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Italian volunteer kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Kenya

Nov 21, 2018 1273

An Italian aid worker in Kenya's Kilifi County have been taken hostage by unknown gunmen, on Tuesday at about 20:00 local time (17:00 GMT), Kenyan police say.The 23-year-old female volunteer was taken after a trading centre was attacked by the... Read More

42 killed by suspected gas explosion on a bus in Zimbabwe

Nov 16, 2018 1038

No fewer than 42 people were killed when a bus exploded on Thursday in Zimbabwe. Authorities suspects a gas cylinder belonging to a passenger might have caused the accident. "At the moment we know that more than 42 people died," police spokeswoman... Read More

Denmark withholds $10 million in aid from Tanzania over human rights concerns

Nov 15, 2018 921

Tanzania is set to lose $10 million in aid over recent concerns about human rights abuses stemming from the country's perceived government clamp down on homosexual activities and human right abuses.On Wednesday, the World Bank said it is... Read More

UN Security Council to vote on lifting sanctions on Eritrea

Nov 14, 2018 852

 The United Nations' Security Council looks set to remove the 2009 sanctions against Eritrea, as the nation undergoes reforms in her relationship with neighbour Ethiopia and others in the region.A unanimous vote is expected later Wednesday, to... Read More

Egyptian court hands one year prison sentence on ex-star player for tax evasion

Nov 13, 2018 679

Egyptian foottball legend, Mohamed Aboutrika, has been sentenced to one year in prison for tax evasion or a fine of 20,000 Egyptian pounds ($1,100) to have the sentence suspended by a court in Egypt.Aboutrika, one of the finest footballers... Read More

Ethiopia's Attorney General issues arrest warrants for 36 state security agents accused of attacking Prime Minister's June rally

Nov 12, 2018 745

Members of Ethiopia's security service are being accused of orchestrating June's grenade attack on a rally which had prime minister Abiy Ahmed in attendace and claimed two lives.The accusation was made in an announcement by the country's... Read More

Cameroon School Abduction: Remaining hostages freed

Nov 12, 2018 785

Four people that were being held by their captors following last weeks school abduction in Cameroon have been released, journalist Peter Tah reports.Though not confirmed, their release comes five days after 79 students and 1 adult were freed... Read More

Nine children dead, several injured in Ugandan school fire

Nov 12, 2018 829

Nine children have been confirmed dead, with many others injured after a fire broke out at night in their school and dormitory in Rakai district, south-western Uganda.The injured children were taken to the hospital in a nearby town.A police... Read More

Three bomb blasts in Somali capital, at least 17 killed

Nov 09, 2018 825

Multiple bomb blast in Somalia capital, Mogadishu, have killed at least 17 people, Reuters quotes an officer.The news agency, however, says its photographer has counted 20 bodies.Two bomb blasts were initially heard, with a third going off in a... Read More

'Committee to Protect Journalists' members detained in Tanzania, released

Nov 08, 2018 1052

Two members of an American independent non-profit, non-governmental organization, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) who were detained on Wednesday by Tanzania's Immigration Department have been released.Angela Quintal (South African... Read More

Police arrest 10 men suspected of conducting gay wedding in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Nov 07, 2018 3655

Tanzania police have arrested 10 men suspected of conducting same-sex marriage, after a tip-off by members of the public led to a raid.The men were arrested at a party on Pongwe Beach, in Zanzibar and are being held at Chakwa police station in... Read More

Schoolchildren abducted in Cameroon regains freedom

Nov 07, 2018 1477

78 children and 1 staff abducted by unknown gunmen late on Sunday from the Presbyterian Secondary School in Bamenda, in western Cameroon have gained freedom, official say.The students now with police, are being questioned by authorities,... Read More

78 students, school principal kidnapped in Cameroon

Nov 05, 2018 756

More than 80 people, mostly students, were kidnapped from a school in the city of Bamenda in western Cameroon by gunmen on Sunday, government and military sources said.No one immediately claimed responsibility for the abduction in the... Read More

Tanzania government denounces governor's anti-gay witch-hunt

Nov 05, 2018 649

Tanzania says that a plan to hunt down and arrest suspected homosexuals in the country's economic capital was not official policy, distancing itself from a citywide crackdown slammed by rights groups.Dar es Salaam's powerful governor, Paul... Read More

Seven killed in attack on Egyptian bus carrying Coptic Christians

Nov 02, 2018 636

At least seven Coptic Christians were killed Friday when gunmen opened fire on their bus in central Egypt, the province's bishop told AFP.A security official confirmed the attack in Minya province, adding that there were "dead and wounded".Copts,... Read More

DR Congo:Death toll from Ebola now at 180

Nov 02, 2018 693

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed 180 lives, according to the health ministry, with 10 more reported deaths in recent days.The ministry said on Thursday that it had recorded 285 possible cases and 180 deaths.The... Read More

DR Congo: 2,600 victims of sexual violence treated by doctors

Nov 02, 2018 712

Doctors without Borders says it has treated 2,600 victims of sexual violence in just one town since May last year.The town is Kananga in Democractic Republic of Congo - a country where rape continues to be used as a weapon of war.The town is in... Read More

Ethiopia swears-in first female Supreme Court president

Nov 01, 2018 759

There seems to be no slowing down of the raft reforms being orchestrated by Ehiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in his efforts to change the structure of the East Africa  nation since his appointment in April.Just two weeks after naming 10... Read More