World / Africa

Rwandan rebel commander arrested in DRC 25 Oct 2016 - 05:48 pm

ARU, Democratic Republic of Congo: A senior commander of the Rwandan rebels organization operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been arrested...

Nigeria: Ex-presidential spokesman held in arms probe 25 Oct 2016 - 03:47 pm

LAGOS, Nigeria: A former minister and a former presidential spokesman were arrested in Nigeria as part of what officials called the extension of...

Gunfire, protests erupt in Central African Republic capital 24 Oct 2016 - 03:14 pm

BANGUI: U.N. peacekeepers and armed men exchanged fire on Monday in Central African Republic's capital Bangui, the United Nations said, while hundreds of...

Death toll in Cameroon train crash hits 79 24 Oct 2016 - 12:38 pm

Yaoundé: The death toll in last week's train crash in Cameroon has climbed to 79 after rescuers finished combing through the wreckage, authorities...

Zimbabweans fear cholera outbreak amid drought 24 Oct 2016 - 12:00 pm

HARARE, Zimbabwe: The water crisis facing Zimbabwe’s capital Harare has sparked fears of an outbreak of diseases such as cholera, which led to...

Niger town fears for abducted US aid worker 'Jeff' 23 Oct 2016 - 10:01 pm

Abalak, Niger: For people living in the small city of Abalak in central Niger, the abduction of a longtime US aid worker over...

More than 100 inmates escape Haiti prison, one guard dead: official 23 Oct 2016 - 09:41 pm

Port-au-Prince: At least 100 inmates, some of them armed, escaped a Haitian prison near the capital Port-au-Prince during a mutiny, killing at least...

Asian sailors freed by Somali pirates arrive in Kenya for flights home 23 Oct 2016 - 07:37 pm

NAIROBI: 26 Asian sailors freed after more than four years of captivity in a small fishing village in Somalia arrived in the Kenyan...

Bashir rejects Amnesty 'lies' about Darfur chemical attacks 22 Oct 2016 - 10:24 pm

Khartoum: President Omar al-Bashir on Saturday accused Amnesty International of spreading "lies" that Sudanese government forces had used chemical weapons against civilians in...

Freed 'Guantanamo Diary' author forgives US jailers 22 Oct 2016 - 09:26 pm

Nouakchott: A former Guantanamo Bay detainee from Mauritania who wrote a best-selling book about his experiences said Saturday he forgives those who tortured...

Somali pirates free 26 Asian sailors held since 2012 22 Oct 2016 - 07:50 pm

MOGADISHU: Somali pirates have freed 26 Asian sailors held captive in a small fishing village for more than four years since their ship...

Kenya fights deadly stigma with albino beauty pageant 22 Oct 2016 - 12:01 pm

Nairobi: In many parts of Africa albinos are stigmatised or hunted for their body parts, but for one night in Kenya those with...

55 killed in Cameroon train derailment 22 Oct 2016 - 08:24 am

Yaoundé: Fifty-five people were killed and almost 600 injured when a packed Cameroon passenger train derailed on Friday, leaving debris strewn across nearby...

At least 53 dead, nearly 300 injured in Cameroon train accident 21 Oct 2016 - 10:59 pm

YAOUNDE: Fifty-three people were killed and nearly 300 injured on Friday when a packed passenger train travelling between Cameroon’s two largest cities derailed...

“Barefoot surveyors” flag needs in world’s slums, key to urban development: activist 20 Oct 2016 - 06:57 pm

QUITO: Mapping slum areas is critical if cities are to bridge the gap between the bustling, informal economies of their shantytowns and richer...

Drought, hunger add to South Sudan's woes 20 Oct 2016 - 11:01 am

Aweil, South Sudan: A serious food crisis in the north of South Sudan is reaching critical levels, as a biting drought across much...

Police disperse Cape Town student protesters with rubber bullets 19 Oct 2016 - 09:04 pm

CAPE TOWN: South African police used rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of student protesters demanding free...