World / Africa

Over 200 killed in Nigeria church collapse 11 Dec 2016 - 02:25 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: At least 200 people have been confirmed dead and hundreds others injured in Saturday afternoon's collapse of a church in Nigeria’s...

Young Nigerian girls blow themselves up at market, hurt 'at least 17' 11 Dec 2016 - 02:02 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Two little girls approximately seven or eight years old blew themselves up in a northeastern Nigerian market on Sunday, killing themselves...

Nigeria church roof collapse leaves over 50 dead 11 Dec 2016 - 01:36 pm

Lagos: More than 50 people died when a church roof collapsed on worshippers in southeastern Nigeria on Saturday but fears mounted of a...

Over 30 dead as Kenya tanker crashes, explodes 11 Dec 2016 - 01:04 pm

Nairobi: More than 30 people died when a tanker carrying flammable materials crashed into other vehicles and burst into flames outside the town...

Car bomb blast in Somali capital kills 11 11 Dec 2016 - 12:35 pm

MOGADISHU, Somalia: At least 11 people have been kiled and over 10 injured after a car bomb targeted the seaport in the Somali...

Oil truck fireball kills at least 42 in central Kenya - aid worker 11 Dec 2016 - 12:14 pm

NAIVASHA, Kenya: A fireball from an oil lorry engulfed vehicles on one of Kenya's main highways, killing at least 42 people late on...

Gambia’s president-elect says loser Jammeh cannot reject polls 10 Dec 2016 - 06:04 pm

BANJUL: Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow said on Saturday the country’s outgoing leader Yahya Jammeh had no authority to reject the results of Dec.1....

Gambian president rejects election result 10 Dec 2016 - 01:19 pm

Banjul: The Gambia’s president Yahya Jammeh has rejected the outcome of last week’s election, which he lost to opposition leader Adama Barrow, calling...

Suspected car bomb kills 2 policemen at checkpoint near Somali capital 10 Dec 2016 - 01:13 pm

MOGADISHU: A suspected car bomb killed at least two policemen when it exploded at a checkpoint near the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday,...

56 killed, 177 injured in northeast Nigeria bombings 10 Dec 2016 - 12:46 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: Fifty-six civilians were killed and 177 others were injured in two suspected suicide blasts in northeastern Nigeria’s Madagali town on Friday,...

Ghana opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo wins presidential poll 09 Dec 2016 - 09:58 pm

Accra: Ghana's main opposition leader, Nana Akufo-Addo, has won the West African country's presidential election with an absolute majority over President John Mahama,...

Kenya police detain British journalist without charge at airport 09 Dec 2016 - 05:14 pm

NAIROBI: Kenyan police have detained a British journalist working for The Times and are holding him at the country’s main airport without charge,...

Ghana's main opposition calls on Mahama to concede defeat 08 Dec 2016 - 09:51 pm

Accra: Ghana's main opposition party said yesterday it had an unassailable lead in a presidential election and called on President John Mahama to...

Ghanaians anxiously wait nail-biting presidential election results 08 Dec 2016 - 02:03 pm

Accra: Ghanaians faced an anxious wait Thursday for the results of a nail-biting presidential election tainted by sporadic outbreaks of violence, with no...

Ghana votes in tight election amid economic slump 07 Dec 2016 - 12:53 pm

Accra: Ghanians voted Wednesday in tight presidential and parliamentary polls that are seen as a litmus test of stability for Africa's most secure...

South Sudan deports AP journalist, agency says it is over his reporting 07 Dec 2016 - 11:52 am

NAIROBI: South Sudan has deported a journalist working for the international Associated Press news agency, and the reporter said on Wednesday that it...

127 Kenya traffic officers sacked for corruption 07 Dec 2016 - 11:11 am

NAIROBI: A total of 127 traffic police officers in Kenya have been fired after failing a vetting process, authorities said Tuesday. National Police...