Policeman ‘stoned to death’ by rioters in Malawi
Police in Malawi have named an officer killed on Tuesday during clashes with anti-government protesters in Msundwe - a trading outpost west...
Nigerian criminals in Ghana are serving 1000 years jail term
A Nigerian Governor is claiming that nationals of the oil-rich country who are engaged in various crimes in Ghana are handed a...
Cameroon’s president Paul Biya orders release of 333 prisoners
he President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, has ordered the release of 333 prisoners who had been detained in connection with an Anglophone...
Paris police attack: ‘Four killed’ by knife-wielding man
A knife-wielding man has killed four officers outside central police headquarters in Paris, French media report.
The attacker, who...
25 Malian Soldiers killed by Militant near border with Burkina Faso
At least 25 Malian soldiers are dead and 60 more are missing after militants attacked two army outposts, the government said.
Student invents malaria detector
An Ethiopian student who invented an instant malaria detector has told the BBC that investors are willing to back him despite losing...
Sierra Leone building collapses ‘trapping workers’
Dozens of construction workers are feared trapped beneath rubble after a building collapsed in Sierra Leone’s second largest city of Bo.
Lightning kills 36 cows in Nigeria
No fewer than 36 cows belonging to some Fulani herdsmen were struck
dead by lightning on Saturday night in Ijare Community, Ifedore...
Nigeria army shuts aid group for feeding terrorist group Boko Haram
Nigeria’s army has closed down the activities of an international aid organisation, which it accuses of aiding Boko Haram militants in the...
Nigeria arrests suspects over hotel serial killings
Nigerian police have arrested two suspects in connection with hotel serial killings in the southern city of Port Harcourt.