The death toll from a Sudanese military plane crash in the city of Omdurman increased to at least 46 people, officials said Wednesday. The Khartoum Media Office said the crash also injured 10 others. The initial death toll of 19 was provided by the health ministry, reports AP. The Antonov aircraf
As Rwanda-backed rebels closed in on eastern Congo's largest city, retreating army soldiers barged into Suzanne Amisi Wilonja's home near the airport to loot, firing indiscriminately and shooting her 10-year-old son Sylvain in the head. Clashes in the streets prevented the family from reaching doc
Around 22 people are missing after a border clash between Ethiopian and Kenyan fishermen, Kenyan police and government officials said. The fighting happened on Saturday evening at Lopeimukat and Natira near the Omo river along the Kenya-Ethiopia border, Kenya's Turkana county governor Jeremiah Lom
Nigerian police said on Sunday that an investigation has been launched into an incident that left at least 14 people dead and six others injured after a passenger bus and a truck carrying goods collided Saturday in the central state of Niger. Kumar Tsukwam, a sector commander for Niger State with
South Africa’s Eskom has managed to restore six units at power plants after implementing its highest stage of controlled power cuts early on Sunday, the power utility said after multiple failures at Majuba and Camden power stations over the weekend. On Saturday, Eskom applied Stage 3 power c
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi will launch a unity government, his spokesperson said on Saturday, as he faces domestic pressure over his handling of an offensive by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern provinces. The M23’s capture of swathes of eastern Congo and valuable mineral deposit
Flash floods across Botswana have killed seven people including three children and uprooted thousands after days of heavy rains, President Duma Boko said on Saturday. Authorities have temporarily shut schools and blocked roads following more than a week of downpours. “We will continue to wo
Burundi is facing a rapidly worsening humanitarian situation as more than 40,000 people have fled there in two weeks to escape fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.N. said on Friday. "Last week more than 9,000 people crossed in one day ... This is the first time Burundi has rece
The Congolese army called on deserters to rejoin their units on Thursday, as rogue soldiers fired guns and looted parts of the eastern town of Lubero after fleeing nearby clashes with advancing Rwandan-backed rebels. The unrest points to mounting disarray within the Congolese armed forces in the f
Donald Trump's axing of aid to South Africa, in response to land reform policies he says will harm its white minority, has raised fears a trade deal may be next, though any such move would hurt the same farmers the US president says he wants to help. Under the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act,
As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President Felix Tshisekedi's office claimed it was actually still controlled by his army and "valiant" allied forces. It was the latest jarring move from the 61-year-old leader that
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into the centre of Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, meeting little resistance from government troops, witnesses and the armed group said, as Congo accused Rwanda of ignoring calls for a ceasefire. Rebel commander Bernard Byamungu told Reu
Forty-three people, mostly women, were killed after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday, the head of an industry union said. The accident took place near the town of Kenieba in Mali's gold-rich Kayes region, Taoule Camara, secretary general of the national union of gold co
