Logistical problems force Nigeria election delay
by Phil HAZLEWOOD / Ola AWONIYI Agence France Presse ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria's electoral watchdog on Saturday postponed presidential…
6 years ago
Africa
Bomb hidden in corpse kills Burkina Faso army doctor
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) -- A bomb hidden in a corpse dressed in military uniform killed an army doctor…
6 years ago
23 feared dead in flood at disused Zimbabwe gold mine
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- At least 23 illegal gold miners were feared dead in Zimbabwe on Thursday after water flooded…
6 years ago
Death toll now 15 after Nigeria election stampede: hospital
by Joel Olatunde AGOI Agence France Presse PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AFP) -- Fifteen people were killed in a stampede at…
6 years ago
Thousands protest against job losses in South Africa
DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) -- Thousands of South African workers staged nationwide demonstrations on Wednesday to protest high unemployment…
6 years ago
11 injured in ‘governor convoy attack’ in Cameroon
DOUALA, Cameroon (AFP) -- At least 11 people have been wounded in an attack on the convoy of the governor…
6 years ago
Powerful explosion in busy market in Somali capital: police
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) -- A powerful blast rocked a busy market Monday in the Somali capital, which is regularly targeted by…
6 years ago
Mnangagwa returns to Zimbabwe after protest crackdown
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has landed back in Harare, state television said Tuesday, after cutting short…
6 years ago
Zimbabwe blocks social media as crackdown intensifies
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- Zimbabwe on Friday blocked most social media as international criticism mounted of a ruthless security crackdown…
6 years ago
Six suspects in court over Nairobi hotel attack
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- Six suspects, including a Canadian national, appeared in a Kenyan court on Friday in connection with…
6 years ago
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