Nigeria kidnappers kill 35 hostages even after ransom paid
Kidnappers in Nigeria have killed at least 35 people they abducted from…
‘Greatest in 100 years’: Ghana mourns music legend Daddy Lumba
Ghanaians are mourning one of the country's best known singers, Charles Kojo…
Cameroon opposition leader banned from challenging world’s oldest president
Cameroon's opposition leader Maurice Kamto has been excluded from the list of…
The would-be saint murdered ‘mafia-style’ for refusing bribes
Two days after he was kidnapped in July 2007, the bloodied and…
Former Congolese president on trial for treason
he treason trial of the former president of the Democratic Republic of…
Former head of Central African football body jailed for war crimes
he former head of the Central African Republic (CAR) football federation, Patrice-Edouard…
Furious protests at move to cement Togo ruling family’s grip on power
A new constitution that has allowed Togo's long-time head of state Faure…
Suspended Nigerian senator behind harassment claim refused entry to parliament
A Nigerian senator who was suspended after accusing the senate president of…
Kenya U-turn over charging prominent activist with terror offences
Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been charged with illegal possession of…
Libyan war crimes suspect arrested in Germany under ICC warrant
A Libyan man suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity…