Al Shabaab attack military base killing 12 soldiers in Somalia
At least 12 soldiers have been killed after Islamist al-Shabab militant attacked a government base in Rage Celle district,
Ugandan rappers ‘rapping’ the news
In Uganda, a group of young Rap artists is bringing a different touch to the way TV news is delivered.
Award winning Zimbabwean author Chenjerai Hove dies in exile
One of Zimbabwe’s best known writers, Chenjerai Hove, has died in Norway at the age of 59. The prolific poet, novelist
Armed robbers attack a Primark shopping store in Paris
French police are hunting for three armed men who stormed a Primark store in an suspected robbery attempt north of
Liberia’s ‘Planet of the Apes’ facing starvation
A little island in Liberia has been playing host to a group of former lab chimpanzees. They have lived a
Tunisia deploys 100,000 security personnel to prevent new attacks
Tunisia’s government says it has deployed 100,000 security personnel to protect the country and prevent new attacks. 3,000 of the
Tanzania’s ruling party to choose its presidential candidate
Tanzania’s ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi’s Congress will on Sunday vote to pick its Presidential candidate for the October elections.
Miss Uganda Pageant: “Beauty is far more than skin- deep”
Uganda has crowned its next national beauty. Zahara Muhammed Nakiya beat 20 other finalists for the crown on Friday evening
Burundi presidential poll delayed to July 21
Burundi’s presidential election has been postponed to July 21 from July 15, a presidential spokesman said on Saturday. This move
Tanzania’s ruling party to pick presidential candidate
Tanzania’s ruling party is set to pick a president candidate ahead of the country’s elections in October later this year.