Liberia Civil war?: Shootings, Ambush & Riots - Echoes of Violence Resurrects
Nimba County, the scene where the Liberian civil war started more than a decade ago has ruptured into violence again fueled on Thursda...
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Zimbabwe: Mugabe Rumoured to Have Collapsed
Speculation about President Robert Mugabe's health resurfaced this week with allegations that the 90 year old leader collapsed Wednesd...
Somalia: Islamist Al-Shabab Militants Claim Responsibility For Deadly Car Bomb Attack At Somali Parliament
A car bomb has killed and injured several soldiers and civilians outside of the Somali parliament in the capital, Mogadishu. The terrorist...
South African economy crippled by strike
A strike by 220,000 engineers and metalworkers has dealt major blow to South Africa's economy. The labor dispute has been marked by viol...
NIGERIA: Man detained in psychiatric ward for 18 days because he did not believe in God
A Nigerian man was detained on a psychiatric ward for 18 days because he did not believe in God, a humanist charity has said. Mubarak Bala ...
Senegal Prime Minister Toure sacked after poor election
Senegalese Prime Minister Aminata Toure has been sacked after her ruling party’s poor results in local elections last Sunday. Local officia...
Malawi: President Mutharika Pardons 403 Prisoners
Malawi President Prof. Peter Mutharika has pardoned 403 prisoners in a symbol of mercy and forgiveness as the country commemorates its Gol...
Egypt court sentences Brotherhood leader
The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Mohamed Badie, has been sentenced to life in prison for inciting violence in street protest...
Egypt’s Sisi slashes fuel subsidies
Egypt has drastically raised fuel prices overnight to tackle a bloated subsidy system, in a potentially unpopular move that might blow back...
Several killed as suicide car bomb explodes near Somali parliament
Several people were killed when a powerful suicide car bomb exploded near Somalia’s parliament in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday, polic...
Algeria Donates World Cup Bonus To The Poor
The African side returned to their homeland to a hero’s welcome and have decided to donate their prize money from the summer tournament to...
NIGERIA: Female Boko Haram terrorists arrested
Nigerian soldiers have arrested three suspected female Boko Haram terrorists who have been secretly recruiting ladies into the female wing...
Kidnapped Nigerian Girls: Seven parents die of trauma
Eight-one days after the abduction of their children, seven parents of the abducted female pupils of the Government Secondary School, Chib...
Homosexuality in Africa
Two Zambian men charged with having consensual gay sex were acquitted in a high-profile case Thursday. Here are some facts about homosexuali...
Facebook buys video ad tech firm, Liverail
Facebook has acquired LiveRail – a tech start-up that helps companies place more relevant ads in the videos that appear on their websites ...
Ebola Virus: West African states agree on strategy
Health ministers from 11 West African countries have adopted a common strategy to fight a deadly Ebola outbreak in the region. At an emerge...
US warns of attack at Uganda’s airport
The United States warned its citizens in Uganda on Thursday about a “specific threat” of attack on Entebbe International Airport, which is ...
NIGERIA: Security chiefs hold emergency meeting over rising insecurity
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, on Thursday held an emergency meeting with the members of the Police Management Team to...
SOUTH AFRICA: Pistorius shot out of fear not anger, court told
Oscar Pistorius’s defence sought to show the double-amputee sprinter feels highly vulnerable and acted out of fear not anger when he shot ...
Brazil 2014: Two arrested in Ghana’s match-fixing scam
JOY NEWS – The two men who recently approached Ghana FA president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, seeking to fix Black Stars friendly matches without hi...
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