Attack in the western region of the country left five injured and 13 missing, government official says. More than a dozen people were killed in a Boko Haram attack on a fishing village in western Chad on Tuesday, a government official has said. “There were 14 dead, five wounded and 13 missing in the attack” […]
President Salva Kiir makes announcement after holding three days of talks with opposition leader Riek Machar in Juba. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has said he reached an agreement with opposition leader Riek Machar to form a unity government by a February deadline – even if not all their differences have been resolved by then. The […]
Washington accuses ministers of defence and cabinet affairs of fomenting conflict. The United States government has imposed sanctions on two senior South Sudanese officials, accusing them of fomenting conflict in the country. Minister of Cabinet Affairs Martin Elia Lomuro and Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs Kuol Manyang Juuk were blacklisted for their role in […]
NIAMEY, NIGER (REUTERS) – The leaders of the G5 Sahel countries on Sunday (Dec 15) visited the graves of 71 Niger soldiers killed near the Mali border in the worst militant attack on security forces in Niger in memory. Islamic State claimed to have killed the soldiers in an attack on a remote military camp […]
The Eritrean-American comedian Tiffany Haddish has celebrated her Bat Mitzvah. The Jewish coming-of-age ceremony – normally marked when a girl turns 12 – signifies a stepping into religious maturity, and a commitment to keep the commandments of the Torah, the first five books of the Bible containing the foundations of Jewish law. It was held […]
Former Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been elected president in a vote marred by protests. The 74-year-old succeeds Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was forced to resign in April after two decades in power. Mr Tebboune took 58% of the votes in Thursday’s election, according to the head of the electoral commission. Mr Tebboune and the […]
The son of the man who ruled Angola for 38 years has gone on trial for corruption in a rare case of such a high-profile official being taken to court. José Filomeno dos Santos and his co-accused helped spirit $0.5bn (£0.4bn) out of the country during his time as head of Angola’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, […]
Red Cross says at least 16 bodies recovered after torrential rain causes landslides in Bundibugyo district. At least 16 bodies have been recovered after torrential rain caused landslides in western Uganda, the Red Cross has said. “Our team continues to recover more bodies including some that are trapped by cocoa trees in Bundibugyo hills. It […]
On board Darryl Green’s small fishing boat, just off the island of Praslin in the Seychelles, the water is so clear we can see the seabed. Brightly coloured fish swim around the hull. “You know at my age I’ve seen the fish size decrease dramatically,” the fisherman reminisces. He’s on board his boat with his […]
German evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, who drew huge crowds in Africa over decades of preaching, has died aged 79. “He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family,” his wife Anni Bonnke said in a statement. The family lives in the United States but Bonnke was best-known for his work with the Christ For All Nations organisation […]