News24.com | Five dead hostages found after eastern DRC massacre
Five hostages taken by an armed group that killed 10 people in eastern Democratic Republic Congo this week have been found dead, a local official said on Wednesday. Five bodies…
News24.com | Chad says it has repelled rebel attack in gold region
Chadian soldiers on Wednesday repelled an incursion into a volatile northern gold-mining region from neighbouring Libya, the army said. The rebel group, the Military Command Council for the Salvation of…
News24.com | Zimbabwe threatens mines over unpaid licence fees
Zimbabwe has given an ultimatum to holders of mining licences to pay an annual renewal fee by April, or face losing their licenses, mines Minister Winston Chitando announced on Wednesday.…
News24.com | Togo bars observer group from monitoring election
Togo’s election authorities on Wednesday barred a main independent observer group from monitoring an upcoming poll expected to see President Faure Gnassingbe extend his family’s decades-long rule. The West African…
News24.com | Friction between DRC and Rwanda after dissident singer dies
Rwanda has lashed out at the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the death of a dissident singer in Rwandan police custody has revived long-running criticism of Kigali. Kizito Mihigo, a…
News24.com | At least 3 dead in suspected Islamist attack in Kenya
At least three people were killed Wednesday when gunmen sprayed a passenger bus with bullets in northeastern Kenya, police said, the latest attack by suspected al-Shabaab militants from neighbouring Somalia.…
News24.com | Libya’s UN-backed government suspends participation in Geneva talks
Libya’s UN-backed government announced late on Tuesday that it would halt its participation in talks aimed at brokering a lasting ceasefire between warring sides in the conflict. “We are announcing…
News24.com | Lesotho ruling party gives prime minister resignation deadline after wife charged
Maseru, Lesotho – Lesotho’s ruling party gave its embattled prime minister an ultimatum to resign by Thursday after his wife was charged in connection with the murder of her rival.…
News24.com | ‘Should we rather kill people?’ – Botswana defends elephant hunting decision
‘Should we rather kill people and leave elephants to run Botswana? We have to look at wildlife against people’s livelihoods. Hunting … protects human life and wildlife’. From April onwards,…