Top Africa stories: Kenya hotel attack, Zim fuel protests
WATCH: Al Shabaab claims responsibility for Nairobi hotel attack; injured being evacuated The Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab is claiming responsibility ...
N2 closed following truck crash between Albertinia and Riversdale
The N2 between Riversdale and Albertinia in the Western Cape was closed on Wednesday morning following a truck crash. According ...
LATEST: More gunfire heard in Kenya's capital
Another explosion and gunfire have been heard at the hotel complex in Kenya's capital even after authorities announced that all ...
Al-Shabaab extremists claim deadly attack on Nairobi hotel
Extremists stormed a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital on Tuesday, setting off thunderous explosions and gunning down people at cafe ...
Duanne Olivier attains career-best position in ICC Test rankings
Dubai [UAE], Jan 16 (ANI): South African fast bowler Duanne Olivier on Tuesday reached a career-best 24th position in the ...
Top UN officials strongly condemn horrible terrorist act in Nairobi
Following a deadly terrorist attack in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, on Tuesday, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antnio ...
Top UN officials condemn horrible terrorist act in Nairobi
Following a deadly terrorist attack in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, on Tuesday, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antnio ...
Ex-Ivory Coast president acquitted of war crimes
The Hague [Netherlands], Jan 16 (ANI): The International Criminal Court (ICC) here on Tuesday acquitted former Ivory Coast president Laurent ...
11 dead in Nairobi terror attack
Nairobi [Kenya], Jan 16 (ANI): At least 11 people lost their lives in a series of powerful blasts and exchange ...
China's Belt And Road Initiative Faces Obstacles in 2019
China is confronting multiple setbacks, flaws, and failures in President Xi Jinpings ambitious overseas infrastructure projectthe Belt and Road Initiative. ...
Laurent Gbagbo, Ivory Coast's former strongman
Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo, acquitted on Tuesday of crimes against humanity, once battled for democracy, but his inability ...
Putin Replaces Russian Ambassador To Central African Republic
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Moscow's ambassador to the Central African Republic (C.A.R.), where three Russian journalists were killed ...
Maimane: ANC maintains gap between economic insiders and outsiders
DA leader Mmusi Maimane believes there are two South Africas: One for the economic insiders and one for economic outsiders. ...
Survivors of Nairobi hotel attack describe horror
Survivors of the deadly attack on a Nairobi hotel complex describe a shattering explosion and the bodies of people shot ...
3 dead, internet still down as Zim tightens crackdown over protests
Three people have been shot dead and many injured, Zimbabwe's main opposition party said on Tuesday, as security forces crack ...
Locals say ?frack off?
The application by Rhino Oil and Gas Exploration South Africa received a "resounding no" from residents, farmers and business owners ...
Sporadic gunfire from hotel complex; attackers still in building
The Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab is claiming responsibility for the attack on an upscale hotel complex in Nairobi and says ...
Explosion after gunfire rocks business complex in Nairobi
Nairobi [Kenya], Jan 15 (ANI): A series of gunfire followed by a powerful explosion took place at a business complex ...
DRC court to examine election appeal from Tuesday
Democratic Republic of Congo's Constitutional Court said it would start hearing on Tuesday an appeal against presidential election results that ...
Gabon's ailing president returns for government swearing-in
Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been out of the country for health reasons since October, has returned for ...
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