Outrage in Kenya as police officers beat protesting student
Kenyans have expressed outrage after a video of police officers beating a student was widely shared online.
Four policemen...
Dozens arrested in Uganda gay-friendly bar
Police in Uganda say they have arrested 120 people at a bar in the centre of the capital, Kampala, and are holding...
Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns amid election protests
Bolivian President Evo Morales has resigned after nearly 14 years in power, amid turmoil following his disputed re-election last month.
Nigeria limits petrol sale near border areas
Nigeria's customs authorities have banned the sale of petrol within 20km (12 miles) of the country’s borders.
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37 killed in Burkina Faso mining firm ambush
At least 37 people have been killed and 60 wounded in an attack on a mining company convoy in Burkina Faso, authorities...
ECOWAS must engage Nigeria on border closure – Minister
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) needs to move swiftly in engaging Nigeria on...
South Africa Police arrests 100 African migrants
South
African police have arrested around 100 foreigners during an operation
to evict refugees and asylum seekers from a UN building in...
Over 64 dead in Pakistan train fire
At least 65 passengers died when a train travelling from the Pakistani city of Karachi to Rawalpindi caught fire.
Cameroon landslide kills dozens
At least 37 people have died and others are feared trapped underground in a landslide on Monday in the west of Cameroon,...
President of Chile sacks whole cabinet following protests
on notice in order to restructure my cabinet to confront these new demands," he said.
It is not yet...