Africa

The UK government should exempt African international footballers to allow them to travel to World Cup qualifiers, Caf says.

Although the African Region was certified free of wild poliovirus one year ago, after four years without a case, outbreaks of a vaccine-derived poliovirus (cVDPV) is spreading throughout communities where too few children have received the polio vaccine, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

The three-metre whale was found in Egypt and has been named after Anubis, the ancient god of death.

Seasonal vaccines and drugs could save millions of young lives in Africa, researchers say.

Deputy President William Ruto is portraying himself as the champion of the poor ahead of elections.

It is believed to be the first time this behaviour of giant tortoises has been documented.

South Africa's wheelchair tennis star Kgothatso Montjane is aiming for a medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.

Finding solutions based on peace and development is crucial for the future of the nearly seven million forcibly displaced people from Sudan and South Sudan, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said following a three-day visit to the two countries.

A resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is putting young lives at risk, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday. 

Long-suffering politicians hope to copy Hakainde Hichilema, who was elected at his sixth time attempt.

Cesar Kimbirima fled Angola after being shot four times and spending five months in a coma.

Barakat, or blessing, is the first film in Afrikaaps - a dialect of Afrikaans spoken in Cape Town.

All wildlife on land and sea is being counted to help Kenya's conservation plans and tourism.

Despite a huge military budget, oil-rich Algeria is ill-equipped to tackle annual fires.

President Buhari's son marries the daughter of a religious leader in one of Nigeria's events of the year.

In the south of Madagascar, known as the Grand Sud, hundreds of thousands of people are suffering from one of the worst droughts in the region in 40 years, the most senior UN official in the country has said, warning that the population is facing a severe humanitarian crisis.

Islamist groups appear emboldened by the fall of Afghanistan, sparking concern in African countries.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an armed attack on a convoy near the town of Arbinda, in the north of Burkina Faso, on Wednesday, which has reportedly led to the death of some 80 people. 

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A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.