Six children die during baptism ceremony in Zimbabwe

Tragedy struck on Monday in Mashonaland East's Muriwo Village, Zimbabwe, when 6 children- 2 boys and 4 girls- died during a baptism ceremony. A 12 months old baby was also among the deceased. Maud Dz…

Extra-judicial killings in Abuja: ECOWAS court fines Nigeria $3.3bn

Nigeria has been slapped with a $3.3bn fine by The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, court, over the extra-judicial killing of eight citizens in the Apo District of Abuja, Federal Ca…

Veteran Ugandan leader Museveni gives wife key cabinet post

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has handed his wife a lucrative post in his new cabinet just some Weeks after promoting his son to major-general, The 71-year-old leader, who was re-elected for a fi…

Al-Shabaab gunmen kill 13 people and injure scores at a hotel siege in Mogadishu

Members of the terrorist group,  Al-Shabaab,  set off an explosion at the popular Ambassador hotel in Mogadishu,  Somalia's capital, on Wednesday. The attack killed at least 13 people,…

Alassane Ouattara acts to draft new constitution for Cote D'Ivoire

President Alassane Ouattara of Cote D'Ivoire has taken a step toward drawing up a new constitution and scrapping a Nationality Clause which helped drag the country into a decade-long crisis, and bede…

EgyptAir Flight 804 update: Investigators detect signals from the missing plane

CNN reports that a specialized locator equipment on board the French vessel La Place, has detected a signal from the sea-bed in the Mediterranean Sea.The Egyptian investigative committee said in a st…

World Health Organization Declares End of Ebola Virus in Guinea

The Ebola outbreak in Guinea is over, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday, the second time the West African nation has been declared free of the virus. It has been six weeks si…

Simone Gbagbo, former Ivory Coast First Lady, goes on trial for war crimes

 Simone Gbagbo, the former first lady of Ivory Coast, went on trial on Tuesday, accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes for her alleged role in a civil war that followed a 2010 preside…

Chad's ex-ruler convicted of crimes against humanity

Chad's ex-ruler Hissene Habre has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in prison at his war crimes trial in Senegal.The judge also convicted him of rape, sexual slavery and…

Kenyan police fire tear gas at stone-throwing protesters over vote body

 Police fired tear gas and water cannon at stone-throwing crowds protesting in central Nairobi against an election oversight body that they say is biased and should be scrapped, a Reuters witnes…

Gambia journalist on the run after escaping during trial

A young Gambia journalist on trial for sedition has escaped from the hospital where he was receiving treatment under armed guard, according to court transcripts obtained by AFP on Thursday.Alagie Cee…

Xenophobic riots erupt in Zambia over ritual killings

At least seven people have reportedly been killed in the George and Zingalume neighbourhoods of Lusaka in recent weeks, with body parts such as ears, hearts and penises removed from the victims."…

Ghana steps up security amid Islamist terror attacks on neighbours

 Ghana and Togo are the next targets for Islamist militants following high-profile attacks this year in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, according to a memo from Ghana's Immigration Service.THis th…

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has raised alarm over the increase in the number of children involved in suicide attacks in some West African countries.The agency described those involved…

South Africa cheers as new dollar bond oversubscribed

South Africa has successfully issued a $1.25 billion 10-year bond in the international capital market to help finance its foreign currency commitments over the medium term, the Treasury said on Frida…

New Ebola case in Liberian capital

A 30-year-old woman has died in the Liberian capital after contracting Ebola, officials said Friday, more than two months after the epidemic was declared over in the country."Lab results confirm a ne…

Jacob Zuma breached constitution over home upgrades

South Africa's top court has ruled that the president, Jacob Zuma, failed to uphold the constitution when he ignored a state order to repay some of the government funds used in an ?11m upgrade to his…

Another lion escapes from Kenyan park, attacks man in the capital

A lion escaped from a park and mauled a man in Nairobi. this is the latest incident of big cats straying into the bustling Kenyan capital.A man was injured by the lion that was subsequently shot dead…

South Africa: Remains of 83 political prisoners hanged during apartheid to be exhumed

South Africa on Wednesday commenced the exhumation of 83 political prisoners hanged at Pretoria Central Prison during the apartheid era, Justice Minister, Michael Masutha, said.The minister said the …

Egypt Minister Fired After Comments About Prophet Muhammad

 Egypt's government spokesman says the prime minister has fired the justice minister, two days after he said on TV he would even imprison the Prophet Muhammad if he committed a crime.Cabinet spo…