Police says overloading and bad weather are likely to blame for the accident, as rescue efforts continue. At least 29 people died when a boat capsized in poor weather in Lake Victoria near the Ugandan capital, Kampala, the country’s deputy police spokesman has said. “The boat was overloaded and secondly there was bad weather,” Patrick […]

At least 42 people have died after a ferry carrying hundreds of people capsized on Lake Victoria, Tanzania. One official told the Reuters news agency the number who drowned could be more than 200. Rescue efforts have been halted until dawn on Friday. The MV Nyerere ferry overturned near the shore between the islands of […]

A ruptured opposition coalition, new alliance and hand-picked successor for long-term leader Kabila set to contest vote. There was no shortage of smiles and cheers as Felix Tshisekedi and Vital Kamerhe on Friday made their way into a room packed with cameras in Nairobi. But as soon the two Congolese opposition stalwarts took to the […]

NIAMEY, Niger — Armed men kidnapped 15 girls overnight in southeastern Niger, the local mayor said on Saturday. Boukar Mani Orthe, the mayor of Toumour in the Diffa Region of Niger near the border with Nigeria, said about 50 unidentified armed men had seized the girls in a village about six miles from the town […]

1Common Misperceptions about Unconditional Cash Transfers in Africa Research conducted by the Transfer Project, a multi-partner initiative that includes the UN agencies for children and food, national governments besides national and international researchers found that unconditional cash transfers, or UCT, are different from universal basic income in that they are time-bound and are given to […]

During colonial rule in Africa, thousands of cultural artefacts were seized from the continent by western countries. But on Friday, France is expected to launch a report calling for thousands of African artefacts in its museums to be returned to the continent. Question 1/6 The Rosetta Stone was the key to unlocking the lost hieroglyphic […]

About 650,000 public sector workers went on strike and thousands joined protests across Tunisia on Thursday over the government’s refusal to raise wages amid threats from international lenders to stop financing Tunisia’s tattered economy. Schools, universities, municipalities and ministries were shut and hospitals had only emergency staffing in the nationwide walkout organized by the UGTT union, […]

A South African teenager is in police custody accused of stabbing to death a young boy in a school toilet, where he had hidden in wait for him overnight. The grade one pupil, thought to be seven-years-old, was stabbed multiple times, the authorities said. The alleged perpetrator was thought to have been in a relationship […]

A man somehow managed to cycle to see a doctor after an attack left a knife thrust deep into his head. Mr Shaun Wayne, 34, had been attacked by two men on his way to work in Strand near Cape Town, Africa, on Monday (Nov 19). The attackers tried to grab his bicycle, yet somehow, […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is to repay $35,000 (£27,300) given to his leadership campaign by a firm accused of corruption. The donor, a firm called Bosasa, has won lucrative government contracts but is under investigation. Mr Ramaphosa initially told MPs the money had been paid to his son, Andile, for consultancy work for Bosasa. […]