Dispatch: Dozens feared dead after Nigerian security forces opened fire on anti-police brutality protesters in Lagos
Army denies soldiers were at the scene of the shooting as demonstrators continue to call for law enforcement reforms
Africa
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US to offer developing countries aid to ditch Huawei
The US is also warning developing countries against using Chinese finance agencies
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South African white farmers and rival black protesters face off outside court hearing over farm murder case
The killing of Brendan Horner, a white man whose body was found tied to a pole at his farm in Free State province, sparked riots
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Three-quarters of refugee women in Africa report rise in domestic violence during Covid-19
'Reducing exposure to the virus increased exposure to violence for women and girls'
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Seven tourist-free wonders of the world to explore when this is over
Forget Machu Picchu and the Egyptian Pyramids, consider these lesser-visited marvels instead
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'Nowhere scares me more than the Sahel' warns UN humanitarian chief
Terrorism, weak governance, poverty, rocketing population and climate change have taken the region to the brink, warns Mark Lowcock
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Trial on seizure of relic from top Paris museum fuels row over colonial exploitation
Verdict due in Paris trial of five Congolese activists who 'stole' a funeral staff from Quai Branly museum to demand restitution
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Safaris could hardly be more Covid-safe – it's time Africa had UK travel corridors
Many African countries have very low infection rates and deserve to be on the UK's 'green list'
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'A shallow understanding of the continent': how Africa has defied Covid-19 expectations
As the pandemic wreaks havoc across the world, Africa has not been hit as hard as many predicted
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African nations with low Covid rates urge UK to open 'travel corridors'
Countries including South Africa, Kenya and Botswana have rates well below the FCDO's quarantine threshold
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EU Parliament condemns human rights abuses in Saudi migrant camps after Telegraph investigation
Vote kept top secret until last minute amid concerns of coercion
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Two million pregnancies end in stillbirth every year, report finds
More than 40 per cent of all stillbirths occur during labour – a loss that could be avoided with access to timely and high-quality care
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Mali releases 180 jihadists and extremists in likely prisoner swap
The move has led to speculation that Soumalia Cisse, a prominent opposition politician who has abducted, will be released in return
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'A catalogue of cruelties' emerges from Saudi detention centres
Amnesty International provides mounting evidence of human rights abuses including migrants being shackled, torture and dying children
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Catastrophe avoided as malaria control measures on track across the world
Cases are still set to rise but the dire predictions of malaria deaths doubling this year may now be averted
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Sudanese warlord Hemedti rebrands himself as protector of Sudan's transition - but is anyone buying it?
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has risen from humble camel-herding origins to become one of Sudan's most powerful men
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Kenya’s famous Rift Valley lakes at highest levels since independence
Lakes Nakuru, Naivasha, Baringo and Bogoria are at record levels, and at least 5,000 people have been forced to flee their homes
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Afterlives by Adbulrazah Gurnah, review: love and loss in German East Africa
Gurnah’s ninth novel follows, in a wide sweep, the lives of several intertwined characters against a backdrop of war and colonial rule
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Hotel Rwanda 'hero' admits forming armed group behind deadly attacks
Paul Rusesabagina was arrested in Dubai last month on terrorism charges before being extradited back to Rwanda
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Sudan's PM calls for international aid as transition teeters amid economic collapse
Western countries encouraged Sudan to overthrow a dictator, but now these 'friends' are needed to provide support
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Jihadists launch assault on Mozambique's luxury tourist island
Islamists sought to turn luxury island into staging area for growing Africa insurgency
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UK ambassador urges transparency in Congo’s Ebola fight
Envoy will cut funding as a 'last resort' if government fails to tackle corruption
