The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products ..read more

Military-ruled Burkina Faso has rejected as “baseless accusations” a Human Rights Watch report that soldiers killed at least 223 villagers in two attacks on February 25 ..read more

The U.N. Security Council on Saturday expressed its “deep concern” over an imminent attack on al-Fashir in Sudan’s North Darfur region by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF ..read more

The number of people killed in floods in Kenya due to heavier than usual rainfall since the start of the monsoon in March has risen to 70, a government spokesperson said Friday ..read more

Bonsoir  Voici les lignes norias JTA de ce soir: Human Rights Watch says 223 civilians were executed  by soldiers in a single day in Burkina Faso. Heavy rain continues to bring devastation in Kenya's capital Nairobi with roads turned into rivers. And it's a year since Ghana started using a new malaria vaccine. Children have received more than two million doses.  ..read more

At least 155 people have died in Tanzania as torrential rains linked to El Nino triggered flooding and landslides, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said Thursday ..read more

Global demand for cashew nuts is exploding. Around the world, they're eaten as snacks, dairy replacements or used in cooking. In response, Kenya has been trying to revitalise the sector in the coastal region of Kilifi that once fed thousands. But in some factories, women face dangerous working conditions. Our correspondent Olivia Bizot reports ..read more

In tonight's show: Eye on Africa tours the Hope Hostel in Kigali. It's one of the lodgings prepared by Rwanda to take in migrants deported from Britain, the first of whom could arrive in a few months' time under a controversial policy. Also, black market money traders are rounded up in Zimbabwe as authorities desperately try to stop the slide of the newly introduced Zig currency. And we report on how women are raising their voices ever louder in the growing Egyptian rap scene.   ..read more

Military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants, Human Rights Watch said in a report published Thursday.  ..read more

Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani said Wednesday he would run for a second term in presidential elections due in June ..read more