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29 killed in twin attacks in northern Burkina Faso

Sep 09, 2019 565

 More than 29 people were killed in twin militant attacks in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, local media reported Monday. Both attacks occurred in the northern Sanmatenga province.        A van loaded with people... Read More

BREAKING: Ex-President Mugabe is dead

Sep 06, 2019 917

Former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe is dead, He died in the early hours of Friday at the age of 95. Recall that Mugabe, the longest serving president of Zimbabwe, was forced to resign in 2017 following protracted intra party crisis. He was... Read More

Pope Francis advises Mozambique to keep peace

Sep 05, 2019 783

ope Francis on Thursday urged Mozambique to keep its newfound peace and focus on rebuilding the poverty-stricken country. The Pope said this in Maputo on the first leg of a visit to three African nations.       ... Read More

Farmers and animals struggle in drought-hit Botswana

Aug 30, 2019 868

Around 38,000 livestock depend on the waters of Lake Ngami in northern Botswana, but the animals -- like the lake itself -- have been stricken by a crippling drought.        Grazers have to walk long distances in hopes... Read More

DRC Ex-Health Minister Questioned Over Use Of Ebola Funds

Aug 28, 2019 824

Oly Ilunga, who resigned as DR Congo health minister last month, was questioned on Tuesday as part of an enquiry into the use of public funds earmarked to tackle the Ebola epidemic, his lawyer said. The former minister’s evidence was heard by the... Read More

Kenya makes $12m from first batch of crude oil export

Aug 26, 2019 958

Kenya exported its first-ever batch of crude oil Monday, with President Uhuru Kenyatta declaring the shipment of 200,000 barrels a “special moment” in the country’s history.        The president unfurled the... Read More

Why President Mnangagwa is after me, ex-VP Mphoko opens up

Aug 23, 2019 1141

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is reported to be targeting his former counterpart Phelekezela Mphoko, after receiving intelligence that the former Vice President was plotting to challenge his legitimacy.        The... Read More

Sudan forms sovereign council to lead transition

Aug 21, 2019 912

Sudan’s generals and opposition alliance has formed a sovereign council that will head the country during its three-year transition to civilian rule, a spokesperson said.        The line up of the 11 member council... Read More

‘Over 300 Migrants Rescued By Libyan Navy’

Aug 19, 2019 963

The Libyan navy said Sunday 335 migrants had been rescued and one body recovered in separate operations off the coast, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe.        Nine children were among 57... Read More

Court Sentences Three To Death Over Albino Killing In Malawi

Aug 16, 2019 1212

A Malawi court has convicted and sentenced two men and a woman to death for killing a person with albinism, a judiciary official said on Wednesday. Malawi has since late 2014 seen a surge in attacks on people with albinism, whose body parts are... Read More

Libya Suspends Flights After Deadly Fire Rocks Capital

Aug 16, 2019 1010

Flights at the Libyan capital’s sole functioning airport were suspended Thursday after deadly overnight rocket fire, a spokesman for the country’s unity government said.        According to spokesman for the... Read More

Zimbabwe: Minister facing corruption charges fired

Aug 09, 2019 1261

Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, on Friday fired jailed Tourism Minister, Prisca Mupfumira, who is facing charges of criminal abuse of office. The Herald reported on Friday that in firing the minister, Mnangagwa noted that the former... Read More

Gambia Removes Yahya Jammeh’s Image From Bank Notes

Aug 09, 2019 1837

The face of former president Yahya Jammeh, which was printed on all bank notes in The Gambia, has been removed from new bills more than two years after his flight from the West African country. With accusations piling up that Jammeh ordered dozens... Read More

11 Dead, Dozens Missing In DR Congo Boat Accident

Aug 07, 2019 701

 Eleven people have drowned and dozens are missing after a barge sank on a river in central Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said on Tuesday. Sixteen people survived the accident on the overcrowded vessel by swimming to safety on the... Read More

Libya Buries Bodies Of 46 Migrants After Deadly Shipwreck

Jul 29, 2019 983

Libyan authorities buried the bodies of 46 migrants Sunday after they were plucked from the sea following one of deadliest shipwrecks in the Mediterranean so far this year.        Rescue workers said Friday they had... Read More

Tourism Minister Arrested For Corruption In Harare

Jul 26, 2019 1425

Zimbabwe’s anti-corruption agency said Thursday it had detained Environment and Tourism Minister Prisca Mupfumira, the first high-profile arrest since it was overhauled by President Emmerson Mnangagwa this month.   ... Read More

Beji Caid Essebsi Is Dead! Tunisian President Dies Aged 92

Jul 25, 2019 939

Tunisia’s first freely elected president, Beji Caid Essebsi died Thursday morning. He was aged 92, and the world’s oldest sitting president. BBC reports that Essebsi was admitted to hospital on Wednesday but officials did not say why he was... Read More

DR Congo Health Minister Resigns Over Ebola

Jul 23, 2019 943

DR Congo’s health minister resigned Monday after President Felix Tshisekedi replaced him as the head of the country’s response to an Ebola epidemic that has killed more than 1,700 people. "As a result of your decision to place the response to... Read More