Accused of witchcraft then murdered for landpublished at 00:25 British Summer Time 8 July
A Kenyan coastal region has seen a spate of murders, supposedly over witchcraft but really over land.
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Accused of witchcraft then murdered for landpublished at 00:25 British Summer Time 8 July
Forget Ethiopia's Spice Girls - this singer salutes the true queens published at 00:40 British Summer Time 7 July
00:40 BST 7 JulySinger Gabriella Ghermandi dismisses suggestions that Ethiopians need to be taught about empowering women.
Read MoreLast two migrants bound for Rwanda to be bailed, home secretary sayspublished at 23:55 British Summer Time 6 July
23:55 BST 6 JulyNew Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirms the scheme is now "dead and buried".
Read MoreJunta chiefs 'turn their backs' on West Africa blocpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time 6 July
17:07 BST 6 JulyNiger, Mali and Burkina Faso hope to form closer ties and move away from the wider regional group, Ecowas.
Read MoreCelebrating 50 years of marriage in Nigeria’s 'divorce capital'published at 00:57 British Summer Time 6 July
00:57 BST 6 JulyHundreds of marriages collapse each month in the northern city of Kano.
Read MoreKenyan leader faces furious young people in online debatepublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 5 July
17:56 BST 5 JulyIn a historic move, President Ruto hosts an online forum for young people to air their complaints.
Read MoreHistoric first as president takes on Kenya's online armypublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 5 July
17:45 BST 5 JulyWilliam Ruto deals with challenging and angry questions following last week's deadly protests.
Read MoreTanzanian artist who burned president's picture jailed published at 16:49 British Summer Time 5 July
16:49 BST 5 JulyThe 24-year-old painter outraged some Tanzanians but critics say the punishment is too harsh.
Read MoreEto'o fined $200,000 but escapes match-fixing chargepublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 5 July
13:56 BST 5 JulyThe president of the Cameroonian Football Federation has been found guilty of an ethics breach over his relationship with a betting company.
Read More1983: Abandoned baby in apartheid South Africapublished at 13:24 British Summer Time 5 July
13:24 BST 5 JulyAn abandoned baby who appears to be of mixed race creates difficulties for authorities in apartheid South Africa.
Read MoreHow Africa has had a big influence on Euro 2024published at 12:15 British Summer Time 5 July
12:15 BST 5 JulyTwo decades of increased immigration means that Africa has had a profound influence on the 2024 European Championship in Germany.
Read MoreBodies of 89 migrants retrieved from Atlanticpublished at 05:08 British Summer Time 5 July
05:08 BST 5 JulyMauritanian coastguards say nine people - including a young girl - are rescued, but dozens are missing.
Read MoreFlames, chains and grains: Africa's top shotspublished at 00:15 British Summer Time 5 July
00:15 BST 5 JulyA selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent.
Read MoreAfcon 2025 qualifying draw throws up tasty tiespublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 4 July
17:52 BST 4 JulyAfrica's top football sides discover their opponents in the qualifying draw for the 2025 Nations Cup with Nigeria handed a tricky group.
Read MoreDR Congo soldiers sentenced to death for desertionpublished at 16:16 British Summer Time 4 July
16:16 BST 4 JulyTwenty-five soldiers are sentenced for fleeing battles against the notorious M23 rebel group.
Read MoreWoman jailed for taking girl for FGM loses appealpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 4 July
14:58 BST 4 JulyAmina Noor, from Harrow, loses a Court of Appeal bid to reduce her seven-year sentence.
Read MoreGhana chef accused of faking Guinness World Records awardpublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 4 July
13:38 BST 4 JulyEbenezer Smith showed off a certificate but Guinness World Records say it's nothing to do with them.
Read MoreThe ex-gangster who has become South Africa's sports ministerpublished at 12:16 British Summer Time 4 July
12:16 BST 4 JulyThe rise of Gayton McKenzie from a former bank robber to a politician in the new unity government.
Read MoreRare plants hidden in toys - and other trafficking tacticspublished at 01:04 British Summer Time 4 July
01:04 BST 4 JulyHow endangered species are smuggled out of Africa and what is being done to prevent it.
Read MoreSouth African and Indian elections: the aftermathpublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 4 July
01:00 BST 4 July2024 is the year of elections and already hundreds of millions of people around the world have been to the polls. A few months ago The Briefing Room looked ahead to elections in South Africa and India. Both have since delivered shocks to their ruling parties which failed to win parliamentary majorities. So why did the main parties in both countries do worse than expected? And what does this mean for the governments they’ve formed and the immediate future of both South Africa and India?
Guests:
David Everatt, Professor at the Wits School of Governance in Johannesburg
Dr Ayesha Omar, British Academy international fellow at SOAS.
Rohan Venkat, editor of the “India Inside Out” newsletter
Louise Tillin, Professor of Politics in the India Institute at King's College London.
Produced by: Kirsteen Knight and Caroline Bayley Edited by: Richard Vadon Sound engineer: Rod Farquhar Production co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman