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Children among 22 killed in attack on Cameroon village
Cameroon President Paul Biya
At least 22 people have been killed in an attack on a village in north-west Cameroon, the UN says.
Over half those killed in Ntumbo were children,…
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Africa rights groups demand end to Kenyan police extrajudicial killings
FILE - A woman cries over the body of man who was killed by police, witnesses said, in Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 9, 2017.
Kenyan police killed 107 people last year,…
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Bloomberg’s Billions: How the Candidate Built an Empire of Influence
Michael R. Bloomberg speaking about gun violence at an event in December, days after announcing his presidential bid.Chet Strange for The New York Times
In the fall of 2018,…
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Coronavirus: First death confirmed in Europe
France has had 11 confirmed cases of the disease
A Chinese tourist has died in France after contracting the new coronavirus - the first fatality from the disease outside Asia.…
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Former Kenya leader, Moi wasn’t perfect but he left positive mark, say mourners
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Chief of Defence Forces General Samson Mwathethe during the State Memorial Service of the late former President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi at Nyayo…
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Thai police storm mall after soldier kills at least 20 in mass shooting
Suspect Jakraphanth Thomma is still at large
Thai police and soldiers have stormed a shopping mall where a gunman is believed to be hiding after a mass shooting in the…
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Coronavirus: Chinese media confusion over doctor’s death
Dr Li posted a picture of himself on social media from his hospital bed
Chinese media have changed a report that a doctor who blew the whistle on the coronavirus outbreak has…
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Trump acquitted by Senate in impeachment trial
US President Trump
President Donald Trump has been cleared in his impeachment trial, ending a congressional bid to oust him from office that bitterly divided the US.
The…
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Kenya’s former President Daniel arap Moi dies aged 95
Arap Moi died at 95
Kenya's former President Daniel arap Moi has died at the age of 95.
President Uhuru Kenyatta announced his death, saying the nation had lost a "great man".…
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Bostwana registers first case of Coronavirus
The Republic of Botswana has announced that it has registered its first ever suspected case of Coronavirus on Jan. 30, stating that the suspected case was registered at Sir Seretse…
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Brexit: Macron ‘deeply sad’ as UK leaves the European Union
Brexit supporters held a party in Parliament Square
European leaders have expressed sadness at the UK leaving the EU, with France's Emmanuel Macron emphasising Britain's…
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Tanzania ‘anti-gay’ force official Paul Makonda banned from US
Mr Makonda's immediate family members have also been barred from visiting the US
A top Tanzanian official who launched a surveillance squad dedicated to hunting down gay people…
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Trump impeachment: Major blow for Democrats in witnesses battle
Republican Senator Lamar Alexander said he would vote against calling more witnesses
US Democrats have been dealt a major blow in their efforts to call witnesses at President…
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How I was made to strip to prove I'm a woman to the police – Kenyan woman
A Kenyan female bus conductor, Theresia Mumbi who has a beard has narrated her story on how she was made to strip in a police cell to confirm that she was female.
According to…
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Coronavirus: Death toll climbs to 106 as China tightens measures
Chinese authorities say 106 people have died from the new coronavirus and more than 4,000 people are infected.
The country has meanwhile further tightened travel restrictions to…
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Coronavirus spread accelerating in China, says leader Xi Jinping
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has called an emergency government meeting, telling officials the country is facing a “grave situation” as the new coronavirus is “accelerating its…
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