Africa
April 2026
People of Burkina Faso should forget about democracy, says military ruler
Ibrahim Traoré, who took power in 2022 coup, tells state broadcaster ‘we must tell the truth, democracy isn’t for us’Uganda receives first US deportation flight under third-country agreement
Dozen people arrive under new deal but legal challenges expected with scheme criticised as ‘dehumanising process’- Aid cuts‘No more than a drop in the ocean’: this drug could end new HIV infections in Eswatini – why isn’t there enough?
Drive slower, work from home and ditch the tie: the world responds to Iran war energy crisis
- The age of extinction‘Guano is far more than just droppings’: scientists uncover the secrets of bat poo in Gorongosa park
- Today in FocusThe brilliant students the UK doesn’t want - podcastWhy has the UK introduced a ban on student visas for four countries? Today in Focus talks to affected students in Sudan and Afghanistan
Is calling a woman ‘auntie’ ageist harassment – or a mark of respect? It’s a trickier question than you think
Lola OkolosieA tribunal verdict on the term is revealing about the complexities of having multiple cultural identities – and western attitudes to ageing, says English teacher and writer Lola Okolosie‘Women who speak out must be exterminated’: the rising tide of digital violence facing Ethiopian activists
Feminists and rights defenders say online threats have rapidly escalated, forcing some to leave the country for their safety
News outlets falsely report Somaliland called for extradition of Ilhan Omar
Interpol arrest warrant requested in Congo-Brazzaville for Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas
- Weather trackerWeather tracker: Thunderstorms drench UAE and Saudi Arabia
‘Prosthetics aren’t made for people like us’: the brothers creating innovative artificial limbs for Africans
Malnourished children and desperate mothers: the healthcare facility on the frontline of Nigeria’s hunger crisis
Urgent action needed to prevent surge in digital violence in Africa, experts say
- The Audio Long Read‘I felt betrayed, naked’: did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story? – podcast
Recognising the slave trade as a crime against humanity is an essential first step
Goodbye Graaff-Reinet: South African town’s name change stirs racial tensions
- Cotton Capital: ongoing seriesUN’s landmark slavery ruling energises African Union’s fight for reparationsDespite resistance from states who had role in chattel slavery, many feel this is an idea whose time has come
- The alternatives‘It helped me feed my six children’: how Africa’s first water fund supports farmers to protect Kenya’s biggest riverConserving the watershed of the Tana and improving farming methods is securing water supplies and livelihoods alike in a changing climate
‘The violence of racist tyranny’: African Guernica goes on display alongside Picasso masterpiece
Piece by late South African artist Dumile Feni is part of new series History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, But It Does Rhyme