Africa

Thirty-five children have died at an end-of-year school funfair in Nigeria after a crowd crush of more than 5,000 people.

Namibia may soon get its first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwa, when the country heads to the voting booth on Wednesday.

Judith Suminwa Tuluka has become the Democratic Republic of Congo first ever female prime minister. What will she be fighting for?

Senegal’s only female presidential candidate at this election is 40-year-old business executive and entrepreneur Anta Babacar Ngom.

A UNICEF report has revealed over 230 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital mutilation, many in Africa

Namibia may soon have its first female president, after Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was elected as the vice-president of the ruling party.

Nigeria’s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed director general of the World Trade Organization.

Charlette N’Guessan has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s prestigious 2020 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation – the first time for a woman.