Seychelles drops witchcraft charges against opposition’s Patrick Herminie
Seychelles’ main opposition leader Patrick Herminie is no longer facing witchcraft charges after prosecutors dropped…
Category: Africa
2 South African soldiers killed by a mortar explosion in eastern Congo amid unrest.
Two South African soldiers were killed and three injured when a mortar landed in their…
Haiti says it is working on an agreement with Kenya to secure a long-awaited police deployment.
Haiti’s government announced Wednesday that it is working on an official agreement with Kenyan officials…
Dozens dead as two boats collide on the Congo River
Dozens of people are dead and several others are reported missing after two boats collided…
Nigeria’s Access Bank appoints Bolaji Agbede after death of CEO
Access Bank, a prominent Nigerian financial institution, has named an interim CEO following the tragic…
CEO of Nigerian biggest bank and family among dead in a helicopter crash in Southern California’s Mojave Desert.
Nigerian leaders Sunday mourned the death of the CEO of one of the country’s largest…
More than 20 miners trapped in Ethiopia cave for three days.
Rescue operations are ongoing in a remote village in northern Ethiopia after a cave collapse…
Kenyan cult leader charged with 191 murders.
A cult leader in Kenya has been charged with murder after more than 400 bodies…
Senegal parliament delays election until December.
Senegal’s parliament voted Monday to delay the West African nation’s presidential election until Dec. 15…
Namibia’s new President Mbumba sworn-in hours after predecessor dies.
Namibia has a new president in the shape of Nangolo Mbumba just hours after, as…
Namibia’s president Hage Geingob dies aged 82
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has died while receiving medical treatment at a hospital in the…
Nigerian traditional monarch shot dead and wife kidnapped
Armed men have shot dead a traditional ruler, and kidnapped his wife plus one other…