World / Africa

Unauthorised gold mining in Cameroon reaps deathly toll 10 Jan 2018 - 03:52 pm

Yaoundé: Forty-three gold diggers died in abandoned mines in Cameroon in the first 10 months of last year, a watchdog group said Wednesday....

Soldiers loot arms, burn military base in Ivory Coast’s second city 10 Jan 2018 - 02:50 pm

ABIDJAN: Soldiers in Ivory Coast’s second largest city looted weapons from the base of an elite military unit overnight before setting it on...

Power restored in parts of Kenyan capital after major outage 10 Jan 2018 - 10:42 am

Nairobi: Electricity was restored in parts of Kenya's capital Nairobi and its central, western and coastal regions early on Wednesday after a major...

Death toll from Nigeria communal violence reaches 80 09 Jan 2018 - 08:53 pm

Lagos: Eighty people have been killed in Nigeria's central state of Benue since December 31 following clashes between cattle herders and farmers that...

Nigeria’s Buhari blames communal violence on population growth 09 Jan 2018 - 08:37 pm

ABUJA: Nigeria’s president on Tuesday blamed clashes between Muslim cattle herders and Christian farmers on the clamour for land in the face of...

200 Injured Near Johannesburg in South Africa Train Crash 09 Jan 2018 - 04:12 pm

Johannesburg, January 09 (QNA) - Emergency services in South Africa say that at least 200 people have been injured in a train crash...

Sudden violence in Senegal's Casamance: Gunmen execute 13 youths 07 Jan 2018 - 08:09 pm

Ziguinchor, Senegal: Gunmen ordered youths to lie on the ground deep in the forest of Casamance before summarily executing 13 of them, a...

One killed, thousands displaced after Madagascar cyclone 07 Jan 2018 - 12:33 pm

Antananarivo: One person was killed, three are missing and thousands have been displaced after tropical cyclone Ava tore through Madagascar, authorities said late...

Three pro-government guerrilla fighters killed in Mali 07 Jan 2018 - 09:51 am

Bamako, Three members of an armed pro-government group were killed Saturday by suspected jihadists in northern Mali, security sources said, a day after...

Former Zimbabwe ministers loyal to Mugabe charged with corruption 06 Jan 2018 - 02:19 pm

HARARE: Two former Zimbabwean cabinet ministers who served under ex-president Robert Mugabe have been charged with corruption, their lawyers said on Saturday, the...

18 killed as minibus, truck collide in Guinea-Bissau 06 Jan 2018 - 09:33 am

Bissau: Eighteen people were killed and another 14 injured in the small west African state of Guinea-Bissau late Friday when a minibus collided...

In DR Congo, flood tragedy highlights perils of urban sprawl 06 Jan 2018 - 09:27 am

Kinshasa: The morning light showed a scene of desolation as people in Ngaliema surveyed the wreckage of shanty homes swept away by killer...

UN to investigate DR Congo attack on peacekeepers 06 Jan 2018 - 09:23 am

United Nations, United States: The United Nations on Friday set up a special investigation of the attack that killed 15 UN peacekeepers in...

Four dead, 40 injured in S.Africa train crash 04 Jan 2018 - 02:56 pm

Johannesburg: At least four people were killed and scores injured in a train crash in South Africa on Thursday, medical services said, as...

Four dead as South African train crashes, bursts into flames 04 Jan 2018 - 01:59 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Four people died and dozens were injured after a passenger train derailed and crashed into a truck before bursting into flames in...

Zimbabwe drops case against US journalist on Mugabe tweet 04 Jan 2018 - 01:15 pm

Harare: A Zimbabwean court on Thursday set aside a case against an American journalist who was charged with insulting then-president Robert Mugabe on...

Nigerians protest after deadly farmer-herder clash 03 Jan 2018 - 06:41 pm

Lagos: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said recent deadly clashes between farmers and herders were "wicked and callous" as hundreds took to...