Authorities in the Indian capital, Delhi, have shut all primary schools for two days amid worsening levels of air pollution. Air quality in the city dropped to severe levels for…
Nepal: Earthquake leaves more than 150 dead
More than 150 people have been killed after an earthquake struck remote western Nepal on Friday. Security forces have been deployed to help rescue efforts in the rugged districts of…
Gambia: Mastermind of foiled coup jailed for 12 years
A junior navy officer named by The Gambia’s government as the mastermind of a foiled coup plot in December last year has been found guilty of treason and sentenced to…
Uganda: Court fines US couple $28,000 for child cruelty
A US couple has been fined ($28,000; £23,000) by a Ugandan court after they pleaded guilty to child cruelty and “inhumane treatment” of their 10-year-old foster child. Nicholas and Mackenzie…
South Africans: Minister of Finance warns of tax hikes
FINANCE Minister Enoch Godongwana warned that South Africans should be prepared to pay more taxes should a decision be made to introduce the much-talked-about Basic Income Grant (BIG). Godongwana said…
Germany: President asks forgiveness for Tanzania colonial crimes
The German president has expressed “shame” for the colonial atrocities his country inflicted on Tanzania. German forces killed almost 300,000 people during the Maji Maji rebellion in the early 1900s,…
Ghana: Patients die after renal unit shut – association
Nineteen kidney patients have died since Ghana’s largest renal centre closed in May due to funding difficulties, the president of the country’s Renal Patients Association has told the BBC. Kofi…
Nigeria: House of Representatives reject plan to buy presidential yacht
Nigeria’s lower chamber of parliament has rejected the government’s plan to buy a presidential yacht for $6m (£5m), a senior lawmaker has said. Nigerians had criticised the plan as a…
Zambia: Ex-president Edgar Lungu stripped of retirement benefits
Zambia’s government has withdrawn retirement benefits and privileges from former President Edgar Lungu following his decision to return to active politics. Mr Lungu lost the presidency to Hakainde Hichilema in…
Rwanda: Africans won’t pay a thing to enter the country – Kagame
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has been touting his country’s credentials as a tourist destination for African visitors as Kigali hosts a major tourism conference. Talking about making it easier and…