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Amnesty International: Nigerian authorities failed to act on warnings of Chibok school raid
According to Amnesty International, Nigeria's military had advance warning of an attack on Chibok, where some 270 girls were kidnapped but failed to act. The...
Oscar Pistorius sells Pretoria house where Reeva Steenkamp died
A ballistics expert called by Oscar Pistorius’ defense team at his murder trial in Pretoria has questioned the state's version of how he shot...
South Africa elections results 2014: ANC wins commanding victory
South Africa’s ANC (African National Congress) has won a commanding victory in the country's general election, partial results show. With about 80% of the results...
Reeva Steenkamp’s last meal discussed on Oscar Pistorius’ trial
Oscar Pistorius's trial has begun today with discussion of when Reeva Steenkamp may have eaten her last meal. Witness Christina Lundgren, an anaesthetist, described when...
South Africa elections 2014: Partial results show ANC takes early lead
The partial results in South Africa's polls show that governing African National Congress (ANC) has taken an early lead in the general election. With 31%...
Nigeria offers $300,000 reward to find schoolgirls
Nigeria is offering a 50 million naira ($300,000) reward to anyone who can help locate and rescue more than 200 abducted schoolgirls. The schoolgirls were...
South Africa elections 2014: First poll since Nelson Mandela’s death
South Africa is voting in general elections as it marks 20 years since the end of white-minority rule. The African National Congress (ANC) is tipped...
Eight more girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria
Islamist group Boko Haram has kidnapped eight more girls in northeastern Nigeria. The latest kidnapping happened on Sunday night in the village of Warabe, in...
Oscar Pistorius’ defense team to call more witnesses
Oscar Pistorius’ defense team is calling more witnesses at his murder trial in Pretoria, as it seeks to prove that he shot his girlfriend...
Nigeria abducted girls: Boko Haram threatens to sell abducted schoolgirls
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram in Nigeria has threatened to "sell" the hundreds of schoolgirls it abducted three weeks ago. Militant leader Abubakar Shekau...
Oscar Pistorius murder trial resumes after two-week break
Oscar Pistorius "was broken" after shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, his neighbor Johan Stander has said, as the murder trial resumed after a two-week...
Nigeria missing girls: Goodluck Jonathan admits security forces still don’t know girls whereabouts
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has admitted that the country’s security forces still do not know where more than 200 abducted schoolgirls are being held. The...
Mombasa explosions: Three killed at Mwembe Tayari transport terminal
Two explosions have killed three people and wounded several others in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, police say. In the deadliest attack, a grenade...
World Economic Forum 2014: Nigeria to close Abuja schools and government offices
The Nigerian government has decided to shut schools and government offices across the capital Abuja, while a World Economic Forum conference takes place next...
Libya’s parliament stormed by gunmen amid voting on new prime minister
Libya's parliament has been stormed by gunmen, forcing lawmakers to abandon a vote on a new prime minister, officials say. Correspondents say lawmakers left the...
Kenya legalizes polygamy
President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a bill legalizing polygamy in Kenya. The new bill brings civil law, where a man was only allowed...
Zimbabwe: Morgan Tsvangirai kicked out of his MDC party
Zimbabwe's opposition party - Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) - says it is suspending its leader Morgan Tsvangirai, amid deepening divisions in its ranks. A...
Julius Malema campaign ad banned by SABC
SABC, South Africa's public broadcaster, refused to broadcast a campaign ad from the Economic Freedom Front (EFF) as it incited violence. The South African Broadcasting...
Oscar Pistorius’ family denies athlete took acting lessons ahead of testimony
The family of South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has denied he took acting lessons ahead of his testimony in the trial of the...
Oscar Pistorius trial: Roger Dixon’s forensic tests challenged by state prosecutor
Forensic tests carried out by expert Roger Dixon for Oscar Pistorius' murder trial have been rigorously challenged by state prosecutor Gerrie Nel in South...
Reeva Steenkamp shot in quick succession
Reeva Steenkamp was shot in quick succession as she fell down, a forensics expert has told Oscar Pistorius' murder trial. This differs from a police...
Oscar Pistorius trial: Reeva Steenkamp Valentine’s card presented to court
Reeva Steenkamp Valentine's card has been presented to court during Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial in Pretoria. Reeva Steenkamp had intended to give the card to...
Nigeria: 100 schoolgirls abducted by gunmen in Chibok
Boko Haram gunmen abducted around 100 schoolgirls in an attack on a school in north-east Nigeria, officials say. The attackers reportedly arrived at the school...
Oscar Pistorius trial: Paralympic champion heartbroken at seeing Reeva Steenkamp body
Oscar Pistorius has told his murder trial in Pretoria he was "heartbroken" when he saw the body of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. "I crouched down...
Libya: Jordanian Ambssador Fawaz Aitan kidnapped in Tripoli attack
Jordanian ambassador to Libya, Fawaz Aitan, has been kidnapped in the capital Tripoli, in an attack that left his driver wounded, officials say. Gunmen travelling...
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