Twitter suspends Niger Delta Avengers’ account for promoting terrorism
Twitter has suspended the account of Nigeria’s militant group Niger Delta Avengers that has carried out a series of attacks
Museveni confuses Israel with Palestine while welcoming Israeli PM, Twitter reacts
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has today stirred action from his country’s Twitter users after he repeatedly confused Israel and Palestine
Pop Icon Madonna in Kenya, meets First Lady and slum children
Seven-time Grammy Award-winner Madonna Louise Ciccone has today met with Kenya’s First Lady Margaret Kenyatta at the country’s State House
#KnowYourAfrica: Rwanda, land of a thousand hills
The “land of a thousand hills,” a direct translation from the French “Pays des Mille Collines,” is an apt description
Anti-slavery activists arrested in Mauritania
Mauritanian authorities have arrested nine anti-slavery activists, accusing them of starting a riot in which several police officers were injured
No death penalty for Malawi albino killers, Mutharika says
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has said he will not institute the death penalty against those found guilty of killing people
Bangladeshi officials name perpetrators of Dhaka attack
Bangladeshi officials have named five of the men who stormed a café in the capital, Dhaka, killing 20 hostages, most
Death toll from Baghdad bombing rises to 125
The death toll from the Baghdad car bomb explosion on Saturday has risen to 125, with more than 150 injured
Senegal to rid Dakar of child beggars
Nearly 50,000 children flock the streets of the Senegalese capital, Dakar, each day, to beg passer-by for money for their
Angola’s capital, Luanda, ranked 2nd most expensive city worldwide
Angola’s capital Luanda has been ranked as Africa’s most expensive city and the second most expensive city to live