Four bodies recovered in a mine
Bodies of four miners have been found in a zinc mine in Burkina Faso after 39 days of search, a government spokesman has said. Eight
Category : Global
Police investigating beheading of an MP
Police in Nigeria are investigating the beheading of a local MP in the south-eastern state of Anambra barely a week after gunmen kidnapped him along
Clashes in Libya as rival PM tries to take power
There’s been a brief outbreak of factional fighting in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Members of an eastern faction arrived overnight in an attempt to claim
Somalia’s new president elected by 327 people
Somalia’s former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected president after a final vote that was only open to the country’s MPs. He defeated the
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa dies at 73
One of the richest monarchs in the world, President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, has died at the age of
Muslim cleric refuses to leave jail after acquittal
A Muslim cleric in Kenya has asked a court not to free him from jail despite being acquitted of terrorism charges. Guyo Gorsa Buru said
North Korea: Kim Jong-un vows to step up nuclear weapons programme
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made a defiant speech at a military parade on Monday night, vowing to ramp up the country’s nuclear arsenal. The
Deaths and looting in Darfur hospital attacks – MSF
The medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says three people have been killed inside a hospital in the Kreneik area of the Sudanese region of
French election result: Macron defeats Le Pen and vows to unite divided France
Emmanuel Macron has won five more years as France’s president after a convincing victory over rival Marine Le Pen, who nevertheless secured the far right’s
Landslides and floods kill 167 in Philippines
At least 167 people died in landslides and floods after Tropical Storm Megi devastated the Philippines last Sunday. A further 110 people are missing and