DR Congo election: African leaders congratulate Tshisekedi
Two African presidents have congratulated Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi for winning last month’s presidential poll, despite the African Union saying it...
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Petition to stop deportation of Otis Bolamu to DR Congo
A petition to stop a man being deported back to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Christmas Day has been signed by more than 3,000...
California fires: At least 42 die in state’s deadliest wildfire
Thirteen more bodies have been recovered in California, bringing the death toll in the US state’s deadliest wildfire to 42, officials say. The remains were...
Mid-term elections 2018: Democrats win House in setback for Trump
The US Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump. Taking control of...
Cameroon school kidnap: More than 70 pupils seized in Bamenda
Dozens of people, mostly school pupils, have been kidnapped from a boarding school in the west of Cameroon. Source: BBC AFRICA NEWS At...
US missionary Charles Wesco shot dead in Cameroon
A US missionary has been killed in Cameroon about two weeks after moving there with his wife and eight children. Charles Wesco was in a...
Morocco abruptly drops clock change
Morocco has decided to scrap winter time and will instead keep its clocks at summer time, GMT+1, all year around. The announcement comes less than...
Sahle-Work Zewde becomes Ethiopia’s first female president
Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s first female president. Ms Sahle-Work is an experienced diplomat who has now become Africa’s...
In pictures: ‘Eye of Istanbul’ photographer Ara Guler dies at 90
Guler, who was born to ethnic Armenian parents, began his career as a photographer on a Turkish newspaper and in the 1950s he was appointed...
Mogadishu bombings: Man executed on Somalia blast anniversary
A man convicted of involvement in the deadliest bomb attack in Somalia’s history has been executed on the first anniversary of the blast. Source-BBC Africa...
