Africa

More than 5.7 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered globally, but only 2% of them in Africa, said World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday. 

UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations of human rights, humanitarian and refugee law” committed by all parties to the conflict in Tigray. 

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that beginning next month, funding shortages will force it to suspend lifesaving food assistance for more than 100,000 displaced people in parts of South Sudan until the start of 2022.

The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity with Somali women’s calls for full and equal participation in political life, and the support of the international community for timely, inclusive, peaceful and credible elections.

With just over 100 days until landmark elections in Libya, political leaders must join forces to ensure the vote is free, fair and inclusive, the UN envoy for the country told the Security Council on Friday. 

An alarming number of human rights abuses have been carried out against civilians this year by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. 

Some Kenyans try to escape poverty by helping foreign students to fake their academic work.

Eswatini is Africa’s last absolute monarchy, which means the king controls everything.

The military junta has released prisoners detained during deposed President Alpha Condé's rule.

The bodies of some 119 civilians are found by local officials - rebel forces deny responsibility.

The Gambia’s notorious and exiled former president could be seen back in the country and possibly on the political scene.

Col Mamady Doumbouya is a former French soldier who has fought in countries from Somalia to Afghanistan.

PSG star Achraf Hakimi and team-mate Nayed Aguerd explain Morocco's fear while trapped in Guinea during Sunday's coup.

A deadly outbreak of meningitis has been declared in a northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the World Health Organization (WHO) have been supporting health authorities to deploy an initial emergency response team. 

Francine Niyonsaba says she keeps competing after her enforced switch to longer distances to "make sport a better place and inspire others".

The World Food Programme (WFP) is facing an unprecedented funding gap of $426 million for its operation in Ethiopia, as the UN agency ramps up delivery to meet the needs of up to 12 million people this year. 

Ahead of the 8 September elections, we asked young people in Casablanca what it's like to be Moroccan in 2021.

A South African company is aiming to take advantage of a new interest in protein-rich insects.

Ecowas has condemned the coup in Guinea threatening with sanctions unless the president is released.

Pictures of squatters in a South African inner city with high levels of crime, drugs and prostitution.