Africa
U.N. pushes international community for more funds as Ebola cases increase
A major international push has been announced to intensify efforts to contain the ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa.
Hitman’s ‘obscenities’ drive tearful Pistorius’ sister from court
Oscar Pistorius’ sister left his sentencing hearing in tears on Thursday after a self-confessed hitman was accused of mouthing obscenities at her.
Ebola deaths near 4,500 as virus spreads in West Africa
A total of 4,493 people have died from the world’s worst Ebola outbreak on record, and the situation in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone is deteriorating,...
Pistorius court reduced to tears as Steenkamp’s cousin speaks of death
A courtroom has been reduced to tears after Reeva Steenkamp’s cousin described the moment she learned the model had been shot dead by Oscar Pistorius.
UN warns 10,000 new Ebola cases a week in W. Africa by December
West Africa could face up to 10,000 new Ebola cases a week within two months, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday, adding that the death rate...
Steenkamp family rejected ‘blood money’ from Pistorius, court hears
Oscar Pistorius offered the family of Reeva Steenkamp $33,500 as compensation for the death of his former girlfriend, a court has heard.
Ebola outbreak a cruel turn for three African countries making a comeback
Just as their economies had begun to recover from the man-made horror of coups and civil war, the West African nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone...
Mozambique gears up for key vote
Campaigning for Mozambique’s presidential elections wrapped up with a rock-and-roll style rally to drum up enthusiasm for the ruling party’s...
'Broken man' Pistorius awaits to hear his fate in Pretoria court
Oscar Pistorius has been left a “broken man” by his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp’s death and “flashbacks of the shooting will be...
Two killed, six peacekeepers wounded in Central African Republic
Two people were killed in fighting in the capital of Central African Republic and six peacekeepers from Burundi and Cameroon were wounded in an ambush,...
Boko Haram frees 27 hostages in Cameroon
Twenty-seven hostages seized by suspected militants from Boko Haram in Cameroon this year, including 10 Chinese workers, have been released, the Cameroon...
USAID calls on web crowdsourcing for suits to fight the spread of Ebola
The United States has issued an urgent plea for internet crowdsourcing to fight the deadly Ebola outbreak, Sky News has learned.
Ebola’s latest toll: African economies and tourism
Persistent media coverage of Ebola in the States and around the world has delivered a financial blow to West Africa’s tourism industry.
Kenyan president becomes first serving head of state to face ICC
Lawyers for Kenya’s president on Wednesday asked judges at the International Criminal Court to drop the crimes-against-humanity case against him...
In Liberia, Ebola outbreak may be under control, but not fear and suffering
Liberia’s few Ebola treatment centres are overwhelmed with the sick and dying—with patients sharing beds and the dead laying near the desperately...
'Bisexual' Dewani pleads not guilty to plotting his wife's murder in Cape Town
A British millionaire accused of murdering his wife on their honeymoon in South Africa has told a judge he is bisexual.
Man dies from Ebola-like Marburg virus in Uganda
A hospital technician has died of the Ebola-like Marburg virus in Kampala, the Ugandan government announced on Sunday.
Somali, African troops take key port from Shebab terror group
Somali troops backed by African Union peacekeepers on Sunday recaptured the last major port held by Al Shebab, key to the financing of the Islamist militia.
Arson attack suspected after fire at South Africa’s first gay-friendly mosque
South Africa’s controversial first gay-friendly mosque, which also allows Christian worshippers and women to lead prayers, was damaged by a fire...
Worst-ever attack on UN peacekeeping force in Mali leaves 9 dead
Men on motorbikes ambushed a convoy of U.N. peacekeepers in northern Mali on Friday, U.N.
Back from the dead? Boko Haram ‘leader’ appears in new video
A man claiming to be Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video on Thursday, contradicting Nigerian military reports that he had been killed.
S. Africa’s treatment of Dalai Lama torpedoes Nobel laureates conference
Cape Town’s mayor on Thursday “suspended” a planned summit of Nobel Peace laureates, blaming the South African government’s “intransigence”...
U.S. military to quickly ramp up treatment facilities in Ebola-ravaged Liberia
Mobile Ebola labs will be up and running in Liberia this week and U.S. troops have broken ground for a field hospital, as the international community races...
At least 30 feared dead as bus collides with truck in S. Sudan
More than 30 people were killed when a bus collided with a cargo truck on a highway linking South Sudan to Uganda, police and a witness said Monday, and...
Liberia losing the fight against Ebola; top doctor now under quarantine
Six months after West Africa’s first Ebola outbreak emerged, generous offers of aid are finally pouring in, but beds for the sick are filling up...
Farmers angry over reported land grab by Zimbabwe president’s daughter
Reports that a white family was thrown off their farm to make way for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s 24-year-old daughter have angered the...
Somali pirates kill each other over $1.6 million ransom for journalist
Three Somali pirates were killed in a fight over the ransom paid to free a German-American journalist who was released this week after two years and eight...
French hostage beheaded by Algerian jihadists linked to IS
French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday confirmed the execution of Frenchman Herve Gourdel, who was held hostage by Algerian militants linked to...
Global health experts predict sharp rise in Ebola deaths
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new report Tuesday that estimated Ebola cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone could reach 1.4...
Journalist freed in Somalia after two-and-a-half years
Michael Scott Moore, a German-American journalist held hostage in Somalia for two-and-a-half years, was freed on Tuesday, according to German and Somali...
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