MSF says 26 staff missing from South Sudan violence
3 March 2026, 01:25 AM
Africa & rest of the world
At least 38 killed in armed attack in north-west Nigeria
21 February 2026, 19:36 PM
Africa & rest of the world
Attackers kill at least 50 in Nigeria
21 February 2026, 04:12 AM
World
RSF actions in Sudan’s al-Fashir points to genocide
20 February 2026, 00:40 AM
Africa & rest of the world
UN chief renews push for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Sudan
16 February 2026, 02:54 AM
Africa & rest of the world
21 drown in Nile boat sinking in Sudan
13 February 2026, 00:52 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Sudan RSF drone strike on school kills two children
12 February 2026, 01:35 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Ten dead after a shooting in Canadian province of British Columbia, police say
11 February 2026, 09:20 AM
World
51 kidnapped, 3 killed in Nigeria attacks
9 February 2026, 04:53 AM
Africa & rest of the world
Gunmen kill at least 162 in attack in Nigeria
4 February 2026, 20:21 PM
Africa & rest of the world
Truth prevails, 46 years on
An anti-apartheid activist who died in police custody 46 years ago did not commit suicide but was murdered by officers, a South
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Kenya bans protests in central Nairobi
Kenyan authorities banned protests in central Nairobi and other hotspots as they tried to keep a lid on mounting political turmoil in the
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Nigeria begins Boko Haram mass trials
Nigeria on Monday began its first major trials of Boko Haram suspects, with a promise to "prosecute and not to
10 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Ghana gas depot blast kills six
At least six people were killed and 35 injured, mostly suffering burns, after an explosion at a natural gas depot in
8 October 2017, 18:00 PM
School guard burns 6 kids to death in Brazil
A mentally ill Brazilian nursery school guard burned six small children and a teacher to death after spraying them with
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM
3 US soldiers killed in Niger ambush
Three US soldiers and one from another nation were killed when a joint US-Niger patrol was ambushed near the border with Mali in
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Three killed in Boko Haram raid in Nigeria
Boko Haram killed three people and set fire to scores of homes in a raid targeting vulnerable rural communities in northeast Nigeria, a
28 September 2017, 18:46 PM
Outcry saves 'world's lung'
The Brazilian government backed off a controversial proposal to authorize private companies to mine a sprawling
26 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Fistfight breaks out in Uganda parliament
Fistfights and chair-throwing break out in Uganda's parliament ahead of a debate on whether to grant long-serving President Yoweri Museveni another term in office, local television shows.
26 September 2017, 14:29 PM
Army deploys in Rio after favela shootings
Brazilian soldiers deployed by armored vehicle, truck and helicopter Friday to reinforce police after heavily armed drug
23 September 2017, 18:00 PM
UN gives top prize to Chibok girls negotiator
A Nigerian lawyer who helped secure the release of more than 100 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram was yesterday awarded one of
18 September 2017, 18:00 PM
PM threatens ban on opposition party
Cambodian premier Hun Sen threatened to dissolve the country's embattled opposition party yesterday, as the rival politicians protested
11 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Irma batters Caribbean islands
Monster Hurricane Irma slammed into the French Caribbean islands yesterday after making landfall in Barbuda, packing ferocious
6 September 2017, 18:46 PM
Boko Haram attacks kill 400 since April: Amnesty
A spurt in attacks by Boko Haram Islamists has claimed nearly 400 lives since April in Nigeria and Cameroon, double
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Caribbean braces for monster hurricane
Irma strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category Five hurricane yesterday, meteorologists warned,
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Odinga sets conditions after SC clears way for poll re-run
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga yesterday sought the sacking of several poll commission officials and set
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Zimbabwe first lady Grace flies home
Zimbabwe's first lady Grace Mugabe flew home from South Africa yesterday, state media said, ending a week of
20 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Mugabe's birthday declared as holiday
Zimbabwe has declared President Robert Mugabe's birthday on February 21 a national holiday, a state daily reported yesteraday,
19 August 2017, 18:28 PM
Sierra Leone floods toll passes 400
More than 400 people have died in mudslides and flooding in Sierra Leone with 600 people still missing in the stricken
18 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Landslide kills 40 in DR Congo
A landslide has swept over a fishing village on the banks of a lake in the northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 40 people, a
17 August 2017, 19:31 PM