Australian soldier charged with war crimes in Afghanistan
AFP, Sydney
8 April 2026, 00:21 AM Australia
MSF says 26 staff missing from South Sudan violence
AFP, Nairobi
3 March 2026, 01:25 AM Africa & rest of the world
At least 38 killed in armed attack in north-west Nigeria
AFP, Nigeria
21 February 2026, 19:36 PM Africa & rest of the world
Attackers kill at least 50 in Nigeria
Reuters, Maiduguri
21 February 2026, 04:12 AM World
RSF actions in Sudan’s al-Fashir points to genocide
AFP, Geneva
20 February 2026, 00:40 AM Africa & rest of the world
UN chief renews push for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Sudan
AFP, Addis Ababa
16 February 2026, 02:54 AM Africa & rest of the world
21 drown in Nile boat sinking in Sudan
AFP, Khartoum
13 February 2026, 00:52 AM Africa & rest of the world
Sudan RSF drone strike on school kills two children
AFP, Khartoum
12 February 2026, 01:35 AM Africa & rest of the world

Military takeover legal, says court

A Zimbabwe High Court has ruled that the military takeover that led to Robert Mugabe's ousting was legal, raising
25 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Zimbabwe judge says military action against Mugabe was legal

Zimbabwe’s military action leading to Robert Mugabe’s resignation was legal, a High Court judge rules, in a key decision as the military seeks to show that its moves were not a coup.
25 November 2017, 11:12 AM

'Butcher of Bosnia'

Ratko Mladic, who was convicted of genocide yesterday, believed himself to be a crusading defender of the Serbs but
22 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Liberation hero turned despot

Zimbabwe's veteran leader Robert Mugabe once quipped that he'd rule his country until he turned 100.
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Zimbabwe's Mugabe resigns, ending 4 decades of rule

Robert Mugabe resigns as Zimbabwe's president a week after the army and his former political allies moved against him, ending four decades of rule by a man who turned from independence hero to archetypal African strongman.
21 November 2017, 16:47 PM

Violence in Kenya after polls verdict

Kenya's Supreme Court yesterday validated the election victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta, sparking opposition
20 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Coup? What coup?

In the annals of missed stories, it ranks up there.
15 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Mugabe: Liberation hero turned despot

Zimbabwe's veteran leader Robert Mugabe once quipped that he'd rule his country until he turned 100.
15 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Mugabe sacks 'disloyal' vice-president

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe fired Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday, the government said, as the
6 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Five dead in Nigeria suicide bombing

At least five people were killed yesterday when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, a militia
30 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Kenyatta wins Kenyan poll re-run

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was yesterday declared victor of the country's deeply divisive elections, taking 98 percent of the
30 October 2017, 18:00 PM

29 killed; security chiefs sacked

The death toll from a deadly attack on a hotel in Mogadishu rose to 29 yesterday, prompting the Somali government
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Shooting, tear gas mar Kenya election re-run

At least three people were shot dead yesterday during clashes over Kenya's re-run election, which has been boycotted by the
26 October 2017, 18:13 PM

Boko Haram kills 8 Nigerian soldiers

At least eight soldiers were killed in heavy fighting when Boko Haram raided a military camp and looted food from villagers in northeast
26 October 2017, 18:04 PM

Protests as Kenya to hold polls today

Kenya's repeat presidential elections will proceed as planned today, said the head of the election board yesterday, after
25 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Fresh attack leaves 13 Niger soldiers dead

Thirteen paramilitary police were killed Saturday in a fresh attack in Niger's restive southwest, just weeks after a deadly
22 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Somalia truck bomb toll jumps to 358

Somalia's deadliest ever attack, a truck bomb in the capital Mogadishu, has now killed 358 people with 228 more
21 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Boko Haram kills 3 soldiers in Nigeria

At least three soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters ambushed a military convoy in northeast Nigeria, security and civilian
19 October 2017, 18:17 PM

Kenya election chief casts doubt on fair poll

Kenya's polls chief yesterday cast doubt on his organisation's ability to hold a credible vote next week, pointing to internal divisions
18 October 2017, 18:00 PM

29 killed in central Nigeria violence

At least 29 people were killed in a new flare-up of violence in central Nigeria targeting people sheltered in a primary school, prompting
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM