Nigerian gunmen kill eight, including police chief
Gunmen in north central Nigeria have killed eight people, including a divisional police chief, in the latest violence ahead of a presidential and parliamentary election...
Africa
‘Hands off Africa,’ Pope Francis tells rich world
Pope Francis denounced the “poison of greed” driving conflicts in Africa as he began a visit to Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, saying the...
Eight shot dead at birthday party in South Africa
Eight people were shot dead and another three injured in a mass shooting at a birthday party in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province on Sunday,...
Nigeria launches domestic card scheme in cashless bid
Nigeria’s central bank on Thursday launched a domestic card scheme to rival foreign cards like Mastercard and Visa, hoping to enhance its drive to make...
Household wealth optimism collapses, global survey shows
Barely two in five people believe their families will be better off in the future, according to a regular global survey that also identified growing...
Suspected Islamists kill at least 5 people in east Congo church bomb attack
At least five people were killed and 15 wounded in a suspected Islamist militant bomb attack during a Sunday service at a Protestant church in...
Digital transformation takes centre stage in Turkey, Middle East and Africa
Spending on digital transformation projects is expected to more than double over the next four years in Turkey, the Middle East and Africa, according to...
Gunmen kill two Egyptian police east of Cairo
Two gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on an Egyptian security checkpoint on Friday, killing two policemen and a citizen in a city east of Cairo,...
Battery swapping spurs Kenya’s electric motorbike drive
Over recent months, sets of sturdy, brightly-branded battery swapping stations have cropped up around Kenya’s capital Nairobi, allowing electric motorcyclists to exchange their low battery...
Johannesburg tanker explosion death toll rises to 15, driver charged
The death toll from a gas tanker that exploded in Johannesburg on Saturday has nearly doubled to fifteen, authorities said, adding that they’d arrested the...
