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
12 schoolchildren killed in South Africa crash
19 January 2026, 16:01 PM
Africa & rest of the world
Over 310 pupils and teachers kidnapped from Nigerian school
Nigeria is still scarred by the kidnapping of nearly 300 girls by Boko Haram jihadists
22 November 2025, 02:22 AM
Australia rejects offer to co-host UN climate summit with Turkey
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday was firmly opposed to the suggestion of co-hosting
17 November 2025, 03:23 AM
New ‘Lucifer’ bee discovered in Australia
As if deadly snakes, spiders and sharks were not enough, Australia now has a new creepy critter: a “lucifer” bee with devil-like horns.
12 November 2025, 18:13 PM
No US officials to attend G20 in S Africa
President Donald Trump said no US officials would attend the G20 summit in South Africa, reviving debunked claims of white Afrikaners being systematically “killed and slaughtered” in the country.
8 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Sudan defence minister says army to keep fighting after US truce proposal
No details of US truce proposal have been made public yet
4 November 2025, 17:35 PM
Nigeria urges Trump meeting after military action threat
Earlier, Trump claimed that thousands of Christians were being killed in Nigeria
2 November 2025, 17:12 PM
Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians
US president says Nigeria has not done enough to stop killings of Christians
2 November 2025, 15:33 PM
Situation in Sudan ‘apocalyptic’
Thousands of civilians are feared trapped and in imminent danger in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher after its fall to paramilitaries, Doctors Without Borders said yesterday, as Germany’s top diplomat described the situation there as “apocalyptic”.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Landslide kills at least 13 in western Kenya
Nineteen people have been rescued and an unknown number are still missing
1 November 2025, 10:51 AM
Hundreds may have been executed in capture of Sudanese city: UN rights office
The RSF has dismissed past accusations of abuses, and have made counter-accusations against the Sudanese army
31 October 2025, 13:19 PM
Men shot by the hundreds, disappeared after Sudanese city falls to paramilitaries: witnesses
Account is latest sign of widespread abuses
31 October 2025, 13:16 PM
UN calls for end to Sudan siege after mass hospital killings
The WHO said the hospital was on Sunday "attacked for the fourth time in a month, killing one nurse and injuring three other health workers"
30 October 2025, 04:12 AM
Tourist flight to Maasai Mara crashes in Kenya, killing all on board
All 11 passengers, including 10 foreign tourists were killed
28 October 2025, 14:38 PM
Africa accounts for 40pc of global conflicts: ICRC
Africa accounts for roughly 40 percent of the world’s armed conflicts, with some 50 ongoing clashes across the continent, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) vice-president told AFP yesterday.
23 October 2025, 18:00 PM
40 African migrants dead in shipwreck off Tunisia
Forty migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were found dead yesterday following a shipwreck off Tunisia while 30 were rescued, a judicial spokesman told AFP.
22 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Australian banker wins right to work from home every day
She lives outside Sydney, and travelling to a Westpac corporate office takes almost two hours
21 October 2025, 08:02 AM
Madagascar's president has left the country after Gen Z protests
Rajoelina flown out on French military plane -- military source
13 October 2025, 16:59 PM
At least 40 killed in South Africa bus crash
South Africa has a sophisticated and busy road network with a high rate of road deaths, blamed mostly on speeding, reckless driving and unroadworthy vehicles
13 October 2025, 06:07 AM
Australia police charge alleged gunman after Sydney street shooting
Australian police charged a 60-year-old man Monday after he allegedly opened fire on a busy Sydney street, wounding 16 people in a chaotic attack.
6 October 2025, 19:06 PM
Syria to establish first post-Assad parliament
Regional bodies to elect most lawmakers on Sunday, Sharaa will appoint remaining one-third
3 October 2025, 07:24 AM