Africa
At least eight Kenyan police killed by militants
Eight Kenyan police officials were killed when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device planted by Somalia’s al Shabaab militant group, police... Read more
Suicide blasts in NE Nigeria kill at least 31: Official, local militia
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists killed at least 31 people in a twin suicide bomb attack on a town in northeast Nigeria, a local official and militia l... Read more
Congo’s parliament to consider legal protection for ex-presidents
Democratic Republic of Congo’s parliament will, at President Joseph Kabila’s request, hold a special session to consider legislation providing legal p... Read more
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa, main rival sign up for first post-Mugabe election
President Emmerson Mnangagwa registered on Thursday for Zimbabwe’s first national elections of the post-Mugabe era, with his main rival Nelson C... Read more
Two killed in knife attack at mosque in South Africa
– Two people were stabbed to death on Thursday at a mosque in South Africa’s Malmesbury in the Western Cape before the attacker was shot dead by... Read more
