21 bodies found after mudslide at gold mine

Liberian authorities, on Thursday, confirmed that 21 bodies have been recovered from a gold mine where a mudslide buried some miners two months ago. The authorities said up to 45 miners were thought …

Just in: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir steps down after months of wild protest

In the wake of growing protest that lasted for over four months by thousands of Sudanese, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has reportedly stepped down from office after 30 years of ruling over the Af…

Niger City On Lockdown After Boko Haram Attack

A Niger city was on lockdown Wednesday after suspected IS-linked Boko Haram militants launched an attack, killing police, taking hostages, and blowing themselves up with suicide vests, officials said…

30 Jihadists ‘Killed Or Captured’ In Raids Near Burkina Faso – French Military

French and Malian troops killed or captured more than 30 extremists and dismantled a jihadist training camp during a major counter-terrorism operation near Mali’s border with Burkina Faso, the French…

Air Strike Disrupts Flights As Thousands Flee Libya Clashes.

Fighting raged around Tripoli and an air strike closed its only functioning airport Monday, as Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar defied international calls to halt his advance on the capital. Thousands…

Ebola Toll Tops 700 In DR Congo.

Some 100 people have died in the Ebola epidemic in DR Congo over the past three weeks, taking the overall death toll in the latest outbreak past 700, according to health ministry data. Local people a…

Gunmen Abduct US Tourist And driver In Uganda.

            Gunmen in Uganda have abducted an American tourist and his driver inside a national park close to the border with Democratic Re…

Cyclone Idai: Woman gives birth to baby girl atop a mango tree.

            The woman identified simply as Amelia was forced to climb up a mango tree with her two-year-old son and stayed up there for mor…

First official report of Ethiopian airline crash emerges

            Ethiopia’s Minister of transport, Dagmawit Moges, on Thursday, said Ethiopian Airlines pilots followed proper guidance in the f…

South Africa: Nigerians Attacked, Shops Looted In Fresh Xenophic Attacks.

            According to confirmed reports, Nigerian owned businesses were targeted as some shops were vandalised and goods stolen in a rec…

Africa Largest Solar Panel Factory Unveiled In Borno

       Governor Kashim Shettima’s Borno State is unveiling Africa’s biggest Automated Solar Panel manufacturing plant aimed at setting the stage for the industrialisatio…

South Africa’s Ramaphosa Condemns Xenophobic Attacks On Foreigners.

            South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday condemned attacks on foreign-owned shops that have left three people dead and…

Zimbabwe Army Truck Accidentally Kills Two Cyclone Survivors Waiting For Relief Aid.

            Two survivors of cyclone Idai died and 11 were hurt when the breaks failed on an army truck delivering food aid in eastern Zimbabwe …

Eleven Dead As Bomb Blast Hits Somali Restaurant At Lunchtime.

        At least 11 people died when a bomb exploded on a busy street and ripped into a nearby restaurant in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Thursday, medics sa…

Ebola Epidemic In DR Congo Now Exceeds 1,000 Cases.

        The number of cases in a nearly eight-month-old epidemic of Ebola in eastern DR Congo now exceeds 1,000, almost two-thirds of whom have died, the healt…

12 Killed As Boko Haram Attacks Eastern Niger.

        Ten people were killed along with two suicide bombers in a coordinated attack late Tuesday by Boko Haram jihadists on a town in eastern Niger, the loca…

Xenophobia: Nigerians decry fresh attacks by South Africans.

     The Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA) has expressed displeasure with alleged violent attacks on Nigerians in the latest wave of xenophobic attacks on foreigners in that c…

Red Cross Warns Mozambique Cyclone Survivors Of Worsening Health Situation.

       Survivors of a powerful cyclone that pummelled southern Africa were to begin receiving emergency medicine, food and tents on Tuesday as floodwaters receded, while the …

Bulletproof charm fails as Ghanaian spiritualist shoots himself dead.

     A spiritualist has died in a failed attempt at proving the durability of the protection of his gods and perhaps, showing off, when a shot penetrated through his supposed charm tha…

Peter Tabichi, Kenyan Teacher Wins $1M Global Prize.

A Kenyan teacher who donates his salary to poor students, has won a $1M global prize after being crowned the world’s best teacher. 36-year-old science teacher from rural Kenya who emerged winner out …