Seven dead in Nigerian military plane crash, says air force
"All 7 personnel on board died in the crash," Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola said on Twitter.He added that the...
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At least 60 killed after passenger barge crashes on Congo river
Some 300 survivors had been found near the scene of the accident in Mai-Ndombe province in the west of the...
Ongoing siege following car explosion at hotel gate in Somalia’s capital
Police told CNN the country's former defense minister, Mohamed Nur Galal, is confirmed dead in the attack. Officials did not...
‘They were unjust to me,’ says teenager freed after blasphemy sentence quashed in Nigeria
Insults were exchanged in the heat of the moment, he admits, but Farouq, a teenager, thought nothing of the exchange...
18-month-old baby under house arrest with Bobi Wine ‘safely evacuated’
"I'm glad to inform the world that the baby was evacuated yesterday when my lawyers were very briefly allowed to...
Foreign fighters were meant to leave Libya this week. A huge trench being dug by Russian-backed mercenaries indicates they plan to stay
US officials are also concerned over the long-term goals of the Kremlin ally in the war-torn state. One intelligence official...
Uganda’s Museveni wins re-election amid fraud allegations
Bobi Wine -- a singer-turned-politician, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi -- came a far second in the vote, according...
Dozens killed, some decapitated, in suspected rebel attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo
An armed group shot civilians and decapitated others with machetes in Ambedi, a village in Irumu territory in Ituri province,...
Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine says his home is ‘under siege’
"My home has been surrounded by soldiers, they've jumped over the fence, they've taken over my compound, they've arrested my...
South African President announces extension of Covid-19 restrictions, closes land borders
The current measures were were due to expire on January 15 and include closing beaches and public parks, and banning...
Prominent Zimbabwe journalist Hopewell Chin’ono arrested for the third time in six months
Mtisi Gift, from the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights said he is being charged with "peddling falsehoods," adding they are...
