Zimbabwe tycoon Wicknell Chivayo and wife killed in helicopter crash
Wicknell Chivayo and Lucy Muteke were among five people killed when a helicopter crashed near Marondera. Investigators have not yet determined the cause....
Category : Africa
Tenth woman’s death added to Gauteng inquiry as two face court in separate case
Police are examining a Soweto death alongside nine Ekurhuleni cases, while two women face charges over the killing of Jabulile Ntimba. No link between the...
At least 82 dead in Sudan gold mine collapse as search continues
Local officials and rescuers say dozens remain unaccounted for at an informal mine in West Kordofan, where equipment shortages are hampering recovery work....
Police disperse DR Congo protests over proposed constitutional changes
Tear gas and warning shots were reported in Kinshasa after opposition protesters clashed with government supporters during demonstrations against changes critics say could enable a...
Sources report heavy losses after attack on Mali’s Dioura army base
Security and local sources told AFP that at least 50 Malian soldiers and five Russian Africa Corps personnel were killed in Thursday’s assault....
DR Congo Ebola cases pass 7,200 as WHO warns outbreak is still growing
WHO reports more than 7,200 cases and 3,500 deaths. Transmission is falling in parts of Ituri but rising sharply in North Kivu....
New Ebola treatment centre opens in DR Congo’s Kisangani
A new 22-bed Ebola centre in Kisangani expands treatment and isolation capacity as DR Congo's outbreak spreads....