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Eight rescued from flooded Zimbabwe gold mine 16 Feb 2019 - 04:08 pm

Harare: Rescuers in Zimbabwe on Saturday pulled eight illegal miners alive from a flooded gold mine where officials believe up to 70 have...

Nigeria delays its election; candidates rush back to capital 16 Feb 2019 - 03:06 pm

YOLA, Nigeria: Nigerians awakened on Saturday to find the presidential election delayed a week until Feb. 23 because of what the electoral commission...

Boko Haram kills eight in northeast Nigeria 16 Feb 2019 - 02:35 pm

Daura, Nigeria: Boko Haram insurgents killed eight people in Nigeria during an attack on the northeastern city of Maiduguri, a civilian militia leader...

Last-minute Nigeria election delay leaves voters disappointed 16 Feb 2019 - 12:14 pm

Abuja: Nigerians hoping to cast their ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections were turned away from polling stations on Saturday after the electoral...

'Everybody suffers too much:' Nigeria heads to the polls 16 Feb 2019 - 12:19 am

KANO, Nigeria: As Nigerians prepared to vote for president on Saturday, Sister Meg Odeh looked up from a selection of pineapples laid out...

Dozens feared dead in Zimbabwe gold mine flood 16 Feb 2019 - 12:19 am

Kadoma, Zimbabwe: At least 60 illegal gold miners were feared dead in Zimbabwe on Friday after water flooded two disused shafts in a...

Namibia decriminalises baby abandonment 15 Feb 2019 - 10:29 pm

Windhoek: The Namibian government on Friday said it hoped a new law to remove criminal penalties for mothers abandoning their new-born babies would...

Six killed in fire on fishing vessel in South Africa 15 Feb 2019 - 10:30 am

Durban, South Africa, Six people were killed after fire engulfed a fishing vessel in a harbour in South Africa's southwestern city of Durban,...

Nigeria in last day of campaigning warned to 'choose wisely' 14 Feb 2019 - 11:48 pm

KANO, Nigeria: Nigeria surged into the final day of campaigning ahead of Saturday's election, as President Muhammadu Buhari made one last pitch to...

Five killed in plane crash in Kenya: police 13 Feb 2019 - 12:08 pm

Nairobi: Five people have died after a small plane carrying them from Kenya's Maasai Mara nature reserve crashed in the west of the...

Fire hits Nigerian election office days before vote 13 Feb 2019 - 12:01 pm

Lagos: Thousands of handheld devices needed to verify identities at Nigeria's election this weekend have been destroyed in a fire at an electoral...

14 die at Nigerian president Buhari's rally 13 Feb 2019 - 10:51 am

Fourteen people died in a stampede at Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s election rally in the southern city of Port Harcourt, Punch reported. The...

African leaders unveil statue of Ethiopia's last emperor 10 Feb 2019 - 02:44 pm

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: A statue of Ethiopia's Emperor Haileselassie has been unveiled at the headquarters of the African Union on Sunday. The statue...

As Kagame steps down, Egypt takes helm at African Union 10 Feb 2019 - 08:02 am

Addis Ababa: Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who led an active, reformist tenure as African Union chair, on Sunday passes the baton to Egypt,...

Ethiopia re-integrates 1,700 separatist rebels 09 Feb 2019 - 06:55 pm

Addis Ababa: Ethiopia formally re-integrated some 1,700 former fighters with the separatist Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) which waged a three decade insurgency...

Boko Haram kills three troops in Nigeria base attack 09 Feb 2019 - 03:32 pm

Kano, Nigeria: Three soldiers were killed when Boko Haram jihadists raided a military base in northeast Nigeria, security sources said on Saturday. The...

Congo's new president urges thousands of exiles: Come home 09 Feb 2019 - 02:46 pm

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo: Congo's new president is urging tens of thousands of political exiles to come home. President Felix Tshisekedi made the...