Two Kenya police officers charged with murder after Garissa shooting
Two Kenyan police officers were charged on Thursday with murder after they allegedly shot dead two people in the eastern
Plane carrying four passengers crashes in dense forest in eastern DRCongo
A plane carrying four passengers crashed late on Thursday in a dense forest in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,
South Africa speakeasies urge lifting of COVID-19 alcohol ban
In an Italian bistro in an upmarket Johannesburg neighbourhood, smiling patrons chat at candle-lit tables in a scene reminiscent of
Arsenal completes signing of former Chelsea winger Willian
Arsenal on Friday announced the signing of Brazil forward Willian Borges da Silva on a free transfer after he departed
Ethiopia’s regional polls dispute could create ‘conflict risk’: ICG
Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray should pause plans to hold elections next month, as these would further poison relations with
UN experts accuse senior Mali officials obstructing peace efforts
United Nations experts have accused the senior army and intelligence officials in Mali of deliberately obstructing a shaky 2015 peace
Three arrested over murder of woman in Cameroon’s Anglophone region
The Cameroonian army said Thursday its troop has arrested three armed separatists suspected of murdering a middle-aged woman in Muyuka,
Three killed in Ivory Coast protests against president’s third term bid
At least three people died during protests in Ivory Coast on Thursday, police said, as small groups burned makeshift roadblocks
World Bank: Nigeria records huge job losses amid COVID-19
At least 42% of people surveyed in Nigeria have reported losing their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, while 79% reported
Uganda’s Museveni appoints committee to enforce COVID-19 lockdown restrictions
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday appointed a committee to enforce the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions as infections and deaths surge