World / Africa

Ethiopia's Sidama people vote on regional state 20 Nov 2019 - 10:00 am

Hawassa, Ethiopia, Polls opened on Wednesday in Ethiopia's ethnic Sidama region in a referendum for a new federal state, a critical vote in...

Camel-riding gunmen kill six in Nigeria 18 Nov 2019 - 02:39 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Gunmen riding camels and horses killed six people in a village in northeast Nigeria, a region beset by Islamist attacks, police...

West Africa boot camp seeks artificial intelligence fix for climate-hit farmers 17 Nov 2019 - 08:15 pm

DAKAR: Data analyst Fabrice Sonzahi enrolled in a course on artificial intelligence (AI) in Dakar, hoping to help struggling farmers improve crop yields...

Hit by drought and power cuts, Zimbabwe steps up battery storage 17 Nov 2019 - 08:15 pm

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe: As worsening drought slashes the country’s hydropower production, creating lengthy power cuts, Zimbabwe’s industries are beginning to turn to solar panels...

32 'terrorists' killed during Burkina Faso army operations 17 Nov 2019 - 04:18 pm

Ouagadougou: The Burkina Faso army said on Sunday it had killed 32 "terrorists" in two operations in the north of the country after...

Burkina Faso army says 32 'terrorists' killed in two operations 17 Nov 2019 - 02:57 pm

Ouagadougou: The Burkina Faso army said on Sunday it had killed 32 "terrorists" in two operations in the north of the country after...

Zimbabwe bans new electric water heaters to save energy 13 Nov 2019 - 03:16 pm

Harare: Zimbabwe is banning the installation of new electric water heaters in a bid to save power, energy regulations published on Wednesday showed,...

Johannesburg seeks to avert 'ecological disaster' from beetle-infested trees 11 Nov 2019 - 05:06 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Researchers and city officials are racing to understand the extent of a beetle infestation damaging trees across South Africa that, if left...

Zimbabwe prepares massive elephant rescue as drought worsens 11 Nov 2019 - 05:03 pm

Zimbabwean wildlife authorities will relocate as many as 600 elephants and other game from the drought-stricken south of the country in one of...

Bloody nightmare? Do-good health businesses struggle in Cameroon 07 Nov 2019 - 08:24 pm

YAOUNDE: With her award-winning online blood bank, Cameroonian nurse-turned-entrepreneur Melissa Bime won international fame and funding but faced one major problem: working in...

Burkina Faso leader vows to defeat 'terrorists' after ambush 07 Nov 2019 - 07:30 pm

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso's president vowed Thursday that security forces will hunt down "terrorists and all their accomplices," a day after at...

West Africa bloc gives Guinea-Bissau's govt 48 hours to resign 06 Nov 2019 - 11:38 pm

Bissau: A West African trade bloc has given Guinea-Bissau's "illegal government" named by President Jose Mario Vaz a 48-hour ultimatum to resign or...

Uganda revamps century-old rail network after China delays funding 06 Nov 2019 - 03:09 pm

Kampala: Uganda will begin refurbishing its century-old rail network this month to boost bulk cargo transportation, after failing to secure $2.2 billion in...

Nigerian police release 259 people held captive - spokesman 05 Nov 2019 - 03:45 pm

Lagos: Nigerian police have released 259 people held captive at an Islamic rehabilitation centre in the southwestern city of Ibadan, a police spokesman...

7 Missing, 11 Rescued in Boat Accident in Uganda 05 Nov 2019 - 11:42 am

Kampala - Ugandan police were able to rescue 11 people in a sinking boat accident Northwest the country, while seven are still missing....

Pirates kidnap four crew from Greek boat off Togo - Togo navy 04 Nov 2019 - 03:49 pm

LOME: Pirates attacked a Greek oil tanker off the coast of Togo in the early hours of Monday and fled after taking four...

The 'Brave Ones': Zimbabwe's women-only rangers fighting poaching 03 Nov 2019 - 06:52 pm

Phundundu, Zimbabwe: Chiyevedzo Mutero was one of dozens competing in the remote Zimbabwean bush to join the all-female anti-poaching Akashinga rangers when she...