Africa news

Nelson Mandela still unable to talk

Nelson Mandela is still unable to speak but uses facial expressions to communicate, the former South African president’s ex-wife has…

11 years ago

Guinea Election 2013: Supreme Court upholds election results

Supreme Court in Guinea has upheld September's election results which saw President Alpha Conde's RPG party winning the most seats.…

11 years ago

Gambia cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan

Gambia has announced that it has severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan. President Yahya Jammeh's office said the move was for…

11 years ago

Tropical Cyclone 03A kills at least 140 people in north-eastern Somalia

Tropical Cyclone 03A that hit Somalia's north-eastern Puntland region at the weekend has killed at least 140 people, and the…

11 years ago

Congo: M23 rebel commander Sultani Makenga surrenders in Uganda

Sultani Makenga - the commander of the M23 rebel group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - has surrendered…

11 years ago

Democratic Republic of Congo claims victory over M23 rebels

The Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed victory over M23 rebels in the east of the country. A government spokesman…

11 years ago

Four men charged over Nairobi’s Westgate mall attack

Four men have been charged over Nairobi’s Westgate mall attack, in which more than 60 people were killed, police say.…

11 years ago

RFI journalists kidnapped in Mali

Two French journalists have been kidnapped in the northern Mali town of Kidal. The governor of the region, Colonel Adama…

11 years ago

Pirate Trails Report: Horn of Africa pirates netted more than $400 M between 2005 and 2012

Horn of Africa pirates netted more than $400 million in ransom money between 2005 and 2012, a new World Bank…

11 years ago

Robert Mugabe insult law declared unconstitutional by Zimbabwe’s highest court

Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court has declared unconstitutional a law which makes it a crime to insult the president. Prosecutors should not…

11 years ago