Smoke pours from Kenya mall as forces ‘close in’
By Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Richard Lough Thick smoke poured from the besieged Nairobi mall where Kenyan officials said their forces were closing in on...
Africa
Islamist gunmen holed up with hostages in Kenya siege, 59 dead
Islamist militants were holed up with hostages on Sunday at a shopping mall in Nairobi, where at least 59 people have been killed in...
Gunmen storm Nairobi mall, at least 20 killed
By Edmund Blair and Goran Tomasevic Gunmen stormed a shopping mall in Nairobi on Saturday killing at least 20 people in what Kenya’s government said...
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe tells election critics to ‘go hang’
By Cris Chinaka Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe told critics of his re-election to “go hang” on Monday, making clear he would brook no questioning of...
Six migrants coming from Africa drown in sea off Sicily
By Gavin Jones Six migrants drowned off the Italian island of Sicily on Saturday after attempting a dangerous passage from Africa in a fishing boat,...
Military plane bursts into flames at Mogadishu airport
By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar An Ethiopian military aircraft carrying ammunition crash-landed at Mogadishu’s international airport on Friday, bursting into flames and killing four...
Fire engulfs Kenya’s Nairobi airport
By Drazen Jorgic A fire engulfed Kenya’s main airport on Wednesday forcing the closure of a vital travel and trade gateway to east Africa. Flames...
Mugabe party claims Zimbabwe election win, rival cries foul
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s party claimed a landslide election victory on Thursday that would secure another five years in power for Africa’s oldest head of...
Zimbabwe votes in third Mugabe-Tsvangirai showdown
By Cris Chinaka Zimbabweans voted in large numbers on Wednesday in a fiercely contested election pitting veteran President Robert Mugabe against Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai,...
“Steadily improving” Mandela celebrates 95th birthday
By Peroshni Govender Anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela is “steadily improving”, South Africa’s government said on Thursday as the former president celebrated his 95th birthday in...
