KINSHASA – A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing two children, Information Minister Lambert Mende has said….
LAGOS – Nigerian forces have freed 178 captives held by the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram during military operations in the country’s…
HARARE – Two men have arrived at court in Zimbabwe facing charges over the killing of Cecil, the country’s most famous lion….
TRIPOLI – A court in Libya has sentenced Col Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, and eight others to death over war crimes…
ADDIS ABABA – US President Barack Obama has warned that Africa will not advance if its leaders refuse to step down when…
YAOUNDE – Cameroon has banned the wearing of full-face Islamic veil, including the burka, in the Far North region, following two suicide…
CAPE TOWN – South Africa’s Archbishop Desmond Tutu will spend a second night in hospital for treatment of a “persistent infection”, his…
KIGALI – Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has launched a scathing verbal attack on the UK government after the arrest of his intelligence…
LONDON – Rwanda’s intelligence chief Karenzi Karake, who is wanted in Spain for war crimes, has been arrested in London. Gen Karake,…
JOHANNESBURG – A South African court is due to decide shortly on whether Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir should be arrested for war…
