On a continent that has long attracted western expeditions, a wave of young people are now exploring sites

She was initially sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, prompting an international outcry.

Three essential stories to round off your working day. Explaining the news from Africa.

Death toll likely to rise, say witnesses to indiscriminate attacks on Kreinik and El Geneina by Sudan’s notorious Rapid Support Forces

The musician who invented a stringed instrument to strum the soundtrack of Sudan's recent revolution.

At least 400 Chadian workers rounded up in east Libyan town of Ajdabiya after security forces in Chad arrest four Libyan poachers

Dozens of people said to have been killed in attacks allegedly involving Wagner Group fighters

Minister says more than 30,000 people forced to flee in Blue Nile state as tensions between rival communities erupt into violence

Libya’s culture minister was released in January after six days in prison, but has not resumed her official duties.

Campaigners say sentence amounts to torture amid fears that country’s new regime is rolling back women’s rights

Fears the unit will enforce public order laws limiting women’s rights and freedoms amid crackdown since military coup

A traditional leader feels his people were dealt a cruel blow when absorbed into Sudan a century ago.

Families demand DNA tests to identify if their relatives are among thousands of unclaimed bodies in hospital morgues

‘Rebels’ accused of setting fire to ruling party HQ during demonstrations calling for faster democratic transition

Floods, militia raids and hunger mean a third of children are not in school at all, while the rest have too few teachers, aid groups warn

As his show inspired by water and electricity opens in London, the Sudanese painter talks about the challenges his country faces and his optimism for the future

UN warns coronavirus restrictions prevent access to most vulnerable and rising prices are leaving many going hungry

In interview from capital, Saleh Kebzabo says he wants powerful rebels to join transitional government

Thousands flee their homes as villages are left isolated and travel is perilous after massacre at Kreinik

In 2002, Amiera Osman Hamed was put on trial after being arrested for wearing trousers

Floods caused by warming temperatures and a lack of preventive care are driving the spread of the disease in a country racked with political and economic upheaval

Reported deaths more than double in a year, with women attacked by male relatives for appearing to talk to men on smartphones

Cost of sugar, bread and transport soar, while promised World Bank aid is yet to arrive

Fighting between the Hausa and Birta ethnic groups broke out last week over the killing of a farmer

Darfur is on the cusp of another massacre as fighting intensifies around El Fasher, the last city in the region not controlled by the Rapid Support Forces

Doctors say cases and dozens of deaths from the disease have occurred since August floods, with cases of malaria and cholera also on the rise

Hazim Mustafa says he paid $580,000 for cattle at South African president’s ranch in 2019

Front for Change and Concord heads towards capital, N’Djamena, where memorial took place

Russian fighters clash with rebels as Kremlin tries to extend power in mineral rich country

The use of racial slurs in Sudan shows how deeply entrenched racism is there, writes Zeinab Mohammed Salih.

‘Historic’ move sees media professionals claim rights after years of persecution under Omar al-Bashir and crackdown after 2021 coup

Three years after protests toppled Omar al-Bashir, activists hope to bring down another government with little more than phones, placards and motorbikes

Items include armour, banners, and two skulls taken from Omdurman battlefield

Almost five times as many people have been newly displaced in 2021 in Sudan’s strife-hit region compared with 2020.

Remains from Chad desert provoke rancorous dispute over whether species was earliest to walk upright

Women fear use of sexual violence as a ‘tactic’ against those protesting the coup, after attack on 18-year-old in Khartoum

The killing of a 12-year-old boy sparked calls for justice and action to counter human rights violations of black African refugees in Egypt

في كلمة خلال احتفال الجيش بالذكرى الـ124 لمعركة «كرري» بين القوات البريطانية والقوات السودانية المهدوية، طلب رئيس مجلس السيادة الانتقالي السوداني، عبد الفتاح البرهان، من بريطانيا، أمس، تقديمَ اعتذار...

Opposition cries foul as Covid restrictions cut off incomes and health care in country where two-thirds live in severe poverty

في سلسلة رسائلنا من الصحفيين الأفارقة، اختبرت الكاتبة السودانية زينب محمد صالح بعض الإيقاعات ذات الأجندة السياسية من ولاية البحر الأحمر في السودان.

How Libya’s women novelists are reframing the country’s stories in a post-Gaddafi era.

Two boys who lost legs are among those lying low after a series of deadly crackdowns by the military

The tribunal has been sandwiched between allegations from the public and attacks from the government.

As war forces more to flee, humanitarian organisations facing funding shortfalls and increasing demand are unable to keep pace

The row over its inclusion in a school text book exposes a rift between Islamists and secularists.

Activists celebrate passing of key demands of protest movement that toppled Bashir

Millions are still fighting for a democratic government, three years after their protests began

In recent years, resentment against the presence of France in its former African colonies has been on the increase.

The peaceful sit-in taking place in Nertiti county is demanding an end to the violence and punishment for the perpetrators

Ahmed Fadol Adam was with Abdulfatah Hamdallah when dinghy capsized in Channel

Why a demand by Sudan's Hausa community to have more land rights led to the death of 100 people.

Campaigners target statues of slave owners and roads named after imperial armies as protests spread to Africa

UN warns up to 18 million could be in need of aid by September as food prices soar due to conflict, poor harvests and economic crisis