Africa
Malawi vice president Chilima and nine others killed in plane crash
By Frank Phiri Reuters Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others, including former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri, were killed when ...Suspected Islamists kill at least 38 in attack on eastern Congo villages
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale and Yassin Kombi Reuters Suspected Islamist rebels killed at least 38 people in an overnight attack on villages ...At least 16 killed by suspected Islamists in eastern Congo
At least 16 people were killed by a suspected Islamist rebel group based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, ...South Africa’s coalition talks set to start after ANC loses majority
By Nellie Peyton and Olivia Kumwenda-mtambo Reuters Official results from South Africa’s election were expected to confirm on Sunday the end of ...Burkina Faso extends junta rule by five years
Burkina Faso’s ruling junta will remain in power for another five years after participants in national talks on Saturday proposed extending the ...Tens of thousands flee as paramilitaries attack Sudan’s al-Fashir
Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in a camp in the Sudanese city of al-Fashir, activists said, after a raid ...Rescue efforts halted after South African building collapse where 33 died
Officials in the South African city of George halted the search for survivors and more bodies on Friday at the site of ...Gunmen kidnap more than 100 in attack on villages in northwest Nigeria
By Ahmed Kingimi Reuters More than 100 people were kidnapped by gunmen during Friday night raids on three villages in northwest Nigeria, ...Floods kill at least 20 in Kenya’s Mai Mahiu area, schools shut
At least 20 people have been killed in floods in central Kenya’s Mai Mahiu area, Citizen Television reported on Monday, citing police. ...Police fire tear gas to disperse Benin wage protest
By Pulcherie Adjoha Reuters Police in Benin fired tear gas to break up a protest over the cost of living called by ...














