World / Africa

Liberia investigates death of celebrated Ebola fighter amid stigma fears 01 Mar 2017 - 06:44 pm

DAKAR: The death from childbirth of a woman named Time magazine “Person of the Year” in 2014 for her work fighting Ebola in...

Rural Zimbabwe empties as Mugabe land reform policy unravels 01 Mar 2017 - 06:30 pm

Forests engulf fields that used to produce some of the world’s best tobacco around the northern Zimbabwean town of Banket, while barns that...

Zimbabwe’s struggling health system leans on unsung heroines 01 Mar 2017 - 06:05 pm

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe: As Zimbabwe’s health service buckles amid low levels of public funding and a government freeze on hiring medical staff, volunteers have...

DRC military killed 40 protesters in December 2016: UN 01 Mar 2017 - 11:43 am

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo: The UN has accused Congolese military of killing at least 40 people on Dec. 19, 2016, following protests...

Earthquake shakes northern Zambia 01 Mar 2017 - 11:17 am

LUSAKA, Zambia: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Monday night hit the northern province of Zambia, including Kasama, the provincial capital, leaving hundreds injured. Northern...

'African countries see FETO as threat to security' 01 Mar 2017 - 10:58 am

ADDIS ABABA: African countries see the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) as a threat to their internal security and have started taking action against...

Nigeria says economy shrank 1.51 pct in Q4 2016 01 Mar 2017 - 10:50 am

LAGOS, Nigeria: Nigeria’s economy shrank by 1.51 percent in the last quarter of 2016 with oil and non-oil sectors suffering persistent declines throughout...

Uganda: 12 million face food insecurity 01 Mar 2017 - 10:28 am

KAMPALA, Uganda: A new government report in Uganda found that 12 million people in the East African nation are experiencing food insecurity. Speaking...

After Jammeh, Gambians seek justice for the disappeared 28 Feb 2017 - 10:32 am

BANJUL/DAKAR: When Gambian intelligence officers arrested journalist Ebrima Manneh at his newspaper, he asked an office guard to save some tea. "I'm coming...

Nigeria: Abducted German archaeologists released 27 Feb 2017 - 12:54 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: Two German archaeologists recently abducted in Nigeria's northwestern Kaduna state have regained their freedom on Sunday, according to a local police...

Sudan releases Czech filmmaker accused of espionage 27 Feb 2017 - 11:49 am

KHARTOUM: Sudanese authorities have released a Czech national who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for espionage. Peter Jasek, a filmmaker, was...

Two German archaeologists kidnapped in Nigeria have been freed-police 26 Feb 2017 - 05:19 pm

KADUNA, Nigeria: Two German archaeologists who were kidnapped in central Nigeria have been freed, a police official said on Sunday. No ransom was...

Kenya's Red Cross suspends food aid efforts in W county 26 Feb 2017 - 01:25 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) on Saturday announced that it has suspended the distribution of relief food to starving residents...

5 Killed, 3 injured in tribal battles in Somalia 26 Feb 2017 - 09:28 am

Mogadishu: At least five people were killed and three others were injured in clan fighting near Adale town in Somalia. The renewed clashes...

UN warns Burundi's president 'Pierre Nkurunziza' over fourth term 25 Feb 2017 - 08:30 am

United Nations, United States: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza against seeking a fourth term, saying such a move...

South African police fire at anti-immigrant march 25 Feb 2017 - 02:41 am

Pretoria: South African police fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades to break up clashes between local protesters and immigrants in Pretoria...