World / Africa

Cameroon separatist leader goes on trial for 'terrorism' 06 Dec 2018 - 09:45 pm

Yaoundé: A separatist leader from the anglophone west of Cameroon went on trial Thursday on charges of "terrorism" and "secession" over unrest that...

UN rights office: Burundi's government has asked us to leave 06 Dec 2018 - 02:09 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: The United Nations human rights office says Burundi's government has asked it to leave. Spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani in Geneva confirms that...

Togo bans opposition protests 06 Dec 2018 - 01:56 pm

Lome: Togo's government has banned a series of planned opposition protests on security grounds, saying the marches posed a security risk. A coalition...

The battle to save Central African Republic's starving children 06 Dec 2018 - 08:46 am

Bangui, Central African Republic, The line of parents waiting to see doctors stretches back outside the hospital into the dusty courtyard. Mums and...

Ivories seized during undercover operation 06 Dec 2018 - 01:50 am

Police officers show seized 11 pieces of ivory weighing 55 kg estimated to be of street value 5.5 million Kenyan Shilling (about 47.300...

Five dead in Burkina bomb attack 01 Dec 2018 - 04:08 pm

Ouagadougou: Five people, four of them police, were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device (IED) in Burkina Faso, security sources...

Madagascar president concedes defeat in polls - statement 01 Dec 2018 - 10:20 am

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar's president, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, conceded defeat in his bid for a second term after managing a distant third in the first round...

South Africa's High Court rejects white farmers' challenge to land expropriation plans 01 Dec 2018 - 02:10 am

CAPE TOWN: South Africa's High Court rejected a legal challenge on Friday brought by a group representing white farmers against President Cyril Ramaphosa's...

UN: 1.5 million children in CAR need aid, protection 30 Nov 2018 - 07:12 pm

JOHANNESBURG: At least 1.5 million children in the war-torn Central African Republic (CAR) require urgent aid and protection, the United Nations said on...

Catholic activists warn against post-vote delays in DR Congo 30 Nov 2018 - 07:12 pm

Kinshasa: A Catholic activist group which has strongly campaigned against President Joseph Kabila warned Friday against any delay in the transfer of power...

Nigeria media unites against 'fake news' 28 Nov 2018 - 05:45 pm

Lagos: At least 15 Nigerian news organisations joined forces Wednesday to fight misinformation ahead of February's elections in a collaborative first as the...

Mauritania's camel-back mission to win hearts and minds 28 Nov 2018 - 03:48 pm

Nema/Néma, Mauritanie: The sleepy Mauritanian village of Ouad Initi is about to get a makeover: a bigger school, a health centre, and more...

Cop shoots wife, her brother dead in South Africa courtroom 26 Nov 2018 - 06:54 pm

Johannesburg: An off-duty policeman opened fire inside a divorce court in South Africa on Monday, killing his estranged wife and her brother during...

1,500 rebels disarmed in Mali 26 Nov 2018 - 04:49 pm

DAKAR: Some 1,500 rebels dropped their arms in Mali on Monday in a disarmament campaign led by the UN and government. Zahabi Ould...

31 dead in Ugandan boat accident, toll expected to rise 26 Nov 2018 - 12:54 am

MUKONO, Uganda: Ugandan divers retrieved 31 bodies and expected to find more in a capsized vessel in Lake Victoria, making it one of...

Death toll from Uganda boat cruise accident jumps to 29 25 Nov 2018 - 12:44 pm

KAMPALA: At least 29 people died when a cruise boat capsized in poor weather on Saturday in Lake Victoria, Uganda, the deputy police...

22 dead, scores feared drowned after Uganda boat sinks 25 Nov 2018 - 10:40 am

Mutima, Uganda, Twenty-two people have died and more than 60 are feared drowned after a pleasure boat sank on Lake Victoria, Ugandan police...

12 dead in suspected Mozambique Islamist attack: police source 25 Nov 2018 - 10:27 am

Maputo, Twelve people have been killed in a suspected Islamist attack in northern Mozambique, with thousands of villagers fleeing the area into neighbouring...