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Mike du Toit, the mastermind of white supremacist plot to kill Nelson Mandela, convicted of treason
Mike du Toit, the mastermind of a white supremacist plot to kill Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president, has been convicted of treason. A...
John Dramani Mahama sworn in as Ghana’s new president
John Dramani Mahama, Ghana's new president, has pledged to uphold stability following the death of his predecessor John Atta Mills. Former Vice President John Dramani...
Ghana’s President John Atta Mills dies from throat cancer at 68
Ghana's President John Atta Mills has died from throat cancer aged 68. A statement from his office said John Atta Mills died in the country’s...
Vast water source discovered in Namibia
A newly discovered water source in Namibia could have a major impact on development in the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa. Estimates suggest the aquifer...
Tanzanian ferry carrying at least 250 people sinks off Zanzibar
A Tanzanian ferry carrying at least 250 people has sunk near the island of Zanzibar. An operation to rescue passengers has been launched by the...
Ethiopia’s PM Meles Zenawi hospitalized in critical condition
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has been hospitalized, Ethiopia's government confirms, but it denies he is critically ill. "He is not in a critical state. He...
South Africa celebrates Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday
Former South Africa’s President Nelson Mandela is celebrating 94th birthday on Wednesday and some 12 million schoolchildren across the country have sung a specially...
Shell asked to pay Nigeria $5 billion over Bonga oil spill
Nigeria's oil regulator has asked industry giant Shell to pay $5 billion for the Bonga oil spill from last December. The disclosure was made during...
Omar al-Bashir and Salva Kiir meet for the first time since Sudan and South Sudan border dispute
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir and South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir have met for the first time since a border dispute brought their countries close...
Nigeria: more than 100 people died in a fuel tanker explosion in Rivers state
At least 100 people have died in Rivers state, south-eastern Nigeria, after a tanker carrying petrol crashed. Nigerian authorities say the vehicle did not immediately...
Thomas Lubanga sentenced to 14 years in jail for using child soldiers
Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga has been sentenced by International Criminal Court (ICC) to 14 years in jail for recruiting and using child soldiers in...
George Bush renovates women’s cancer screening center in Zambia
Former US President George W. Bush showed his compassionate side by spending Fourth of July at an orphanage in Lusaka, Zambia. George Bush, 66, and...
Libya votes in first free election for more than 50 years
Libyan people are voting in their first free election for more than 50 years. They are selecting a temporary assembly which will have the task...
Circumcision for Zimbabwe’s MP’s in bid to fight HIV
At least 10 Zimbabwean MP have been circumcised as part of a campaign to reduce HIV and AIDS cases. A small makeshift clinic for carrying...
Spencer West, who lost his legs as a child, scales Kilimanjaro by crawling up on his hands
Spencer West from Toronto, Canada - who lost his legs when he was just five years old - reached the summit of the 19,341ft...
Robert Mugabe’s motorcade in deadly crash in Zimbabwe
One person has been killed and 15 others were injured in a crash involving Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe's motorcade, police say. A car in the...
Kenyan Internal Security Minister George Saitoti killed in helicopter crash
Kenyan Internal Security Minister George Saitoti has died in a helicopter crash, officials say. Officials say George Saitoti and his deputy, Orwa Ojode, have been killed...
Nigeria: Dana Air plane with at least 162 people on board crashes into a building in Lagos
A Dana Air passenger plane with at least 162 people on board has crashed into a building in Nigeria's main city of Lagos, officials...
Jacob Zuma painting, The Spear, removed from Goodman Gallery
Goodman Gallery in South Africa has agreed not to display the controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma after reaching a deal with the ANC. The...
Charles Taylor, Liberia’s ex-president, sentenced to 50 years in jail
Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, has been sentenced to 50 years in jail by a UN-backed war crimes court. Last month Charles Taylor...
Jacob Zuma painting case is going to court in South Africa
South Africa's ruling party is going to court to have the controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma removed from public view. The actual painting that was...
Jacob Zuma controversial painting vandalized in Johannesburg art gallery
A controversial painting showing South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has been vandalized in a Johannesburg art gallery. It appears a man poured black paint over...
Charles Taylor’s war trial: former Liberian president accuses prosecution of paying witnesses
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president, has accused the prosecution of paying witnesses to testify against him in his war crimes trial. Charles Taylor, 64,...
Nigeria: at least 16 people killed in a bomb attack at Bayero University in Kano
Red Cross officials say at least 16 people have been killed in a gun and bomb attack at Bayero University in Nigeria's northern city...
Nigeria: at least 6 people killed in explosions at two offices of ThisDay newspaper
At least six people have been killed in two explosions at the offices of major Nigerian daily ThisDay, according to witnesses. Three people were killed...
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