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Dar es Salaam building collapse kills at least three people and traps dozens in Tanzania

At least three people have been killed and dozens more are trapped in the centre of the main Tanzanian city,…

12 years ago

Nelson Mandela re-admitted to hospital with recurrence of lung infection

Nelson Mandela has been re-admitted to hospital in South Africa with a recurrence of a lung infection. A statement from…

12 years ago

Rupiah Banda, Zambia ex president, arrested over Nigerian oil deal

Rupiah Banda, Zambia ex president, has been arrested in connection with a Nigerian oil deal, officials say. Rupiah Banda is…

12 years ago

CAR President Francois Bozize flees Bangui and rebels take control of capital

Rebels in the Central African Republic have taken the capital, Bangui, after President Francois Bozize fled. Witnesses reported gunfire as…

12 years ago

Abdelhamid Abou Zeid’s death in Mali fight confirmed by France’s presidency

France has confirmed today that Islamist commander Abdelhamid Abou Zeid has been killed in fighting in Mali. Abdelhamid Abou Zeid…

12 years ago

Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam: Muammar Gaddafi cousin arrested in Egypt

Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam, a close aide and cousin of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been arrested in Egypt. Ahmed…

12 years ago

Journalist Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim freed by Somali Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in Somalia has freed journalist Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim, who was imprisoned for interviewing a woman who alleged…

12 years ago

Raila Odinga files Supreme Court appeal against Uhuru Kenyatta’s victory in Kenyan election

Kenya’s PM Raila Odinga has filed a Supreme Court appeal against Uhuru Kenyatta's narrow victory in the recent presidential election's…

12 years ago

Zimbabwe voting in new constitution referendum

Zimbabwe starts voting in key referendum on a new constitution, amid simmering political tensions. Both main parties - Zanu-PF and…

12 years ago

South Africa alarm over girls high HIV rate

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is raising the alarm as at least 28% of schoolgirls in South Africa are HIV positive…

12 years ago