World / Africa

Ghana votes in tight election amid economic slump 07 Dec 2016 - 12:53 pm

Accra: Ghanians voted Wednesday in tight presidential and parliamentary polls that are seen as a litmus test of stability for Africa's most secure...

South Sudan deports AP journalist, agency says it is over his reporting 07 Dec 2016 - 11:52 am

NAIROBI: South Sudan has deported a journalist working for the international Associated Press news agency, and the reporter said on Wednesday that it...

127 Kenya traffic officers sacked for corruption 07 Dec 2016 - 11:11 am

NAIROBI: A total of 127 traffic police officers in Kenya have been fired after failing a vetting process, authorities said Tuesday. National Police...

Tribal clashes leave 31 dead in Congo 06 Dec 2016 - 11:51 am

Kinshasa: At least 31 people died in clashes between tribal militia and security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the weekend,...

Clashes in central DR Congo leave 23 dead: Kasai official 05 Dec 2016 - 04:47 pm

Kinshasa: Twenty-three people died in weekend clashes triggered by tribal rivalry in Congo's central Tshikapa region, the deputy governor of Kasai province said...

Kenya health workers strike despite court order 05 Dec 2016 - 04:38 pm

NAIROBI, Kenya: Thousands of health workers went on strike across Kenya on Monday in a bid to get the government to implement a...

John Mahama, Ghana's affable but embattled president 04 Dec 2016 - 07:21 pm

Accra: Ghana's President John Mahama is a man of the people who is known for his good humour, but forced onto the back...

Cash gifts and “crocodile holes”: Gambia’s outgoing ruler 04 Dec 2016 - 06:36 pm

BANJUL: Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh was celebrating his 48th birthday in Banjul in May 2013 when he saw a poor street hawker selling...

Fake U.S. embassy in Ghana shut down after decade issuing visas 04 Dec 2016 - 03:06 pm

ACCRA: Authorities in Ghana have busted a fake U.S. embassy in the capital Accra run by a criminal network that for a decade...

Trial to open of former child soldier turned LRA warlord 04 Dec 2016 - 12:53 pm

The Hague: Dominic Ongwen, the former child soldier who became a Lord's Resistance Army warlord, will go before war crimes judges on Tuesday...

Ghana election: what you need to know 04 Dec 2016 - 12:49 pm

Accra: Two old foes are stepping back into the ring to fight in Ghana's hotly contested presidential election on December 7. This is...

40 years of total control: how Dos Santos shaped Angola 03 Dec 2016 - 06:11 pm

Johannesburg: For nearly 40 years Angolans endured a bloody civil war and extreme poverty as power rested solely in the hands of autocratic...

Gambia's political transition begins after election shock 03 Dec 2016 - 05:41 pm

Banjul, Gambia: The Gambia's President-elect Adama Barrow was to hold talks with his coalition Saturday to plot his transition to power, following a...

French appeal verdict due for Rwandan genocide convict 03 Dec 2016 - 05:36 pm

Bobigny, France: A French jury retired to consider its verdict Saturday over an appeal by a former Rwandan intelligence agent jailed for 25...

Somali forces kill 7 in clash with faction loyal to Islamic State 03 Dec 2016 - 05:28 pm

BOSASSO, Somalia: Soldiers allied to the Western-backed Somali government said they killed seven insurgents from a faction loyal to the Islamic State group...

Gambia's shock presidential victor hails new era 03 Dec 2016 - 10:01 am

Banjul, Gambia: Opposition candidate Adama Barrow hailed a "new Gambia" Friday after he pulled off a stunning presidential election victory, putting an end...

Gambia president concedes defeat 02 Dec 2016 - 11:52 pm

Banjul: Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has conceded defeat to the opposition, the chairman of the electoral commission said yesterday, bringing a dramatic end...