Ivory Coast attack: 'at least 16 dead' after gunmen open fire at beach resort

Gunmen from al-Qaida's north African branch have killed at least 16 people, including four Europeans, after they opened fire near several hotels in the Ivory Coast. The shooting came amid fears the j…

Angolan president Dos Santos says will step down in 2018

  Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos said on Friday he plans to step down in 2018 after being at the helm since 1979, making him one of Africa's longest-serving leaders."I took the decisi…

Mass Grave Discovered In Burundi Capital

Burundian security forces  has on Monday afternoon discovered a mass grave containing at least 30 corpses, authorities said.The grave which is located in Mutakura, one of Bujumbura's neighborhoo…

S/Africa's Zuma Faces No-confidence Vote In Parliament

South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday faced a no-confidence vote in parliament for a second time in less than a year and a legal bid to reinstate corruption charges against him, while a court…

Two UN peacekeepers dead, 30 injured in Mali attack

Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed and 30 wounded Friday when suspected Islamists attacked their base at Kidal in restive northeastern Mali, UN sources said. "Our camp at Kidal was attacked …

South Africa: Protests as top court hears case against President Zuma

South African opposition protesters marched on Tuesday to Johannesburg's Constitutional Court, where judges heard a case over public money spent on President Jacob Zuma's private house. The upgrades …

Kenya could pull out of Rio Olympics due to Zika concerns

Kenya could pull out of this summer's Rio Olympics if the Zika virus in Brazil reaches "epidemic levels"?, says the head of Kenya's Olympic committee.The outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease in Sou…

Photos: South African gold mine collapses, trapping more than 100 miners

  A gold mine in eastern South Africa partially collapsed on Friday, trapping dozens. Rescuers had managed to pull out around 80 people, but about 35 remained underground, a mine workers' union …

Two South Africans jailed for killing Mozambican

The two South African men who beat and stabbed a Mozambican man to death during a wave xenophobic violence in April last year were sentenced to 17 and 10 years in prison on Monday, local media report…

Five policemen die in Kenya bomb attack

No fewer than five policemen have been killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Kenya, police authorities said on Wednesday.The attack came as the government of Kenya vows to avenge the killing of an und…

Eritrean men ordered to marry two wives or risk jail

    Eritrean men are being threatened with jail unless they marry more than one wife, reports say.A statement allegedly issued by the government of Eritrea is reportedly ordering men t…

Nigerian Protest Police Killing Of Man In South Africa

Nigerians living in Gauteng Province of South Africa have protested the alleged extra-judicial killing of a 34- year-old man, Timothy Chinedu, by the police.Mathew Okafor, the Chairman of the Nigeria…

20 killed as Al-Shabaab gunmen storm beachfront restaurant in Somalia

This is the heartbreaking moment a man was overcome with emotion as he put his hand on his slain sister's corpse following a restaurant attack in Somalia.Twenty people were killed when a suicide car …

Another patient dies of Ebola in Sierra Leone one week after WHO declares West Africa free of disease

Sierra Leone confirmed its second case of Ebola within the past week on Thursday, prompting fears of a resurgence of the deadly virus just days after the World Health Organization officially declared…

Suicide attack at Cameroon mosque kills four

At least four worshipers were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in northern Cameroon, a security source said, the AFP news agency reports.The attack took place in the village of Nguetchewe in a…

16 Civilians Assassinated By Armed Group In Eastern Congo, Say Official, CSOS

 Congolese official and civil society groups said on Wednesday in Beni (Democratic Republic of the Congo) that sixteen civilians had been assassinated by an armed group in eastern Congo. They…

UN Chief Appeals To Voters In CAR For Peaceful Polls

      UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has appealed to the electorate in Central African Republic (CAR) for a massive turn-out in Wednesday’s presidential poll. Ban sa…

Prevent Cancer with Watermelon

Watermelon is a wonder fruit in all sense of the word and the perfect example of food that can help you stay hydrated. The juice is full of good electrolytes, not only great on a hot day, but also he…

Soldiers Hold Burkina Faso President Hostage

Soldiers from Burkina Faso’s powerful presidential guard interrupted a cabinet meeting on Wednesday and detained the interim President Michel Kafando, the prime minister and two cabinet members…

Fashola Opened Up On the N78m Website Upgrade

The former governor of Lagos State has opened up on the alleged N78m personal website, www.tundefashola.com, he was accused of running with Lagos state funds. In recent weeks, the former governor had…