Africa

A new law banning individual taxi ownership in favour of cooperative associations is shaking up Uganda’s public transport system, promising passengers improved safety and convenience while leaving many operators anxious about losing their independenc

Courage today often does not shout. It whispers in private meetings. It appears in the willingness to listen and speak in rooms where suspicion is high.

Benue has been one of the states hit hardest by violence between nomadic herders and farmers who compete over access to land and resources.

Rescue operations have been called off, as authorities no longer believe there are any survivors.

Move by Kamil Idris is aimed at paving the way for new Cabinet amid ongoing war and political instability.

A second group of white South Africans, who took up President Donald Trump’s resettlement offer, have arrived in the United States.

Guinea-Bissau’s coastguard have intercepted 55 West African migrants, who were trying to reach Spain via the perilous Atlantic route.

Somalia’s Council of Ministers has approved the appointment of Mahad Mohamed Salad as the country’s new intelligence chief.

A man set himself on fire outside Algeria’s justice ministry in the capital Algiers on Sunday.

Three drone strikes have hit key paramilitary positions in western Sudan, witnesses said on Sunday.