Africa news headlines

Legislation stipulates capital punishment for 'serial offenders' and transmission of HIV/AIDS through gay sex.

A diplomatic row remains unsolved after Buckingham Palace refused to return the remains of an Ethiopian royal buried in the UK to his native country.

He was seized in West Africa by al-Qaeda-affiliated militants in 2016.

A toddler has died after a boat ferrying more than 30 villagers across the Shire River in Malawi's Nsanje district in Africa was attacked by a hippo, causing it to overturn, authorities said.

Fears for the species are mounting after a grim discovery was made in a lake.

Authorities in the central African nation are preparing to recover more bodies.

A Nigerian senator, his wife and a doctor were on Friday jailed over an organ harvesting plot involving a young man who was trafficked to the UK for his kidney, Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said in a statement.

Thirty-six Australians and their families were on the RAAF flight as they fled the war-torn nation three weeks into a bloody campaign.

Assistant foreign affairs minister Tim Watts is urging Australian citizens to leave war-torn Sudan now, as "plenty of seats" have been secured on flights out of the country.

Eltayeb Eltayeb touched down in Melbourne to hugs and tears from loved ones after help from Canada.

More than 100 citizens are stranded in the African nation, and relatives have been urging the government to do more as there is no Australian embassy in the country.

The warning came as Western and Asian nations raced to mount rapid evacuation efforts.

Sudan's warring generals have pledged to observe a new three-day truce brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia in an attempt to pull Africa's third-largest nation back from the abyss.

The leader of the religious sect has been described as a 'terrible criminal'.

Thirty-nine bodies have been found so far on land owned by a pastor in coastal Kenya who was arrested for telling his followers to fast to death.

Droughts, floods and record low ice levels - from the top of the world's mountains to the depths of the ocean, the climate crisis took a heavy toll in 2022.

The letter has been signed by 15 leading scientists around the world, from countries including South Africa, the United States, Canada, the UK, Kenya, and Australia.

Fierce fighting across Sudan has entered a second day as months of tensions between a paramilitary group and the country's army erupted into violence.

The entire course of Paul Templer's life changed after he agreed at the last minute to take a group of tourists down the Zambezi River.

From challenging investigations into civil war and environmental decline, to the inspiring and serene moments that can only be captured through a camera: these are the best photographs of the year, as chosen by Sony's judges.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory on Thursday about the Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania.

These ten countries flaunt some of the most incredible natural scenery on earth - so why do so few people visit them every year?

The victim was left to sleep on the streets for three days after medical professionals became suspicious and called the donation off.

Out of nowhere, officials announced he and another captive had been taken on a special flight.

TIME magazine has released its world's greatest places to visit in 2023 and the list may surprise you with some contenders from Australia's own backyard.

Also known as "Snyggve" or "Bob Jr", the lion was filmed being fatally attacked by three young lions in Tanzania on Saturday.

An "infamously" blood-thirsty pair of orcas who devoured a total of 17 sharks in a single day have baffled marine biologists with their insatiable appetite. 

Out of nearly half a million pictures submitted to the Sony World Photography of the Year competiton, these are some of the best.

Global health authorities are on alert following an outbreak of the deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus disease in Central Africa.

The suspected infections were reported in a commune on the border with Equatorial Guinea, where nine people have died from Marburg virus.

An outbreak of an incurable disease with an 88 per cent mortality rate in a small African nation has left health authorities around the world on edge.

Socceroos star Awer Mabil, who works to improve other refugees' lives, has been named the Young Australian of the Year.

Mark Ciavarella was allegedly poisoned in his unit in the Congo before his body was tossed into a crocodile infested river.

From far-flung tropical destinations, to war torn countries in the Middle East; the "worst" passports, from a visa-free travel perspective, to hold in the world have been revealed.

Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam is accused of leading a trafficking ring that extorts and kills migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea.

The bodies were handed over to the regional hospital in the city of Sfax.

A man has been found dead in the undercarriage of a plane at one of the world's busiest airports.

South Africa's coastal city of Durban has closed its North Beach after three people died when they were hit by a large wave, emergency officials said today.

A piece of debris recovered from a fisherman's wife in Madagascar - who'd been using it as a washing board - could help answer a great aviation mystery.

Ethiopian migrants often use Zambia when travelling to countries such as South Africa.

Three stowaways have been found on a ship's rudder in the Canary Islands after a 4600km ocean voyage from Nigeria.

Research shows the skins can carry animal-to-human infections.

A Kenyan journalist has given a masterclass in how to keep your cool during a live TV cross despite a cheeky baby elephant's best efforts.

Today marks the day when the world's population will tick over to 8 billion, according to the United Nations.

For over 50 years, ecologists have studied and debated the mystery of the Namib Desert's "fairy circles," circular patches in the arid grasslands of Southern Africa.

US climate envoy John Kerry has announced a new, controversial plan to raise cash for climate action in the developing world - by selling carbon credits to companies wishing to offset their polluting emissions.

The family of a 20-year-old Melbourne woman who died in Mozambique have protested outside parliament today, demanding answers.

A search is underway for an Australian missing in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa.

The calculations emerged as the Albanese government made an otherwise positive start in its attempt to rehabilitate the country's climate image on the world stage.

Tanzania's prime minister says 19 people on board were killed.