The African-Italians who want to send migrants home

Image caption Senator Iwobi is an ardent supporter of The League’s Matteo Salvini Tony Iwobi beams as he stands next to a bust of Giuseppe Garibaldi in the Senate building in Rome. Like the 19th Century general, who helped found modern Italy, Mr Iwobi has been called a “history maker”. He is Italy’s first and […]

Ethiopia protesters burn Nobel winner Abiy Ahmed’s book

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Youths gathered outside Jawar Mohammed’s compound in the capital, Addis Ababa Protesters in eastern Ethiopia have burnt copies of a new book by prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed in a show of solidarity with an opposition media activist. Jawar Mohammed had said the government was removing […]

Ethiopia protesters burn Nobel winner Abiy Ahmed’s book

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Youths gathered outside Jawar Mohammed’s compound in the capital, Addis Ababa Protesters in eastern Ethiopia have burnt copies of a new book by prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed in a show of solidarity with an opposition media activist. Jawar Mohammed had said the government was removing […]

Leader of South Africa’s largest opposition party quits

Image copyright Getty Images The first black leader of South Africa’s largest opposition party, Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA), has resigned. Mmusi Maimane said that despite his best efforts, the traditionally white party was not the “best vehicle” to create a united South Africa. Mr Maimane will still remain as a member of parliament. This is […]

Leader of South Africa’s largest opposition party quits

Image copyright Getty Images The first black leader of South Africa’s largest opposition party, Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA), has resigned. Mmusi Maimane said that despite his best efforts, the traditionally white party was not the “best vehicle” to create a united South Africa. Mr Maimane will still remain as a member of parliament. This is […]

Leader of South Africa’s largest opposition party quits

Image copyright Getty Images The first black leader of South Africa’s largest opposition party, Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA), has resigned. Mmusi Maimane said that despite his best efforts, the traditionally white party was not the “best vehicle” to create a united South Africa. Mr Maimane will still remain as a member of parliament. This is […]

Ethiopia protesters burn Nobel winner Abiy Ahmed’s book

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Youths gathered outside Jawar Mohammed’s compound in the capital, Addis Ababa Protesters in eastern Ethiopia have burnt copies of a new book by prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed in a show of solidarity with an opposition media activist. Jawar Mohammed had said the government was removing […]

Leader of South Africa’s largest opposition party quits

Image copyright Getty Images The first black leader of South Africa’s largest opposition party, Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA), has resigned. Mmusi Maimane said that despite his best efforts, the traditionally white party was not the “best vehicle” to create a united South Africa. Mr Maimane will still remain as a member of parliament. This is […]

Ethiopia protesters burn Nobel winner Abiy Ahmed’s book

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Youths gathered outside Jawar Mohammed’s compound in the capital, Addis Ababa Protesters in eastern Ethiopia have burnt copies of a new book by prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed in a show of solidarity with an opposition media activist. Jawar Mohammed had said the government was removing […]

Trapped in Tripoli: The refugees stuck in Libya’s civil war

Survivors of a deadly air strike on a migrant detention centre in Tripoli in July have told the BBC they feel abandoned by the United Nations, and are desperate to escape Libya. Fifty-three migrants and refugees were killed in the air strike which was blamed on rebel forces trying to get control of the capital. […]

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