Category: Africa
A woman rescued from Boko Haram in Sambisa forest is seen celebrating her freedom at Malkohi camp for Internally Displaced People in Yola. /Image REUTERS People rescued in Boko Haram camp- Sunday, 178 people rescued by Nigerian troops from Boko…
BURUNDI: General seeks to oust president- The countries General is making a move, forcing to remove Burundi President from its place. Protester from the country marched towards the town of Ijenda, Burundi, against Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and his bid…
The Nelson Mandela funeral, South Africa’s greatest son, was held in village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape province where he spent his childhood years. The final resting place of Mandela is in a garden with winding path at the…
Nairobi, Kenya (UPDATE) — The Kenya Red Cross revised the death toll down to 62 in the Nairobi mall attack, saying some bodies had been counted twice, resulting in the previously released 69 figure. Meanwhile, Kenyan authorities say their forces…
Nairobi, Kenya (UPDATE)- Kenyan armed forces launched a “major” assault on the gunmen in the Nairobi mall on Sunday night about midnight ‘Kenya forces attack’, and “most” of the hostages have now been freed, according to media reports. A huge…
Nairobi, Kenya — Kenya mall terrorist attack (UPDATE): Death toll now 59, with 175 injured. About 30 hostages still inside and 10-15 gunmen, according to a CNN report. Kenyan authorities gave these updated figures Sunday as the standoff continues between…
Nairobi, Kenya — Gunman stormed an upscale mall in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday, spraying bullets and killing at least 39 people, as well as taking numerous hostages, according to a CNN report. Kenyan police and soldiers continued to face off…
Jacob Zuma from the office of President said in a statement that the former President Nelson Mandela still in critical condition. Mr. Zuma was informed by the medical professionals about Mandela’s critical condition when he had visited the 94 year…
South African Airways (SAA) Collaborate with other African Airlines. Enterprises Minister Malusi Gigaba on Monday called for greater co-operation between South African Airways (SAA), Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines. The African market “has much economic potential” according to reports which…
Fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army is killing elephants across Central Africa to survive, according to a report by watchdog organizations. The Enough Project, the Satellite Sentinel Project and two other groups said in the report released Monday…
