A French court has sentenced a former rebel leader and politician from the Democratic Republic of Congo to 30 years in prison after convicting him of complicity in crimes against humanity committed more than two decades ago. Roger Lumbala, 67, once headed a Ugandan-backed rebel movement accused of widespread atrocities during the Second Congo War. […]

Botswana’s government says it is investigating the case of two young men suspected of being recruited to fight in Ukraine, amid growing concern that Africans are being drawn into the war through misleading offers of training and fast cash. Officials in Gaborone say the men, aged 19 and 20, believed they were travelling to Russia […]

Flash floods have killed at least 37 people in Morocco’s coastal Safi region after torrential rain lashed the area, state-owned television reports. In the port city of Safi, cars and piles of rubbish were swept through the streets as floodwaters surged on Sunday. Local authorities say dozens of people are being treated in hospital, while […]

Rebel forces have pushed into Uvira, the last major city in government hands in mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting thousands to flee across the border into Burundi, residents and local officials say. Heavy artillery fire echoed through the city on Wednesday, with terrified civilians describing a chaotic and fast-deteriorating situation. Many have taken […]

A sharp surge in insurgent violence has forced more than 100,000 people—most of them children—to flee their homes in northern Mozambique over the past two weeks, according to UN agency Unicef. The new wave of displacement has pushed the number of internally displaced people (IDPs) dramatically higher, with at least 107,000 people fleeing attacks in […]

Fourteen others were wounded when at least three unidentified gunmen stormed the premises at around 04:30 local time (02:30 GMT) and opened fire on a group of people who had been drinking. Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe said the attackers fired “randomly” into the crowd. A 12-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were also among […]

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and DR Congo’s Félix Tshisekedi arrive in Washington on Tuesday to endorse a US-brokered peace accord alongside President Donald Trump — casting the White House as the stage for a renewed push to end eastern DR Congo’s decades-long conflict. The leaders are expected to ratify commitments first outlined in June and […]

A radio presenter with South Africa’s public broadcaster has appeared in court on charges linked to the alleged recruitment of men to fight for the Russian military. Nonkululeko Patricia Mantula is one of five people accused of violating a law that bars South Africans from joining foreign armed forces without government approval. Prosecutors say the […]

Jeamie “TKV” Tshikeva dreams of returning to DR Congo as the British heavyweight champion — stepping off the plane with a title belt over his shoulder to show the country of his parents and grandparents what one of their own has achieved. In a nation once known as Zaire — where 60,000 fans packed into […]

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has called it “regrettable” that US President Donald Trump has announced South Africa will not be invited to next year’s G20 summit, set to be held in Miami, Florida. Trump claimed on social media that South Africa had refused to hand the G20 presidency to a US embassy representative during […]