Africa
Report suggests war crimes, cannibalism and other atrocities in South Sudan
Forced cannibalism, mutilation of bodies, conscription of child soldiers and other human rights abuses have marked the war in South Sudan and may amount...
Nicole Kidman among stars for Danny Boyle’s African children’s charity show
An all-star cast, including Nicole Kidman and Josh Hartnett, have been brought together by director Danny Boyle to give a unique charity performance. James...
Police fire stun grenades as student protesters light fires near president’s office
Police fired stun grenades at students who lit fires outside South African president Jacob Zuma’s offices following a week of protests, the first...
Four killed in protest over plan to extend Congo Republic president’s rule
At least four protesters were killed in the capital of the Republic of Congo Tuesday as demonstrators defied a clampdown to protest at the president’s...
My life is in ruins, says hunter accused over killing of Cecil the lion
A hunter accused of failing to stop the killing of Cecil the lion said his family and business had been destroyed amid the outcry which followed the lion’s...
Dozens killed in double suicide bomb attack on worshippers in mosque
At least 30 people have been killed in twin suicide bomb attacks on a mosque in Nigeria.
A year of work undone in minutes as rivals reject UN’s unity government in Libya
The UN envoy for Libya proposed the members of a unity government aimed at ending years of conflict on Friday but the plan was dismissed by politicians...
Prisoners escape jail in Central African Republic, after days of violence
Hundreds of prisoners escaped from the main jail in Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui on Monday where around 30 people have been killed...
Undesirable: Rwanda accused of locking up poor to maintain city image
A new report from the International rights group, Human Rights Watch, claims Rwanda is unlawfully locking up beggars, sex workers and homeless people and...
Burkina Faso president back in power one week after coup
Burkina Faso’s interim president declared Wednesday he is once again in charge of the country a week after a military general and his supporters...
Vandals cut nose off bust of Cecil Rhodes in ‘dreams of empire’ protest
A bronze bust of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes has lost its nose to vandals who cut it off with a power tool.
Burkina Faso: amnesty deal proposed, coup leaders deem ‘shameful’
West African leaders trying to mediate an end to Burkina Faso’s coup proposed the return of the ousted interim president on Sunday in exchange for...
Violence erupts inside hotel as protesters await outcome of coup talks
Violence broke out at the main hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital where talks were taking place in the wake of last week’s military coup. Dozens...
Three killed as soldiers crush protests in wake of Burkina Faso military coup
Heavily armed troops crushed protests in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou after a former spy chief seized power in a military coup.
Now we can run wherever we want: Mozambique declared free of land mines
Mozambique was declared free of land mines on Thursday ending two decades of work to rid one of the world’s poorest countries of explosives left...
Gunfire heard across capital as general takes power in Burkina Faso coup
A new leader was installed on Thursday after the military detained Burkina Faso’s stand-in president, prime minister and two other ministers in a...
Gunfire heard across capital as military seizes power in Burkina Faso coup
Soldiers have detained Burkina Faso’s stand-in president, prime minister and two other ministers in a military coup.
Oscar Pistorius: I cannot afford a new trial over girlfriend’s killing
Oscar Pistorius has said he cannot afford a new trial over the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Soldiers detain Burkina Faso interim leaders: chaos ensues
Soldiers arrested Burkina Faso’s transitional president and prime minister Wednesday, raising fears of a coup just weeks before the country was to...
A decade after write-offs, Africa sliding back into debt trap
With their economies floundering and currencies sinking, African states that have borrowed heavily in dollars may be slipping back into the debt trap -...
Opponents question Mugabe’s health after he delivers wrong speech in Zimbabwe parliament
Zimbabwe’s 91-year-old President Robert Mugabe read out the wrong speech at the opening of parliament on Tuesday, an error which the main opposition...
Thousands of lives at risk as snakebite antidote supplies run low
An effective antidote for snakebites is running out, putting tens of thousands of lives on the line, a charity has warned.
The elephant who came to tea… and forgot his table manners
There’s not a lot you can do when a bull elephant decides to gatecrash your evening meal.
4.5m at risk as severe drought hits Ethiopia
Abbout 4.5 million Ethiopians could be in need of food aid because of a drought in the country, the UN has said.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu out of hospital after weeks of care
South African archbishop Desmond Tutu was discharged from hospital on Friday, his foundation said, after more than two weeks of medical care to treat a...
Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda faces slavery and murder trial at ICC
A Congo militia leader known as The Terminator has finally gone on trial facing 18 charges, including murder, rape and sexual slavery.
50 people quarantined after new Ebola death in Sierra Leone
Fifty people have been placed in quarantine in northern Sierra Leone after the death of a middle-aged woman from the Ebola virus, medical officials said...
Dozens of young women killed en route to Swazi king’s palace festival
Up to 38 girls and young women are believed to have been killed in an accident en route to the palace for the annual Reed Dance in Swaziland.
38 girls killed as trucks collide en route to Swazi king’s palace for festival
Up to 38 girls and young women are believed to have been killed in an accident en route to the palace for the annual Reed Dance in Swaziland.
South Sudan leader signs peace deal amid sanctions threat
South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Wednesday signed a peace deal with rebels, more than 20 months after the start of fighting between the army and rebels...
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