The Continent

Many of Lebanon’s domestic migrant workers are haunted by memories of the Beirut port explosion four years ago

A security guard’s claims that he was tortured by cops have shone a spotlight on the country’s dysfunctional police oversight agency

With remarkable creativity, Kenyans used technology to organise nationwide protests. The state’s digital response has been equally remarkable, but for all the wrong reasons

Never before in its 121-year history had a stage in the Tour de France been won by a black African, until the Eritrean did it

Food and fuel have become prohibitively expensive and many Nigerians can no longer afford the basics

Since Bola Tinubu became president last year, there have been several attacks on members of the media, rights group says

The big takeaway from this election is less about the weaknesses of the ruling party and more about its enduring strength

The lake has been swelling since late February, disrupting the country’s tourism industry

Chad’s Mahamat Déby is determined to fill his father Idriss Déby’s shoes — and not just with the blood of his enemies

The devastation of Cyclone Freddy, which Storm Ana and Cyclone Gombe, is being exacerbated by the drought brought on by El Niño

Many of Sudan’s creatives have had to flee their homes because of the civil war in their country

They ousted a dictator, defied a junta and now Sudan’s resistance committees are providing the only support to desperate people in their areas amid the war and persecution. Mark…

The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug

The repressive regime is forcing opposition parties to put their heads together and get creative

Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa has taken up the fight against deepfake, a threat to journalism and democracy