World / Africa

Nigeria media unites against 'fake news' 28 Nov 2018 - 05:45 pm

Lagos: At least 15 Nigerian news organisations joined forces Wednesday to fight misinformation ahead of February's elections in a collaborative first as the...

Mauritania's camel-back mission to win hearts and minds 28 Nov 2018 - 03:48 pm

Nema/Néma, Mauritanie: The sleepy Mauritanian village of Ouad Initi is about to get a makeover: a bigger school, a health centre, and more...

Cop shoots wife, her brother dead in South Africa courtroom 26 Nov 2018 - 06:54 pm

Johannesburg: An off-duty policeman opened fire inside a divorce court in South Africa on Monday, killing his estranged wife and her brother during...

1,500 rebels disarmed in Mali 26 Nov 2018 - 04:49 pm

DAKAR: Some 1,500 rebels dropped their arms in Mali on Monday in a disarmament campaign led by the UN and government. Zahabi Ould...

31 dead in Ugandan boat accident, toll expected to rise 26 Nov 2018 - 12:54 am

MUKONO, Uganda: Ugandan divers retrieved 31 bodies and expected to find more in a capsized vessel in Lake Victoria, making it one of...

Death toll from Uganda boat cruise accident jumps to 29 25 Nov 2018 - 12:44 pm

KAMPALA: At least 29 people died when a cruise boat capsized in poor weather on Saturday in Lake Victoria, Uganda, the deputy police...

22 dead, scores feared drowned after Uganda boat sinks 25 Nov 2018 - 10:40 am

Mutima, Uganda, Twenty-two people have died and more than 60 are feared drowned after a pleasure boat sank on Lake Victoria, Ugandan police...

12 dead in suspected Mozambique Islamist attack: police source 25 Nov 2018 - 10:27 am

Maputo, Twelve people have been killed in a suspected Islamist attack in northern Mozambique, with thousands of villagers fleeing the area into neighbouring...

Boko Haram abduct dozen girls in southern Niger 24 Nov 2018 - 05:53 pm

Niamey: Suspected members of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram abducted around a dozen girls in raids on several border villages in southeastern Niger,...

Zimbabwe small plane crash kills 5, including 3 Finns 24 Nov 2018 - 03:42 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Zimbabwe's state-run media say three Finnish nationals and two locals have died in the crash of a small private plane. The Zimbabwe...

Portugal promises to help Angola recover "unexplained assets" 23 Nov 2018 - 07:49 pm

LISBON: Portugal promised on Friday to help the government of Angola repatriate funds obtained through corruption and deposited in the Iberian country, as...

Central African Republic militia leader appears at ICC 23 Nov 2018 - 05:26 pm

JOHANNESBURG: A war crimes suspect from the Central African Republic (CAR) on Friday appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague...

Eight killed as gunmen attack French mining camp in Niger: company 22 Nov 2018 - 03:02 pm

Paris: Seven employees of a French mine drilling firm and a local official were shot dead early Thursday when their site was attacked...

Gunmen kidnap Italian volunteer, shoot children near Kenya's coast 21 Nov 2018 - 11:10 am

Nairobi: Gunmen kidnapped an Italian volunteer in southeast Kenya and shot five people late on Tuesday, police said, in the first abduction of...

Kenyan police say gunmen kidnap Italian volunteer, wound five in trading centre attack 21 Nov 2018 - 09:01 am

NAIROBI: Kenyan police said on Wednesday unidentified gunmen kidnapped an Italian volunteer working at a non-governmental organisation in an attack on a trading...

Boko Haram attacks leave 53 dead in pre-election show of force 20 Nov 2018 - 06:57 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Boko Haram jihadists have killed 53 soldiers and farmers in three days of attacks in northeastern Nigeria, security sources said Tuesday,...

Nigeria's Buhari launches re-election bid with corruption still in focus 18 Nov 2018 - 10:33 pm

ABUJA: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched his manifesto on Sunday, hoping his anti-corruption agenda can win him a second term at a Feb....