Fraud crackdown on Ghana ID cards makes digital checks compulsory - photocopies banned

16.07.2026 13:45 Companies are now required to verify a person's identity electronically to curb theft and forgery.

New monkey species with orange lips found 'hiding' in DR Congo forest

16.07.2026 08:00 Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.

Special police team to investigate killing of an anti-migrant leader in South Africa

15.07.2026 19:30 The March and March provincial leader died of his injuries in hospital several days after being shot.

Kenyan court dismisses Rastafarians' bid to legalise cannabis

15.07.2026 13:00 The court acknowledged the need for a broader national debate on cannabis policy in Kenya.

Boss of fake government agency arrested in Nigeria after weeks on the run

15.07.2026 13:00 The case has gripped Nigeria since President Bola Tinubu ordered a corruption investigation last week.

Sierra Leone drops treason charge against ex-president over attempted coup

15.07.2026 13:00 Ernest Bai Koroma was arrested in 2023 after gunmen broke into an armoury and some jails, freeing inmates.

How a former 'street kid' is key to South Africa's police corruption inquiry

15.07.2026 06:45 Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala, due to appear at the Madlanga Commission, grew up hustling to make a living.

Villa warned over sportswashing after Visit Rwanda deal

15.07.2026 00:16 Aston Villa are warned their new £20m-a-year sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda will be used by the nation to sportswash its human rights record.

Diamond giant De Beers halts work at flagship South African mine as demand plummets

14.07.2026 18:15 Production will stop for two years at the mine which employs more than 4,000 people.

Teenage tennis star to play for Ghana in major event

14.07.2026 18:15 16-year-old Gwen Klu will play for the West African country in the Billie Jean King Cup.

EU bans gold imports from Sudan to curb money financing conflict

14.07.2026 11:45 The ban also restricts exports of mercury and cyanide to Sudan, chemicals widely used in gold mining.

Blow to South African corruption case as key suspect pulls out of plea deal

13.07.2026 17:30 Vusimusi "Cat" Matlala could have given evidence against senior police officials in a $22m graft case.

Sudan's paramilitary RSF chief sentenced to death over war crimes

13.07.2026 17:30 Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was convicted in absentia along with 15 RSF commanders and allies.

UK seeking extradition of murder suspect from South Africa

13.07.2026 17:30 The UK is trying to extradite a man after his wife and two daughters are found dead in Bedfordshire.

South Africa says more than 53,000 foreigners deported in migration campaign

12.07.2026 23:15 South Africa is cracking down on undocumented migrants following widespread anti-immigration protests.