Woman dies after genital mutilation aimed at conception
Zimbabwe - A woman has died in northern Zimbabwe after her genitals were cut in the hope she would conceive, it was reported on...
Mugabe ‘too old’ to rule Zimbabwe must tender his resignation
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who read the wrong speech at the opening of parliament on Tuesday, must resign with immediate effect, the opposition Movement...
Swaziland, Zimbabwe most un-free African countries – survey
Zimbabwe and Swaziland have emerged as the most un-free African countries on a range of democracy indices such as freedom of expression, liberty to...
Live mamba found in man’s laptop bag in Zimbabwe
Harare - Police in Zimbabwe got a little more than what they bargained for at a roadblock, when they opened a laptop bag and...
Egyptian forces ‘mistakenly’ kill 12 in tourist convoy
Cairo (dpa) - Egyptian security forces opened fire by mistake on vehicles carrying Mexican tourists in the Western Desert, killing 12 people, the Interior...
I will push on with Mugabe’s black empowerment drive says nephew
Zimbabwe's new indigenisation minister has vowed to push on with President Robert Mugabe's controversial programme for black empowerment, state media reported Saturday.Patrick Zhuwao, who...
Deadly blast in Nigeria targeted displaced people
At least seven people have been killed and 20 others injured in a blast at a camp for internally displaced people on the outskirts of...
Burundi army chief escapes assassination attempt
Bujumbura - Burundi's army chief survived an assassination attempt in the capital, Bujumbura, a military spokesperson said on Friday.Gunmen attacked the vehicle of General...
Egypt court sentence 9 to death for killing of judge’s bodyguard
Cairo - A court in the northern Egyptian city of al-Mansoura confirmed on Monday the death sentences of nine men in the killing the...
Several AU soldiers die in suicide car bombing
Mogadishu - A suicide car bombing, targeting an African Union military convoy in south-eastern Somalia, has killing several people, says a Somali senior military...