…
Sudan’s paramilitary RSF chief sentenced to death over war crimes
A Sudanese court has sentenced the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo to death for…
How men with female surnames are standing up to ridicule in Kenya
Many children in Kenya traditionally inherit their father's first name as their surname, but there are an increasing number of…