Pistorius must pay for his crime, Steenkamp’s father tells court
Oscar Pistorius must pay for the crime of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, which has devastated her family, her father told a South African court...
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South Africa’s Pistorius “a broken man”, psychologist tells sentencing hearing (Update 2)
Oscar Pistorius is a “broken” man who should not be jailed for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, a psychologist told a court in...
Militants say kill 43 in attack on Ethiopian base in Somalia
Somalia’s al Shabaab militant group said it rammed a suicide car bomb into an African Union military base, stormed inside and killed 43 Ethiopian soldiers...
Suspected human trafficking kingpin extradited from Sudan to Italy
An Eritrean man suspected of running a human trafficking network that sent thousands of migrants to Europe, leaving many to die on the way, was...
Al Shabaab car bomber strikes hotel in Somali capital, at least 15 dead
A suicide car bomber crashed into a gate outside a hotel frequented by lawmakers in the centre of the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Wednesday...
Five U.N. soldiers killed in central Mali attack
Five United Nations peacekeepers were killed and one other seriously injured in an ambush in central Mali on Sunday, the United Nations said. A convoy...
South African state prosecutor to appeal order to reinstate Zuma corruption charges
South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is not being investigated for espionage over his part in establishing a surveillance unit in the revenue service and...
Second ‘Chibok girl’ rescued, says Nigerian army
A second girl who was among more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in a raid on their school in the northeastern Nigerian town...
Nigerian army going in to get Chibok girls, governor says (Update 2)
Nigeria will do what it can to rescue more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram two years ago in the north-east, President Muhammadu...
Nigerian schoolgirl rescued after two years as Boko Haram captive (Update 2)
A Nigerian teenager kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years ago has been rescued, the first of more than 200 girls seized in a...
Female genital mutilation is a men’s issue, say African activists
Female genital mutilation (FGM) will never end until men also throw their weight behind efforts to eradicate the potentially deadly practice, says Nigerian law student...
Sweden sentences man to life imprisonment for genocide in Rwanda (Updated)
A Swedish court sentenced on Monday a 61-year-old man to life in prison for genocide in Rwanda in 1994, the second such case brought by...
South African court allows silicosis class action suit against gold firms
South Africa’s High Court on Friday gave the green light for a class action suit seeking damages from the gold mining sector on behalf of...
Mosquito-repellent soap invention seeks to wash away Africa malaria threat
Two former students from Burkina Faso have designed a mosquito-repellent soap, which they hope could be a simple and affordable solution in the fight to...
Cameron calls Afghanistan and Nigeria ‘fantastically corrupt’
By Guy Faulconbridge British Prime Minister David Cameron was caught on camera telling Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday that leaders of some “fantastically corrupt” countries, including...
Nairobi Rescuers search for trapped residents after building collapse kills seven (Update)
Rescue workers dug for more residents feared trapped in the rubble of a six-storey building that collapsed in Nairobi after days of heavy rain, killing...
Africa leaders, conservationists seek end to slaughter of elephants, rhinos
By Edmund Blair The future of Africa’s elephants and rhinos depends on the ability of the continent’s nations to battle together against poaching, Kenya’s president...
South Sudan’s Machar sworn in as VP
By Denis Dumo South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar was sworn in as first vice president on Tuesday, hours after he returned to the capital...
Sudan’s Darfur votes to keep multi-state system, opposition groups cry foul
By Khalid Abdelaziz The people of Sudan’s Darfur have voted not to reunite the states of the conflict-torn region, the commission overseeing a referendum said...
‘Blade Runner’ Pistorius faces June sentencing for murder (Updated)
By Zandi Shabalala Disgraced Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius will be sentenced in June for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, after his...
