The UN says it remains concerned about the fate of staff travelling on its helicopter in Somalia that reportedly was seized by Al-Shabaab militants. The helicopter was ... Read more »
A new briefing by Amnesty International shows how the legal systems in 12 African countries were increasingly weaponized in 2023 to systematically target and discriminate against ... Read more »
In a major development, President Bola Tinubu suspended Minister Betta Edu under a cloud of explosive corruption accusations. Leaked documents allege Edu dive Read more »
Oscar Pistorius, the former Paralympian was released on parole on January 5, 2024, after serving over eight years of a 13-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp ... Read more »
Kenyan-born Benjamin Kiplagat, 34, who represented Uganda internationally in the 3,000m steeplechase at several Olympic Games and World Athletics Championships, has been found dead ... Read more »
More than a hundred people have been killed in a series of attacks on villages in Plateau State. The attacks, carried out by armed groups locally called "bandits," targeted c Read more »
At least 20 people died and many others were injured in an explosion from an illegal pipeline tapping point in Omoku, Rivers State, on Christmas Eve. It was gathere Read more »
Nigeria dodged a $11 billion bullet after London's High Court threw out a damages cl Read more »
Isabel dos Santos, an Angolan billionaire and the daughter of a former Angolan president, lost a legal battle in London's high court to prevent the freezing of about $734 million ... Read more »
Former Rwandan doctor, Sosthene Munyemana, 68, has been jailed by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide, according to a Read more »
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