Africa
Twenty die in freak tree accident at waterfall in Ghana
Twenty students have died after trees fell on them at a popular waterfall in Ghana, emergency officials have said.
Gambia’s exiled leader ‘virtually emptied’ the coffers in final weeks
Gambia’s outgoing leader, Yahya Jammeh, has been accused of emptying the country’s banks of 500m Gambian dalasis (£9.2m) in the last...
At least 160 dead after church roof collapses in Nigeria
The roof of a church has collapsed during a packed service in Nigeria, killing at least 160 worshippers, a hospital director has said.
She belongs in the kitchen: Struggling president hits back after wife’s ticking off
Nigeria president Muhammadu Buhari has shrugged off criticism from his own wife by saying she belonged in the kitchen.
Get your act together or I won’t support you, wife tells struggling president
The wife of Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has given him a ticking off for letting power fall into the hands of people he doesn’t know.
Tears of joy as 21 kidnapped Chibok girls freed in ‘prisoner swap deal’
More than 20 of the Chibok schoolgirls who were kidnapped more than two years ago have now been freed.
Islamist moderates win Morocco election but face struggle to build coalition
Moderate Islamists have won Morocco’s parliamentary elections although it may struggle to form a coalition to continue its anti-corruption reforms.
‘50 people killed’ following stampede at Ethiopian festival
Police in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region fired teargas and warning shots on Sunday to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival, triggering...
Race is on to find penguin ‘condemned to death’ by student kidnappers
A frantic search is under way for a rare penguin which was kidnapped from a marine park and released into the sea.
Jihadist jailed for nine years for attacking ancient shrines with pick-axes
A jihadist has been jailed for nine years for destroying ancient monuments with pick-axes and bulldozers.
Customers queue all night as Starbucks arrives in sub-Saharan Africa
Hundreds of coffee lovers queued in an upmarket Johannesburg shopping centre on Thursday as Starbucks opened its first cafe in sub-Saharan Africa.
Pirates defeated as navy traning exercise turns into real-life rescue mission
A training exercise turned into a real-life rescue mission when pirates took over an oil tanker off the coast of West Africa.
Hopes for peace as C.Africans vote in presidential run-off
Election officials began counting ballots Sunday after the Central African Republic voted in delayed legislative elections and a presidential run-off it...
Dozens scramble to safety but five missing after shaft collapses at gold mine
Dozens of miners were trapped underground and five are still missing following the collapse of a gold mine in eastern South Africa.
Dozens are trapped underground as shaft collapses at gold mine
Dozens of miners have been trapped underground following the collapse of a gold mine in eastern South Africa.
20 dead as extremist gunmen attack beachside restaurant in Somalia
Islamic extremists have left more than 20 people dead in an attack on a beachfront restaurant in Somalia.
Poaching shame: More than 1,200 rhinos killed for their horns last year
Nearly 1,200 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa last year in another catalogue of carnage fuelled by Asian-led demand for their horn, officials...
Scandal of minors who are miners: Tech firms accused over child labour
Tech majors including Apple, Samsung and Sony have been accused of using cobalt mined by child labourers in Congo.
Militants attack hotel and cafe in Burkina Faso - at least 27 dead
At least 27 people have been killed after al Qaeda militants struck at a top hotel and restaurant in Burkina Faso’s capital. Security forces...
Rapper Mos Def given 14 days to leave South Africa after passport arrest
Rapper Mos Def has been given 14 days to leave South Africa after he was arrested for violating immigration laws.
23 killed as commandos battle with militants in Burkina Faso hotels
More than 120 hostages have been freed after security forces launched an assault on a hotel in Burkina Faso which was attacked by suspected Islamist militants.
Dozens feared dead as commandos battle gunmen in Burkina Faso hotels
More than 120 hostages have been freed after security forces launched an assault on a hotel in Burkina Faso which was attacked by suspected Islamist militants.
Dozens feared dead as commandos battle gunman in Burkina Faso hotel
More than 60 hostages have been freed after security forces launched an assault on a hotel in Burkina Faso which was attacked by suspected Islamist militants.
Dozens feared dead as militants storm African Union army base in Somalia
Al-Shabab militants claim they have overrun an African Union military base in southern Somalia.
Ebola crisis in West Africa over, declares WHO
The two-year Ebola epidemic that killed at least 11,000 people has come to an end in West Africa, the World Health Organization has said.
On Benin’s voodoo holiday, followers pray and sacrifice for peace
The national voodoo holiday in the West African country of Benin had a distinctively political accent this year as practitioners from Africa and the Americas...
Rwanda president to seek a third term but rules out being an ‘eternal leader’
Rwandan president Paul Kagame says he will seek a third term in 2017 after voters approved constitutional changes which could allow him to stay in office...
King of Mandela’s clan begins 12-year jail term for arson and kidnapping
The king of Nelson Mandela’s clan in South Africa has started a 12-year jail sentence for arson, kidnapping and assault.
Boko Haram violence forces one million children out of school - UN
Violence in north-east Nigeria and neighbouring countries targeted by Boko Haram has forced more than one million children out of school, leaving them...
Suspected bomb in toilet forces Air France jet to make emergency landing
An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris was forced to land after a suspected bomb was found in the toilet, police say.
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