More than 100 killed by Boko Haram in Nigeria
Maiduguri, Nigeria (AP) — Boko Haram extremists have killed more than 100 people and hoisted their black and white flag over a town left...
Illegal immigrants Forced to Leave Gabon
Kiossi, Cameroon - Gabon has released 100 of some 500 Cameroonian, Chadian and Central African Republic illegal immigrants detained for 10 months for unlawful...
Zimbabweans caught smuggling explosives into SA
Fourteen Zimbabweans were arrested for possession of explosives worth over R350,000 in Musina, Limpopo police said."These undocumented suspects were found in possession of 100...
Kidnapped women, kids are ‘sex slaves’ in DR Congo
Kinshasa - Women and children are being kidnapped by armed gangs and forced to work as sex slaves in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,...
Over 300 armed youth join South Sudan rebels
Juba - Over 300 armed youth from South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state on Wednesday announced they were joining the country’s rebellion led...
Al-Shabaab forcefully abducting children from areas in Somalia
Al-Shabaab has been forcefully abducting children from areas it controls in Somalia under the guise of providing shelter and education to homeless and neglected...
Five suspects killed in Nairobi crime wave
Nairobi, Kenya - Police gunned down three people while two others were lynched by a mob on Thursday.This brings to nine the number of...
Botswana Loses over 2,000 People to Suicide Since 2007
Gaborone - Some 2,389 people have committed suicide in the diamond-rich Botswana since 2007, according to the country’s Defence, Justice and Security Minister, Dikgakgamatso...
Chinese tourists remain Zimbabwe shy
Chinese nationals, whose government is touted an all-weather friend by Zimbabwe, have largely skirted the troubled African country, preferring other regional destinations, a government...
Tanzania confirms TAZARA split, Zambia not aware
Zambia Government has refuted reports that the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) - the joint venture between Tanzania and Zambia - will end on August...