World / Africa

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...

50 girls missing from Nigerian town after Boko Haram attack 22 Feb 2018 - 08:17 am

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, About 50 girls have been missing since Boko Haram extremists attacked a village in northern Nigeria that has a girls' boarding...

'I inherited a broke country', says new Liberian president 21 Feb 2018 - 01:11 pm

Paris: Liberia's new President George Weah on Tuesday pledged to fight corruption as he spoke about conditions in his "broke country" on the...

Gunmen kill five police in attack on South African police station 21 Feb 2018 - 12:10 pm

JOHANNESBURG: Gunmen killed six people in an attack on a police station in a small South African town on Wednesday, stealing quantities of...

Over 5 million seek to vote in controversial Burundi poll 20 Feb 2018 - 03:37 pm

Nairobi: More than five million people have signed up to vote in Burundi's controversial constitutional referendum in May and elections in 2020, which...

Kenya allows opposition figures to travel after barring them overnight 20 Feb 2018 - 03:14 pm

NAIROBI: Two prominent supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga were allowed to leave the country on Tuesday a day after authorities prevented...

Who are Cameroon's English-speaking separatists? 20 Feb 2018 - 11:16 am

Libreville: Separatists in Cameroon's restive English-speaking regions have faced a violent crackdown since declaring the creation of "Ambazonia", a self-proclaimed republic independent from...

Malawi cholera cases pass 500, eight people dead 19 Feb 2018 - 07:05 pm

Lilongwe: Cholera cases in Malawi have tripled and four more people have died, the Ministry of Health said on Monday, a month after...

South Sudan rebels release Kenyan pilots after compensation paid 19 Feb 2018 - 06:18 pm

JUBA: South Sudanese rebels have released two Kenyan pilots they were holding after receiving compensation for the family of a civilian killed when...

UN warns of rising food insecurity across Africa 19 Feb 2018 - 04:36 pm

Khartoum: About 224 million people are suffering from malnutrition across Africa as climate change and conflicts heighten food insecurity across the continent, a...