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14 missing after boats sink in River Congo: minister 28 Feb 2018 - 12:54 pm

Kinshasa, At least 14 people are feared drowned after two overcrowded, rickety boats sank in the River Congo, the interior minister of DR...

Woman killed by lion at South Africa game lodge 27 Feb 2018 - 07:28 pm

Johannesburg: A 22-year-old woman was mauled to death by a lion on Tuesday at a private game lodge close to South Africa's capital...

Boko Haram school kidnapping: an attack well-planned 27 Feb 2018 - 12:52 pm

Kano, Nigeria, Boko Haram's abduction of more than 100 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeastern Nigeria, shows the Islamist group still has the ability and...

On Qatar Airways flight, two lions from Mideast war zones reach South African refuge 26 Feb 2018 - 08:42 pm

LIONSROCK BIG CAT SANCTUARY, South Africa: Two lions rescued from neglected zoos in war zones in Iraq and Syria arrived in South Africa...

No country can cope: UN warns of hunger among refugees in Cameroon 26 Feb 2018 - 08:42 pm

YAOUNDE: Hundreds of thousands of people who sought shelter in Cameroon after fleeing violence will go hungry unless funds are made available, the...

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87 endangered vultures poisoned by poachers in Mozambique 26 Feb 2018 - 04:56 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Conservationists say at least 87 critically endangered vultures have died after consuming poison planted in the carcass of a poached elephant in...

Students too scared to return to Nigeria school after attack 26 Feb 2018 - 03:33 pm

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Frightened students are staying away from the school in northern Nigeria where Boko Haram extremists seized 110 girls in a raid...

South Africa's ANC says wants to alleviate impact of VAT hike on poor 25 Feb 2018 - 07:05 pm

PRETORIA: South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) said on Sunday that it wants to alleviate the impact of a VAT hike on...

One killed, 2 injured as Kinshasa police fire on protesters: medic 25 Feb 2018 - 02:17 pm

Kinshasa: One man was killed and two people seriously injured Sunday as police opened fire in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa on people...

DR Congo police fire bullets, tear gas on anti-Kabila rally: AFP 25 Feb 2018 - 11:41 am

Kisangani, DR Congo: At least two people were wounded as police fired live bullets and tear gas Sunday to break up a banned...

Death toll from Somalia blasts rises to 45 - government official 24 Feb 2018 - 01:30 pm

MOGADISHU, The death toll from twin car bomb blasts in the Somali capital late on Friday has risen to 45 from the initially...

Deadly church shoot-out after 5 S.African police killed 24 Feb 2018 - 11:20 am

Johannesburg: Seven suspects accused of killing five South African policemen were shot dead by officers late on Friday in a bloody gunfight outside...

Two car bombs explode in Somali capital and kill 18 people 23 Feb 2018 - 09:40 pm

MOGADISHU: Twin car bombs exploded in Somalia's capital on Friday, killing 18 people and wounding 20 others, the city's ambulance service said, and...

Three dead, 7 hurt as armed groups clash in C.Africa flashpoint 23 Feb 2018 - 03:01 pm

Bangui, Central African Republic, Three people were killed and at least seven others wounded in clashes which erupted overnight between armed groups in...

Five refugees killed, 20 injured, in Rwanda camp food protest - police 23 Feb 2018 - 01:26 pm

KIGALI, At least five refugees were killed and 20 injured at a camp in Rwanda when a protest over a cut in food...

Former S.African soldier sentenced to death in S.Sudan 23 Feb 2018 - 01:12 pm

Juba, A former South African soldier was sentenced to death in South Sudan on Friday for attempting to overthrow the government. Ex-colonel William...