News24.com | Burnt to the bone: Uganda’s acid attack survivors seek justice
Ugandan university student Linette Kirungi was on her way to class when she heard footsteps behind her. The next thing she felt was liquid on her face – then burning…
News24.com | Twenty-four killed in Burkina Faso church attack
Gunmen have killed 24 people and wounded 18 in an attack on a Protestant church in a village in northern Burkina Faso, officials said Monday. In a separate incident, five…
News24.com | South Sudan rebels reject president’s peace compromise
South Sudan rebels rejected on Sunday a peace offer by President Salva Kiir to return to a system of 10 states, paving the way for a unity government. The rejection…
News24.com | Darfuris rejoice as Sudan agrees to hand Bashir to ICC
In Sudan’s sprawling Camp Kalma, people who fled the Darfur conflict are overjoyed at a pledge by the country’s new authorities to finally deliver ex-president Omar al-Bashir to the International…
News24.com | Bandits kill 30 in Nigeria attack – police
Armed gangs killed 30 people in raids on two villages in an area of northwest Nigeria plagued by cattle rustlers and kidnappers, police said on Sunday. READ | Three Nigerian…
News24.com | 14 children among up to 22 dead in Cameroon massacre: UN
A massacre in an anglophone region of Cameroon left up to 22 villagers dead including 14 children, the UN said on Sunday, with an opposition party blaming the killings on…
News24.com | Businesses in faraway Namibia feel coronavirus fear
Namibia should by rights feel little concern about the coronavirus outbreak given that the sparsely-populated desert country is 12 000km from China and without a single confirmed case. But like…
News24.com | South Sudan president offers key compromise for peace
South Sudan’s president said on Saturday he would return to a system of 10 states, a key opposition demand, paving the way for a unity government and an end to…
News24.com | Chairing the African Union is a great responsibility – Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said chairing the African Union is a great responsibility, and one he intends to execute with diligence and commitment over the coming year. Ramaphosa was delivering his…