Biden quadruples Trump's 'record-low ceiling' refugee cap
After facing weeks of bipartisan blowback, Biden takes action on US refugee admissions.
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10-year-old homeless refugee is on track to become one of the world's best in his field.
Global Covid cases reach new peak, driven by India and South America
New York Times: The average daily rate of new cases has topped 800k for more than a week.
Anti-vaccination doctor dies from Covid
A high-profile Kenyan doctor who endorsed controversial treatments for Covid has died.
Burkina Faso gold mining growth fuels sex trafficking
Nigerian women talk about being brought to Burkina Faso under false pretences.
Alarm grows in Africa as it watches India's Covid crisis
African officials worry about delays in vaccine deliveries caused by India's crisis.
Jihadists claim filmmakers' deaths in African nature reserve
Two documentary makers and their guide were ambushed in the Pama nature reserve.
The sculpture that went missing for 18 years
The work was mysteriously put into storage 18 years ago, and now it's back in its place.
Prince Harry speaks for first time since Philip's funeral
Prince Harry has paid tribute to Prince Philip in his first comments since the funeral.
Military says Chad's president killed on battlefield, appoints son as interim leader
Chadian President Idriss Deby has died after more than three decades in power.
Fire on Cape Town's Table Mountain under control, smouldering
More than 250 firefighters were deployed to the slopes of the mountain to battle the fire.
France blamed for 'enabling' 1994 Rwandan genocide
France "trained, equipped, and protected the Rwandan government", the report charges.
Wildfire destroys university library, historic windmill in South Africa
A library at the University of Cape Town has burned and an historic windmill destroyed.
Rebels leave beheaded bodies in streets of Mozambique town
Latest battle expected to drastically worsen humanitarian crisis in northern Mozambique.
Ethiopia 'will be digging up mass graves for a decade': Inside Tigray's dirty war
Financial Times: Involvement by Eritrean troops tips country into fully fledged crisis.
Eritrea to withdraw troops from Tigray, says Ethiopia PM
Witnesses have described Eritrean forces looting, killing and raping civilians.
Why the Suez Canal is so important
New York Times: The canal has been a flashpoint for geopolitical conflict since it opened.
Aunt battles to adopt kids living in poverty overseas but niece misses out
Hopes haven't faded for eldest sister who missed out when three siblings adopted.
Tanzania's Covid-denying president dies aged 61
John Magufuli claimed his country had eradicated Covid-19 through national prayer.
'No chance to say goodbye': Children decapitated by shadowy extremist group
Horrors become commonplace in Mozambique's northern Cabo Delgado province over past year.
'Historic day': Libya appoints new interim government
The new government replaces two rival regimes that have been ruling Libya for years.
'Negligent handling of dynamite': 20 dead in Equatorial Guinea blasts
A series of explosions have erupted at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea.
Covid-19: Africa welcomes Covax, warns against 'selfishness'
One Uganda official says "rich countries should not be so selfish".
Students abducted from Nigerian school 2 weeks ago freed
Thirty-eight of a reported 42 abductees have been released, governor says.
South Africa's Port Elizabeth renamed to cut colonial ties
The port city is now known as Gqeberha, a Xhosa word that starts with a guttural click.
Tanzania's president admits Covid problem
President John Magufuli claimed for months the virus could be defeated by prayer.
Africa reaches 100,000 known Covid-19 deaths as danger grows
The continent praised for its early response now struggles with a dangerous resurgence.
Massacre in the holy city: Survivors reveal horror
At the home of the Ark of the Covenant, survivors heard hyenas feast on the dead.
Actress Ashley Judd in ICU after shattering leg
Ashley Judd was transported to South Africa in a 55-hour nightmare journey.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Poorer countries seek own vaccine rather than wait on UN
Honduras got tired of waiting to get vaccines through a United Nations programme.
South Africa on verge of new virus rules as it hits one million cases
SA President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce a return to restrictive measures.
New South African Covid strain fuelling massive second wave - experts
The variant is different from the UK strain, but is also thought to be very transmissible.
'I miss home': In Tigray conflict, displaced children suffer
New York Times: Ethiopians flood Sudan refugee camp — and kids are everywhere.
Freed pupils in Nigeria tell of ordeal with kidnappers
Schoolboys threatened at gunpoint and forced into the jungle.