Politics
South Africa's Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize
The 85-year-old jurist, a former UN human rights chief, was honoured for defending international law at a time when its courts are under attack. She dedicated the prize to survivors.
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In Lagos, a startup is turning errands, airport runs and deliveries into verified work
The Naija Concierge matches clients with vetted drivers, errand runners and inspectors it calls Gigsters, and pays them through the app. It is betting that trust is the thing Lagos logistics has been missing.
Technology
Building a house in Lagos from London: the startup that wants owners to see every block laid
Proptiva Africa gives property owners abroad a team on the ground in Lagos, Abuja and Accra, and a portal where every update is photographed and time-stamped.
Technology
A fake Tinubu recording, a fake Atiku front page: Nigeria's 2027 election has an AI problem already
A media researcher argues that the country's institutions were built for a slower kind of lie, and that they must be ready before the campaign, not after the first crisis.
Health
Ugandan schools take on the taboo around periods
More than 20 schools in the Rwenzori region used drama and essays to talk openly about menstruation. A head teacher says silence leaves schools unprepared.
Diaspora
Kenya says 84 citizens are dead or missing in Ukraine war
The foreign ministry has traced 354 Kenyans drawn into the conflict. Sixty-two have come home and five are prisoners of war.
Politics
Ethiopia and Eritrea accuse each other of starting a war as flights to Mekelle resume
Addis Ababa says Eritrea is backing Tigrayan forces. Asmara says it is the victim of an unprovoked war. Ethiopian Airlines returns to Tigray's capital on Sunday.
Politics
Court orders ANC to put Lungisa back on its list
A judge found the party's secretary-general had no power to strike the mayoral hopeful from the Nelson Mandela Bay list. The election is on 4 November.
Politics
Racist slur in a private chat is still hate speech, court says
South Africa's appeal court has ruled that using the k-word is unlawful whoever hears it. A businessman must apologise and pay R500,000.
Business
South Africa's state lender put R23.4bn into 48 Black firms
The Industrial Development Corporation's funding for Black industrialists went to manufacturing and other value-adding sectors last year, the trade minister says.
Politics
Morocco's king puts youth at the top of the agenda
Opening parliament months after youth-led protests, Mohammed VI called for equal opportunities in education, skills and work. The opposition says it will judge by results.
Technology
Cairo mall gets a vending machine that sells gold
Shoppers can buy gold bars from a quarter of a gram, and silver from five grams, with a bank card.
Culture
Old skulls reopen the question of sacrifice in ancient Egypt
A new study of 46 skulls from the tombs of Egypt's first kings finds injuries around the time of death in 18 of them.
Politics
Rwandan genocide suspect Callixte Mbarushimana dies in France without facing trial
The former UN employee and senior figure in the FDLR militia was 63. A French investigation into him had been reopened last year after an appeal by survivors' groups.
Politics
Food aid for Congolese refugees in Burundi could stop without $30 million, WFP says
The UN food agency needs about $5 million a month to keep feeding people who fled eastern DR Congo. Refugees at Busuma camp already receive the equivalent of $12 each a month.
Politics
African Union mediators meet M23 in Goma as Kenyatta consults Kigali
Three former presidents visited the rebel-held city on Monday. A day later Uhuru Kenyatta was in Rwanda to discuss how to move two parallel peace tracks forward.
Opinion
Only Africa can save Africa. Here is what we are doing about it.
Aid has its place, but development that lasts is led by the people who live with the result. The African Coalition for Development sets out what it is working on now.
Sport
Osimhen back with an assist after 13 careful minutes
Galatasaray say they are protecting the Nigerian striker after injury. He had six goals in four games before he was hurt.
Diaspora
Ugandan in US court over cocaine and cartel arms plot
Michael Katungi Mpweire, extradited from Uganda, is accused with three others of offering weapons worth $58 million to a Mexican cartel. Two co-accused have pleaded guilty.
Business
South Africa's state lender put R23.4bn into 48 Black firms
The Industrial Development Corporation's funding for Black industrialists went to manufacturing and other value-adding sectors last year, the trade minister says.
Technology
In Lagos, a startup is turning errands, airport runs and deliveries into verified work
The Naija Concierge matches clients with vetted drivers, errand runners and inspectors it calls Gigsters, and pays them through the app. It is betting that trust is the thing Lagos logistics has been missing.
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Old skulls reopen the question of sacrifice in ancient Egypt
A new study of 46 skulls from the tombs of Egypt's first kings finds injuries around the time of death in 18 of them.
Health
Africa to question candidates for WHO's top job
Health and finance ministers from 54 countries will put their priorities to the six contenders in Addis Ababa on 23 November.
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