Africa

Ghana's president has declared the Year of Return targeting the African diaspora a great success - but is he right?

A 15-minute surgery can prevent blindness from trachoma, which affects two million people worldwide.

Jane took to bricklaying when life got tough despite men telling her it's not a woman's job.

The number of people fleeing to Chad to escape ongoing tensions in Sudan’s West Darfur state, could reach 30,000 in the coming weeks, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday. 

High-end bespoke children's clothing is starting to take off in Nigeria.

Communities in northern Ghana are benefiting from the rehabilitation of water sources which is expected to boost livelihoods and build resilience against climate change, thanks to a project supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP). 

Some cultures exchange money before a marriage, but should we continue the Bride Price tradition?

A surge in violence in the central Sahel region in Africa means nearly five million children will need humanitarian assistance this year, up from 4.3 million, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday. 

A plan by Nigeria's south-western states to start a new security unit divides the country.

Warring parties in Libya, as well as foreign governments supporting them, are being urged to investigate deadly airstrikes last July which killed at least 53 migrants and refugees at a detention centre in the northwest of the country. 

Shaki is an inspiration for dozens of street children, and her home has become a refuge for girls.

Lesotho's prime minister and his wife are caught up in an investigation into the death of his former partner.

Danfo is a way for party-goers to reach the city’s hot spots in an affordable way.

Desert locust swarms which are devouring crops in East Africa are forcing farmers into desperate measures.

The number of people requiring humanitarian assistance in Niger, a country which the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, says is “being assaulted on all fronts”, is expected to increase in 2020. 

Ordinary Congolese hoped Felix Tshisekedi would transform their lives when he became president.

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the UN peacekeeping operation in the country, MONUSCO, are being urged to develop a comprehensive joint strategy to address insecurity in Beni territory, located in the east. 

The top UN aid official in Nigeria has condemned a weekend attack against a major humanitarian facility in the north-east of the country. 

Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are dealing with desert locust swarms of “unprecedented size and destructive potential” that could spill over into more countries in East Africa, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned on Monday.

The world should not accept the “dire and untenable” situation facing children in wartorn Libya the head of the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Friday.