Madagascar's singing lemurs use opera technique, study finds

22.09.2026 12:49 University of Warwick scientists have spent years studying indri lemurs.

Olympic champion Smith to come out of retirement

22.09.2026 12:49 "Crazy, scaring and exciting" - South Africa's double Olympic swimming champion Tatjana Smith reverses her retirement decision to chase a spot at the LA 2028 Games.

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

21.09.2026 20:06 Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with seven offences.

Seven Ethiopian rebel groups form new alliance

21.09.2026 14:34 The groups have been active in Ethiopia's most populous regions for years and now say they will work together.

Three arrested in South Africa over one of nine women's bodies

21.09.2026 14:34 The body of Jabulile Ntimba was the ninth to be found recently in an area east of Johannesburg.

Inside Djibouti refugee camp for thousands fleeing Houthi advance in Yemen

21.09.2026 14:34 Fighting on Yemen's west coast has prompted thousands of people to flee by boat across the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

'I don't even know if my parents are alive' - the war heroes jailed 25 years ago

20.09.2026 10:04 The children of key politicians jailed 25 years ago without a trace in Eritrea want answers.

'Enough is enough': Women protest after string of murders near Johannesburg

19.09.2026 17:04 The police have since set up a task team to investigate the murders and have urged women in the Kempton Park area to avoid walking or running alone "particularly in isolated areas".

Postponement not an option as Kenya races to be ready for Afcon 2027

19.09.2026 17:04 African football boss Patrice Motsepe wants a "heightened sense of urgency" from Afcon 2027 co-hosts Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda as they face a race to be ready.

South Sudanese teen who piloted migrant boat jailed in UK

19.09.2026 11:34 Chan Mathok Atak has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison after piloting the boat.

Grim discoveries of murdered women spark fear in South Africa

19.09.2026 05:35 Dineo Motapane is one of nine recent victims whose deaths have left a nation traumatised over the level of violence against women.

Senegal job an 'absolute dream' for new boss Vieira

19.09.2026 00:04 Former France international Patrick Vieira, a World Cup winner in 1998, says taking charge of Senegal, the nation of his birth, is an "honour".

Police begin operation to move migrants from Ceuta beaches

18.09.2026 18:04 Police reportedly fired into the air on Friday morning as they struggled to contain crowds jostling to secure a place at the tented site.

'This is our company': Nigerians show off oil wealth after share-buying frenzy

18.09.2026 07:04 Many Nigerians buy their first ever shares - in the oil refinery owned by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote.

British woman rescued in Malawi shootout that left four suspected kidnappers dead

18.09.2026 07:04 The mother of two young children was kidnapped last week in the middle of the day in the main city, Blantyre.