World / Africa

Ghana cracks down on 'Western Togoland' separatist dream 15 May 2019 - 09:10 pm

Accra: With his white hair and walking stick, Charles Kormi Kudzordzi does not look like the leader of a revolutionary separatist movement seeking...

Voice of resilience: Kenyan radio builds herders' trust in drought insurance 13 May 2019 - 09:15 pm

ISIOLO: It only lasts about two and half minutes, but the brief message Asma Mohamed broadcasts on her daily radio show has become...

Ebola centre attacker killed in DRC 13 May 2019 - 02:11 pm

Butembo, DR Congo: Police and soldiers repelled an attack on an Ebola treatment centre in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo overnight, killing...

Gunmen kill six in second church attack in Burkina Faso 13 May 2019 - 01:03 am

OUAGADOUGOU: Gunmen killed six people including a priest outside a Catholic church in Burkina Faso on Sunday, the government said, the second attack...

Namibian women say #MeToo in new movement against sexual violence 12 May 2019 - 08:21 pm

YAOUNDE: Hundreds of women have spoken out about sexual harassment and abuse in Namibia, sparking what activists on Friday said was one of...

ANC keeps power in South Africa but scandals cost it votes 11 May 2019 - 06:09 pm

PRETORIA: The African National Congress easily won South Africa's general election but its share of the vote fell, reflecting anger at corruption scandals...

ANC coasting to victory in South African election 11 May 2019 - 11:53 am

PRETORIA: The African National Congress was set to easily win South Africa's election on Saturday but with a lower vote share reflecting anger...

Gangs to gardens: Kenyan youth shun crime to create green spaces 10 May 2019 - 10:58 pm

NAIROBI: As a young man, Moses Muchina used to rob people who were unlucky enough to have to cross through the Kenyan slum...

Tripoli urges Trump to stop Haftar's backers meddling in Libya 10 May 2019 - 08:47 pm

TRIPOLI: Libya's internationally recognised government denounced its foe Khalifa Haftar as an "aspiring military dictator" on Friday and urged U.S. President Donald Trump...

South Africa ANC takes early lead in election results 09 May 2019 - 09:48 am

Pretoria, South Africa's ANC was leading in early official results on Thursday following the first electoral test of whether President Cyril Ramaphosa has...

Uganda's `President for Life' could face closest vote in decades 05 May 2019 - 07:02 pm

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni could face the closest election of his more than three-decade rule in 2021, as a firebrand pop star-turned-politician whittles...

Libya coast guard detains 113 migrants during lull in fighting 01 May 2019 - 02:50 pm

TRIPOLI/GENEVA: The Libyan coast guard has stopped 113 migrants trying to reach Italy over the past two days, the United Nations said on...

'Incredibly difficult' to reach Mozambique cyclone survivors 30 Apr 2019 - 04:07 pm

PEMBA, Mozambique: Rains were still pounding parts of northern Mozambique on Tuesday, several days after Cyclone Kenneth, while the United Nations said aid...

South Sudan hires US lobbyists to help block war crimes court 29 Apr 2019 - 10:19 pm

NAIROBI: South Sudan has hired U.S. lobbyists to help it reverse U.S. sanctions and stop the establishment of a court meant to prosecute...

Ebola death toll in DR Congo rises to 865 29 Apr 2019 - 05:29 pm

DAKAR, Senegal: The death toll from the contagious Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has risen to 865 since the...

At least 17 dead in Ethiopia clashes: report 29 Apr 2019 - 04:48 pm

Addis Ababa: At least 17 people have died in communal violence triggered by a personal dispute in western Ethiopia, a report said Monday....

Death toll jumps to 38 after Mozambique's latest cyclone 29 Apr 2019 - 03:35 pm

PEMBA, Mozambique: The death toll from Cyclone Kenneth in northern Mozambique jumped to 38, the government announced on Monday, as flooding and pounding...