Nigeria attacks: 100 killed in attacks on villages in Kaduna
At least 100 villagers have been killed in Nigeria's central Kaduna state in attacks linked to disputes between ethnic groups, officials say. Heavily armed...
Nigeria jobseeker stampede turns deadly
At least seven people were killed and dozens more were injured in Nigeria's capital Abuja after thousands of panicked jobseekers stampeded during a government...
The way things are … in Africa
Namibian citizen, Pashu Shuudi writes: ALTHOUGH hard to swallow, us black people despise everything that looks like us. To prove my point, not so...
Foreign farm ownership should be restricted – report
A 2011 study on agricultural land prices in Namibia has recommended that the Ministry of Lands and Resettlement restrict farm sales to foreigners.
The report...
Egypt unrest: Six soldiers shot dead in Cairo
Six Egyptian soldiers have been killed by gunmen at a checkpoint in the northern Cairo suburb of Shubra al-Khayma, state media reports. A security...
France says EU shirking duty to Central African Republic
(Reuters) - France said on Friday the European Union was shirking its responsibilities for international security after an EU plan to send up to...
Zim: Curious case of the returned farm
In Zimbabwe, there’s nothing unusual about a dispossessed white farmer going to court to fight for his farm. They usually lose the case. But...
Jihadists Behead Two Christians in Somalia – Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs
On March 4 jihadists called residents to the town center to witness the executions of the 41-year-old mother, Sadia Ali Omar, and her 35-year-old...
Mozambican Prison Service Denies Sex Abuse Claims By African Media
Neither the prisoners themselves, nor the South African High Commission in Maputo, have complained of any sexual abuses, said Samo Paulo Goncalves, the head...
DR Congo massacre may alter international law – Genocide Watch
DR Congo massacre may alter international law. Case to be decided on March 7 could represent a breakthrough for justice related to sexual crimes...
Student dies as worsening Darfur violence extends to Khartoum
Activists said dozens were arrested in Tuesday's campus unrest, which came as UN human rights chief Navi Pillay voiced alarm over armed groups targeting...
Harare potholes: SA firm strikes deal
HARARE – Harare officials have reportedly signed a deal with South African firm Neo Capital to repair the potholes in the council. The official...
