MSF says 26 staff missing from South Sudan violence
3 March 2026, 01:25 AM
Africa & rest of the world
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
Statue row blots Mandela's vision for SA
South Africa's University of Cape Town removed a statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes yesterday, a symbolic step that exposes
9 April 2015, 18:18 PM
Kenya unites in sorrow
Kenyans prayed for unity yesterday at the start of three days of national mourning for the 148 people murdered in a university
5 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Boko Haram kill four in Nigeria village raid
At least four people were killed when suspected Boko Haram fighters raided a local market in a village near the northeast Nigerian city of
5 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Africa leaders to hold Boko Haram summit
Leaders of central and west African states will hold a summit on April 8 to try to draw up a joint strategy against the threat posed by
5 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Kenya mourns Garissa attack dead
Kenya has begun three days of mourning following the massacre of over 100 students by militant group al-Shabab.
5 April 2015, 05:21 AM
Explosion in Mali capital Bamako kills one
An explosion at a house in the Malian capital Bamako has killed a security guard and injured at least two other people, officials said
4 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Zimbabwe ruling party expels Mujuru
A former vice president of Zimbabwe, Joyce Mujuru, has been expelled from the ruling party, Zanu-PF. The party said she had plotted to
4 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Kenya will 'run red with blood'
The terrorist group that massacred almost 150 people at a university have threatened to make the streets of Kenya "run red with blood".
4 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Somali Islamists kill 147 in Kenya university massacre
Masked gunmen from Somalia's Shebab Islamist group yesterday massacred at least 147 Kenyan students in a day-long college
2 April 2015, 21:36 PM
Kenya Garissa students 'taken hostage' by al-Shabab
Gunmen have taken students hostage and killed at least 14 people at a university in north-eastern Kenya, aid workers and police say.
2 April 2015, 05:28 AM
Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari wins
Former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari has become the first opposition candidate to win a presidential election in Nigeria
1 April 2015, 04:13 AM
Red Cross worker killed by Islamic militants
A Red Cross employee is killed and another injured in a gun attack by suspected Islamist militants in Mali
31 March 2015, 05:09 AM
Nigeria voting continues after delays
Voting is to continue in some parts of Nigeria after technical problems during Saturday's presidential election.
29 March 2015, 04:38 AM
Sierra Leone in Ebola lockdown
The authorities in Sierra Leone are enforcing a three-day lockdown to curb the spread of Ebola, with the entire population ordered to stay at home
28 March 2015, 04:37 AM
Rivals sign deal to avoid violence
Nigeria's two main presidential candidates have signed an agreement to prevent violence in tightly contested elections due tomorrow.
26 March 2015, 18:13 PM
Uganda confirms Shebab threat
Uganda said yesterday it was boosting security over threats by Somalia's Shebab militants, hours after the US embassy in Kampala
26 March 2015, 18:06 PM
Nigeria denies new mass kidnappings
Nigeria's government yesterday denied reports of a mass kidnapping in the country's northeast, as Boko Haram militants flee a four-
25 March 2015, 20:41 PM
Boko Haram takes 500 children
About 500 children aged 11 and under are missing from the Nigerian town, Damasak which has been recaptured from Islamist militants
25 March 2015, 05:13 AM
Boko Haram retreats from Nigeria town
Soldiers from Niger and Chad who liberated the Nigerian town of Damasak from Boko Haram militants have discovered the bodies of at
21 March 2015, 18:00 PM
'Ebola-proof' tablet
A tablet device that can withstand being doused in chlorine is developed to help medics caring for patients with Ebola
21 March 2015, 05:27 AM