Nearly 500 dead pulled from Sierra Leone mudslide
Rescue workers have unearthed 499 dead bodies since last week’s devastating landslide near the
Two elderly foreigners found murdered in Kenya’s Mombasa city
The bodies of a Caucasian couple thought to be between 60 and 70 years old were found dumped by a
SA plans to grant Mugabe immunity, source claims
South Africa is planning to grant diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe.
Sierra Leone’s race to bury mudslide victims
There’s little time for mourning as Sierra Leone rushes to bury its dead.
Hundreds of bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide
Rescue teams in Sierra Leone searched for missing people in the town of Regent on Tuesday, a day
Suicide bombers kill 27, wounds 83 in northeast Nigeria
A woman suicide bomber blew herself up and killed 27 others at a market in northeast Nigeria on
More than 200 people killed in mudslide and flooding
A mudslide killed more than 200 people on the outskirts of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on
Suspected jihadists kill 18 in attack on Burkina Faso restaurant
Suspected Islamist militants killed at least 18 people and wounded several during a raid on a
Nigeria’s Buhari “feels ready to go home”
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said he feels ready to return home from medical leave in
Egyptian court sentences 50 policemen for striking
An Egyptian court sentenced 50 policemen to three years in prison on Thursday for organising a
Boko Haram wing tied to IS marks resurgence by kidnapping oil workers
A Boko Haram faction with ties to Islamic State and responsible for the kidnapping of a Nigerian oil
Rwanda’s Kagame predicts clean sweep in August elections
Rwandan President Paul Kagame, whose already in power for 17 years, predicted on Monday he would win
Malawi issues arrest warrant for former president over graft scandal
Malawi has issued an arrest warrant for its former President Joyce Banda over alleged abuse of
Missing Kenyan election official found dead before vote
A senior Kenyan election official was found dead on Monday three days after going missing, a
Kenyan farmers weather armyworm attacks
In the fields visible from the bumpy dirt road leading to Ongare Owuoda’s home, acres of maize
Gunman, police officer killed in Kenya attack
A gunman and a police officer were killed in an attack on the home of Kenya’s Deputy President
Car bomb in Mogadishu kills six
A car bomb went off on a busy street in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday, a police officer
Machete attack on home of Kenya’s Deputy President
A man armed with machete was behind an attack on the home of Kenya’s deputy president William Ruto.
Rwanda’s presidential hopefuls rally supporters ahead of election
Rwanda’s incumbent President, Paul Kagame, who is seeking a third term in office attended a rally in
Nigerian Senate withdraws report exonerating MTN over FX transfers
Nigeria’s Senate has withdrawn a report that largely exonerated South African mobile phone giant MTN