Aid workers use donkeys to reach remote Sudan landslide site where hundreds feared dead
Aid workers on donkeys have delivered the first humanitarian supplies to survivors…
Ebola outbreak kills 15 in DR Congo
At least 15 people have died in a new outbreak of the…
Former foreign minister sentenced to hard labour for corruption in Zambia
Zambia's former Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji has been sentenced to four years…
Deadly South African building fire blamed on lack of affordable housing
South African authorities say "extreme poverty and a severe lack of affordable…
‘A bullet went through my skull’: Tanzania abduction survivor
Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find distressing. In…
Burkina Faso’s parliament votes to outlaw homosexual acts
Burkina Faso's unelected transitional parliament has passed a bill banning homosexual acts,…
Ghana chief justice sacked over allegations of misuse of public funds
Ghana's President John Mahama has fired the country's Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo…
Mob burns Nigerian woman to death for alleged blasphemy
A woman has been burnt to death by a mob in northern…
Nigeria secessionist activist jailed for terrorism in Finland
A court in Finland has sentenced a controversial leader of a Nigerian…
Head-on crash between police van and prison bus kills 16 in Namibia
A head-on collision in Namibia involving vehicles belonging to the security services…