More than 100 people were killed when a goldmine collapsed in the Central African Republic near the border with Cameroon on Tuesday. According to The Guardian and Canal 9 Bío Bío Televisión, the incident occurred in the village of Zamboye, where miners were operating in underground tunnels.
Moroccan police arrested 111 people, including 109 sub-Saharan African migrants and two Moroccan citizens, as they attempted to enter the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Saturday. The arrests followed heightened security measures after social media calls for another mass crossing.
The Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is worsening, having killed 2,000 people and surpassing all previous outbreaks in speed and scale, according to the World Health Organization.
The death toll in a Zimbabwe boat accident has reached 68 after 22 more bodies were recovered, according to police.
At least 44 people have died after an overcrowded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, according to police.
Seven members of South Africa's special forces and one military police officer have been charged with murdering Lt Col Frans Mathipa in August 2023. The BBC has been given exclusive access to the prosecution's case.
Ghana’s cashew apple waste is being transformed into marketable products like juice and sausages, according to a research project and farmers in the Bono Region.
Ugandans are mourning the death of David Owori, a 27-year-old football captain, after he was beaten to death by suspected robbers in Kampala. According to the BBC, Owori was attacked near his home for resisting an attempt to steal his belongings.
South Africa's foreign minister has proposed new rules for former heads of state traveling abroad, citing a need for transparency, according to BBC.
A total solar eclipse will be visible across parts of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East on August 12, 2026, with a maximum totality of two minutes and 18 seconds in some areas, according to NASA and timeanddate.de.
Nigerian Richard Itoro fled South Africa in June, leaving his wife and twin children behind due to anti-migrant tensions, according to the BBC.
Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are on the rise across West Africa, amid local political pressures and a global pushback against LGBTQ+ rights, according to campaigners.
Spain says the crisis in its North African enclave Ceuta is back under control, with most of the more than 50,000 migrants who stormed across its borders over recent days choosing to voluntarily go back to Morocco, according to Al Jazeera.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, has reaffirmed her commitment to a controversial £100m fund supporting communities affected by transatlantic enslavement, during a visit to Cape Coast Castle in Ghana.
A record 53-day absence by Cameroon’s 93-year-old President Paul Biya has sparked renewed speculation about his health, despite government bans on discussing the issue. Biya left for Switzerland on 7 June, and neither he nor his wife have been seen publicly since.