Air strikes on Sudan campus kill Congolese – government
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government says 10 of its citizens died after their university campus was “bombarded” in air strikes in…
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Kenyan police tear-gas protest over proposed tax hikes
Police have fired tear gas to disperse Kenyan protesters demonstrating in the capital against some of the government’s proposed measures to impose…
Israel hands body of dead policeman to Egypt
Israel has handed over to Egypt the body of an Egyptian policeman accused of killing three Israeli soldiers in an attack next…
Gaddafi’s son goes on hunger strike in Lebanon – reports
One of the surviving sons of the former Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, is reported to have gone on hunger strike to protest…
Fugitive celebrity doctor loses appeal against arrest
A South African court has dismissed an urgent application against the arrest of Nandipha Magudumana, a celebrity doctor who is the girlfriend…
Conflict may have cost Sudan $3.4bn – ex-minister
Former Sudanese Finance Minister Ibrahim Elbadawi estimates that the seven-week conflict in his country has cost the economy at least $3.4bn (£2.7bn).…
Ugandan president signs anti-gay bill into law
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has assented to the controversial anti-homosexuality bill, despite condemnation of Western countries and human rights activists. The bill…
South African hospital probed for placing newborns in boxes
The South African authorities are investigating an incident in which newborn babies were placed in cardboard boxes, instead of incubators or cribs…
IMF deal won’t quickly address Ghana crisis – president
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that the $3bn (£2.4bn) bailout from the IMF will not immediately address the country’s economic challenges.…
Zimbabwe accused of freeing ‘dangerous rapists’ in amnesty
Zimbabwe’s main opposition coalition, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has claimed that some of the more than 4,000 prisoners released on…
IMF approves $3.5bn loan deal with Ivory Coast
The International Monetary Fund has approved a $3.5bn (£2.8bn) loan agreement with Ivory Coast, which it says is designed to tackle financial…
UN urges Sudan generals to end sexual violence
The UN human rights chief has urged the two warring generals in Sudan to stop sexual violence and spare the lives of…
Ugandan officer kills himself after firing into boss’s room
Uganda police say they have registered a case of “attempted murder” and “suicide by shooting” after a 47-year-old officer is thought to…
Angry SA locals chase away mayor as cholera cases rise
Irate South Africans chased away a mayor on Monday, blaming him for failing to provide clean water as deaths from cholera rose…
Ghanaian peacekeeper named UN gender award winner
A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving in the disputed Sudan-South Sudan border region of Abyei has won the 2022 UN Military Gender Advocate of…
SA could become a failed state – ANC top official
The secretary general of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress Party (ANC) has said the country could become a failed state as…