Teacher kills, burns daughter on braai stand
A teacher from Ongwediva shocked many in the northern town when she allegedly killed her 26-year-old handicapped daughter and burnt her body on a...
Death toll doubles to 19 in Somali attack
Mogadishu - African Union forces in Somalia on Tuesday said a "cowardly" bomb attack the previous day had killed 19 people, nearly double the...
CAR – 13 people burned alive in house
Bangui - At least 13 people were burned alive in the Central African Republic at the weekend when they were rounded up by armed...
American spy planes fly over Nigeria in bid to find missing...
Last week, U.S. Undersecretary for Africa Linda Thomas-Greenfield told Reuters that Nigeria had requested surveillance and intelligence from the United States.
A Nigerian government official...
15 dead in stampede at Democratic Republic of Congo football match
At least 15 people were killed after police fired teargas in a crowded football stadium in Democratic Republic of Congo, provoking a stampede, according...
3 UN peacekeepers wounded by land mine in Mali
Bamako, Mali (AP) A spokesman for the UN mission in Mali says three of its peacekeepers have been wounded in the country's far north.
Spokesman...
Chad Closes Border with Central African Republic
N’Djamena — Chad's President Idriss Deby said its border with Central African Republic had been closed pending an end to intercommunal violence there that...
Mozambique judge Dinis Silica shot dead in Maputo
A judge who was investigating a wave of kidnappings in Mozambique has been shot dead in the capital, Maputo.
Witnesses say three gunmen sprayed Dinis...
French soldier dies in Mali as Paris readies counter-insurgency plan
A French soldier has been killed in northern Mali as France prepares to deploy thousands of its troops across the region to better fight...
South Sudan fighting resumes as ceasefire hopes dashed
South Sudanese rebels have engaged in fresh fighting with government troops, breaking a new ceasefire deal and dashing hopes of a swift end to...
Suicide bomber strikes in Somalia
A suicide car bomber thought to be targeting a former governor has killed at least 11 people, including Somali government soldiers and civilians in...
African Union – Reject Immunity for Leaders
Johannesburg – A proposal to give immunity to sitting government leaders before Africa’s regional court would be a major setback for justice for grave...
