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...
Africa
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...
Ugandan mum struggles with 38 kids
Mariam Nabatanzi gave birth to twins a year after she was married off at the age of 12. Five more sets of twins followed –...
No citizenship applications received from Libya, minister says
Cyprus has not received a request from Libya asking the government not to grant citizenship to four of its nationals, nor were any applications made,...
Sudan’s flirtation with democracy doomed. The army will return
By Gwynne Dyer It’s moving fast now. For three months the protesters in Khartoum got nowhere with their demand that “the people want the fall of...
Thirteen dead in South Africa after church wall collapses
Thirteen people were killed in a south-eastern province of South Africa during an Easter service after a church wall collapsed on them late on Thursday following...
