Ivory Coast issues arrest warrant for ex-rebel chief ahead of presidential election

Passengers on a bus that was swept downstream by floodwater on Tuesday (April 9) in Kenya's east clung to ropes as they crossed rapids to get to safety.

There's no turning back says General Burhan, as Sudan approaches the first anniversary of a brutal civil war. Senegal's new leader has sparked hopes for big change and impactful progress. And it's been a good month for Tunisians as the faithful have enjoyed Ramadan celebrations.

Will South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma run for president on behalf of a new political organization that he joined last year after denouncing the ruling African National Congress party that he once led?

In the Rwandan village of Mbyo, Tutsi who survived the genocide now live together with rehabilitated Hutu perpetrators. But they tell DW it has been a difficult journey.

Solomon Islanders began voting on Wednesday in a crucial election that will decide China's foothold in the Pacific region. Polling booths opened at 7 a.m. local time on Wednesday (2000 GMT on Tuesday), with almost 420,000 registered voters to elect 50 members of the national parliament. There are more than 1,000 polling stations scattered across the Solomons archipelago, 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off Australia's coast.

More than 1,000 people have succumbed to cholera, while tens of thousands across Africa have been infected in a series of deadly cholera outbreaks since the beginning of 2024.