Africa

The United Nations emergency food agency resumed rations this month to refugees in Kenya&#39s Dadaab and Kakuma camps, but cautioned that there is not enough funding to also provide cash transfers through the summer.

Host communities and aid agencies in Uganda are struggling to feed and shelter new refugees who have been displaced following a spike in violence in parts of neighbouring South Sudan&#39s Eastern Equatoria province, the United Nations refugee agency said today.

Cash as a gift has long been a tradition in Zimbabwe, but with a severe cash crisis, things are changing.

Somali President Farmajo says fighters who give themselves up will get jobs and education.

President Barrow is aiming for a majority in the first elections since the end of the Jammeh era.

It's now legal to trade rhino horn in South Africa after the highest court in the land lifted a ban.

Several thousand people have fled Pajok and say the town was attacked by government troops.

She will speak at an event intended to promote a dialogue for a "non-racial" South Africa.

Liberia are the biggest losers in Fifa's world rankings for April, dropping 39 places to sit in 141st spot - and a lowly 40th best in Africa.

Young Ugandan men are turning to betting on football for a living, but many are becoming addicted.

A professor in Egypt fears losing her job after a video of her dancing is shared on social media.

Elizabeth Ohene reminisces about meeting the late South African anti-apartheid hero Ahmed Kathrada.

The constitutional court rejects a government attempt to keep a ban in place on domestic trade.

He says delayed presidential elections will go ahead as planned and a new prime minister will be named.

Billie Zangewa was among almost 100 African artists whose work was displayed at the Paris Art Fair.

Cameroon coach Hugo Broos insists he wants to stay in the job, just a week after saying he was seriously considering his future.

How slums are offering low-tech smart solutions to common city problems.

South Africa has just had his credit rating downgraded to junk status. What is a credit rating and why does the downgrading matter?

The downgrading of South Africa's credit rating could have profound effects on the country's economy.

Expanding their reach, jihadists are turning northern Burkina Faso into their latest stronghold.