27 dead, 54 missing, in DR Congo boat sinking
At least 27 people have perished and 54 are missing after an overcrowded boat sank in a river in the
Egypt police shot dead near capital
Assailants killed five Egyptian policemen in a shooting south of Cairo on Friday, in the latest of a
Toll hits 19 from Nigeria suicide attacks: police
Nineteen people have now been confirmed dead after four female suicide bombers detonated their
Rwandan forces killing suspects without trial: HRW
The soldiers came at dawn to Fulgence Rukundo’s house in a village in western Rwanda, and accused
8 dead at Malawi Independence Day stampede
The stampede occurred when gates were opened at the 40,000-seat Bingu stadium in the capital
Kenya president to skip televised election debates
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will not take part in two planned televised debates with his main
Bomb blast kills eight on Kenya-Somalia border
Eight people, including four children returning to school after Eid celebrations, were killed
Nine dead as 7 suicide bombers hit NE Nigeria
Nine people have been killed in a string of suicide attacks in Maiduguri, a city in Nigeria’s
Heavy clashes rock city in eastern DR Congo
Clashes erupted early on Thursday in Beni, a city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with
Zambia suspends 48 MPs who boycotted president’s speech
Zambia’s parliament on Tuesday suspended 48 opposition lawmakers who boycotted president Edgar
Several missing after Kenya building collapse
Several people were missing Tuesday after a seven-storey building collapsed overnight in the Kenyan
Mugabe fires top prosecutor for ‘misconduct’: report
President Robert Mugabe has fired Zimbabwe’s top prosecutor.
Lesotho votes in third election in five years
Voters in the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho cast ballots Saturday in an election
Biafra’s military veterans: no regrets, 50 years on
Gabriel Ukuwagi was only 14 when he joined the Biafran army in 1967 to fight against Nigeria in a
No money to gamble at Zimbabwe’s fading racecourse
Once the preserve of the ruling white minority, horse racing in Zimbabwe adapted to survive
Alone in Maiduguri: the orphans of Boko Haram
There are thousands of children orphaned by Boko Haram Islamists now living in the capital of Borno
Nigeria’s $450 million white elephant
Tinapa should be a showcase of Nigerian dynamism, a commercial hub for West Africa raking in
480 African migrants rescued by Italian coastguard
Over 480 asylum seekers and refugees have been rescued in the Mediterranean as the attempted
Ebola outbreak in remote part of DRC
The first Ebola outbreak since the crisis in West Africa that killed 11 300 people has been declared
Trial of Burkina Faso’s ex-leader, ministers begins after delays
A trial of Burkina Faso’s former leader Blaise Compaore and his cabinet began on Monday after