Sudan court orders company to end military-ordered internet blackout
A Sudanese court ordered telecoms operator Zain Sudan on Sunday to restore internet services, a lawyer said, after they were severed nearly three weeks ago
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Apartheid negotiators re-unite to boost S. Africa economy
Roelf Meyer, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s opposite number as chief negotiator for the National Party (NP) government during the transition to democracy in South Africa, said
Egypt’s toppled president Morsi dies in court
Ousted former Egyptian Islamist president Mohamed Mursi died on Monday after he fainted in court following a hearing, state television reported. Mursi, a top figure in
Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda, two others in intensive care
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA, June 13 (Reuters) – A Congolese woman has become the second patient in Uganda to die of Ebola since the virus
Boy dies of Ebola in Uganda in first cross-border case from current Congo outbreak
A five year-old boy has died of Ebola in Uganda, a health official said on Wednesday, in the first case of the disease crossing the
Botswana’s High Court decriminalises homosexuality
Botswana decriminalised homosexuality on Tuesday, with the High Court overturning a colonial-era law that punished gay sex by up to seven years in prison. Same-sex
Congo forces kill 26 Islamist rebels in Ebola zone shootout
Congolese forces killed 26 rebels on Thursday from a group thought to be linked to Islamic State while repelling an attack in east Congo’s Ebola
Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa’s president
Trade unionist-turned-businessman Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as South Africa’s president on Saturday, vowing to create jobs and tackle deep-rooted corruption that has strangled economic
Ireland bans US preacher who called for gay executions
An American pastor who said governments should execute gay people and welcomed a shooting at a gay nightclub has become the first person to be
French military frees hostages in Burkina Faso
French commandos rescued four foreign hostages including two French citizens from a militant group in Burkina Faso, France’s military said on Friday, adding that two
Dozens of migrants drown off Tunisia coast after leaving Libya
At least 65 migrants drowned on Friday when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Tunisian coast after they had left Libya hoping
French soldiers killed in rescue of hostages in Burkina Faso
Two French soldiers were killed in a night-time rescue of four foreign hostages including two French citizens from the clutches of a militant group described
Togo term limit law allows president 10 more years of rule
A change in Togo’s law voted through on Thursday would allow longstanding President Faure Gnassingbe to stay in power potentially until 2030, extending his family’s
UN to Malta: drop terrorism charges against migrants
The United Nations human rights office called on Malta on Tuesday to drop terrorism charges against three African teenage migrants arrested for hijacking a small
British soldier killed ‘by elephant’ in Malawi
A British soldier has been killed while taking part in counter poaching operations in Malawi, Britain’s defence ministry said on Tuesday. Guardsman Mathew Talbot, who
Bush fire guts four villages in South Sudan, kills 33
A bush fire fanned by gusty winds has gutted four villages in South Sudan’s Western Bahr el Ghazal region, killing 33 people, the president’s spokesman
Nigerian police accused of abusing prostitution suspects
Nigerian police are investigating allegations that officers sexually assaulted women arrested in nightclub raids during a crackdown on prostitution. There has been widespread public outrage
Congo Ebola death toll to hit 1,000, new vaccine planned -WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay Congo’s Ebola epidemic is expected to continue spreading though the country’s east, where it has killed 1,000 since August and sparked mistrust
Six killed in church attack in northern Burkina Faso
Unidentified gunmen killed one pastor and five congregants in an attack on a Protestant church in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, government spokesman Remy Fulgance Dandjinou said on
Cyclone kills one, leaves trail of destruction across Mozambique
Cyclone Kenneth killed at least one person and left a trail of destruction in northern Mozambique, destroying houses, ripping up trees and knocking out power, authorities