Three students killed in Nigeria after kidnapping at Greenfield University — local official
"The armed bandits who kidnapped students of Greenfield University, have shot dead three of the abducted students," said Samuel Aruwan,...
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Chad’s President Idriss Deby killed in frontline clashes with rebels, state TV reports
Army spokesman Azem Bermendao Agouna told state TV said Deby -- a longtime Western ally in efforts to quell Islamist...
4 men found burned alive and 2 others hanged in South Africa, police say
The four men who burned to death were discovered on Wednesday night in a field in the province's Lady Frere...
What it takes to protect the world’s most endangered zebra
This subset is the largest of the three zebra species found in Africa, and can be identified by stark white...
US looking into reports of Ethiopian military executing unarmed men after CNN investigation
A CNN report published on Thursday found that Ethiopian soldiers had executed unarmed men in the country's war-torn Tigray region....
Reports, footage of Tigray executions are ‘deeply disturbing,’ US senator says after CNN investigation
"New reports and footage emerging from Tigray of extrajudicial killings, murders of civilians, sexual and gender-based violence, and forced displacement...
Oxfam suspends two aid workers in DRC after sexual misconduct claims
In a statement sent to CNN Friday, the charity said it was looking at claims made against senior members of...
The brutal attacks in Mozambique are a ‘game-changer’ and imperil a whole country’s financial future
People who escaped the town of Palma in Cabo Delgado province speak of dozens of bodies scattered on the streets...
Evacuation of people trapped by militant attack in Mozambique runs into ambush, reports say
The town of Palma in Cabo Delgado province was attacked by Islamist insurgents on Wednesday, according to multiple sources contacted...
Dozens unaccounted for in Mozambique after Islamist attack, rights groups say
Thousands of people have fled Palma after the attack on Wednesday, according to human rights groups, while the fate of...
Scientists probe whether West Africa’s recent Ebola outbreak was from man who survived epidemic five years ago
The World Health Organization (WHO) is carrying out further investigations into the individual who appears to have had the virus...
Nawal El Saadawi, famous Egyptian feminist author, dies aged 89
El Saadawi was known as a defender of women's rights and fought strongly against the widespread practice of female genital...
‘Practically genocide’: Doctors say rape used as tool of war in Ethiopia
Women are being gang-raped, drugged and held hostage, according to medical records and testimonies from survivors shared with CNN. In...
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli who urged citizens ‘to pray coronavirus away’ has died
"President John Magufuli died of a heart ailment that he has battled for over 10 years," Samia Suluhu Hassan said....
New video emerges of abducted college students in Nigeria
In the footage, which has been widely shared on Facebook, some of the students appeared visibly distressed. In one video,...
Tanzania’s Prime Minister dispels rumors about President Magufuli’s health after Covid-19 speculation
Kassim Majaliwa said he was surprised people were questioning the President's whereabouts, adding that the leader was "fine and continuing...
Equatorial Guinea explosion witness says dynamite blast devastation akin to aftermath of ‘an atomic bomb’
Nearly 100 people have been confirmed dead after the blasts at a military base in the Central African country over...
Equatorial Guinea explosions kill at least 31, injure hundreds more
More than 400 were injured and many missing under the rubble, the ministry had said after the huge blasts on...
Car bomb explodes in Somalia’s capital, killing at least 20 people
A car packed with explosives was detonated at the gates of Luul Yemeni restaurant near the port at around 8...
Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls released days after kidnapping
The girls were abducted on Friday by armed men who raided their state-run school in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara State, the...
