News24.com | Angolan policeman gets 16 years for killing street vendor
An Angolan court on Friday sentenced a policeman to 16 years in jail for gunning down a street vendor who refused to be evicted. Juliana Kafriq, 38, was shot dead…
News24.com | 15 on trial for robbing Morocco king of luxury watches
Fifteen people went on trial in the Moroccan capital on Friday over the theft of dozens of luxury watches belonging to King Mohammed VI. Defence lawyers said the suspects, arrested…
News24.com | Benin police say ringleader of deadly clashes arrested
Police in Benin said on Friday they had arrested the alleged instigator of clashes between the opposition and security forces that left two dead in the restive bastion of the…
News24.com | Rights in DRC still under threat a year after change, Amnesty says
Human rights remain at threat in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Amnesty International said on Friday in a report issued a year to the day since the country underwent historic…
News24.com | Heavy rain kills dozens in Madagascar
At least 21 people have died in Madagascar following almost a week of torrential rain in the north-west of the island, the government said on Friday. The tropical Indian Ocean…
News24.com | Bullish Erdogan warns Libya ‘chaos’ could spread
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned on Friday of chaos in Libya unless peace is quickly established, as he hosted German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The two leaders inaugurated a new…
News24.com | In the spotlight: Isabel dos Santos, Angola’s ‘princess’
After years of life among fellow jet-setters and the super-rich, Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos today finds herself mired in scandal as accusations mount that she systematically looted her impoverished…
News24.com | Angolan bank chief named in dos Santos probe resigns
The head of one of Angola’s largest banks has resigned after being named in a corruption probe centred around ex-first daughter Isabel dos Santos, according to a letter seen by…
News24.com | Fresh clashes in key Central African Republic town
Two armed groups who last year joined an agreement aimed at bringing peace to the Central African Republic have clashed in a key northeastern town, the UN said on Thursday.…