Strike call, protests in DR Congo after new election delay
BENI, DR Congo (AFP) -- A DR Congo opposition bloc called Thursday for a nationwide stoppage and police clashed with…
6 years ago
Africa
Sudan govt says 19 killed in bread price protests, as journalists strike
by Jay Deshmukh and Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali Agence France Presse KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) -- Sudanese journalists went on strike…
6 years ago
Black heritage museum, ‘crucible of creativity’, opens in Dakar
by Malick Rokhy BA Agence France Presse DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) -- A museum showcasing black heritage from the dawn of…
6 years ago
Eight dead as gunmen storm French drilling camp in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) -- Seven local employees of a French drilling firm and a government official were killed in southeast…
6 years ago
Suspected gas cylinder blast kills 42 on Zimbabwe bus
by Fanuel Jongwe Agence France Presse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- At least 42 passengers were killed, Zimbabwe police said…
6 years ago
Tunisia says woman’s suicide bombing ‘isolated act’
TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) -- A suicide attack by an unemployed graduate woman on a busy street in the Tunisian capital…
6 years ago
Woman suicide bomber wounds 20 in first Tunis attack since 2015
by Kaouther Larbi Agence France Presse TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) -- A female suicide bomber injured 20 people on a busy…
6 years ago
Seven dead, 23 missing in DR Congo canoe accident
TSHIKAPA, DR Congo (AFP) -- Seven diamond miners died and another 23 were missing after two canoes capsized in central…
6 years ago
US charity school in Liberia in rape scandal storm; probe says charity co-founder who had died of AIDS raped school girls
MONROVIA, Liberia (AFP) -- An acclaimed US charity operating in Liberia has admitted to major failings after girls at…
6 years ago
At least 30 killed in Nigeria pipeline fire
WARRI, Nigeria (AFP) -- At least 30 people were killed when a petrol pipeline caught fire and exploded in…
6 years ago
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