Tag: Africa

Ex-president can be buried in Zambia against family’s wishes, court rules

A South African court has ruled that Zambia's government can repatriate the…

Ghana investigators find ‘black boxes’ of helicopter that crashed and killed two ministers

Ghana's President John Mahama has promised a full investigation into Wednesday's helicopter…

Is the world’s oldest leader set for an eighth term?

Cameroon's constitutional council has upheld the decision by the country's electoral body…

Paul Njie Paul Njie

Six dead in Kenya medical small plane crash, official says

Six people have been killed after a light aircraft belonging to a…

Ashley Lime Ashley Lime

Two Ghanaian ministers die in helicopter crash, along with six others

Ghana's ministers of defence and environment and six other people have died…

Nigeria seizes 1,600 birds in ‘largest’ wildlife-trafficking bust

Nigeria's customs agency says it has seized over 1,600 birds bound for…

Nigeria’s champion women basketballers promised $100,000 each

Members of Nigeria's national female basketball team are to receive a cash…

Mansur Abubakar Mansur Abubakar

South African farm worker says he was forced to feed women to pigs

A white South African farm worker accused of killing two black women…

I no longer identify as Nigerian, Badenoch says

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said she no longer identifies as…

Ottilie Mitchell Ottilie Mitchell

Rhino horns turned radioactive to fight poachers in South Africa

South African scientists have launched an anti-poaching campaign in which rhinos' horns…