At least 17 people drowned when a boat ferrying around 60 passengers capsized in northwest Nigeria, the National Emergency Management (NEMA) said on Wednesday.
There was an ambush on some soldiers from a joint US-Niger patrol team in Niger on Wednesday close to the country’s border town with Mali. Many of the soldiers belonging to the patrol team have been reported dead in the ambush, according to the AFP.
One of Ghana's prestigious Universities, The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is reported to have admitted a 13-year-old girl to study Mathematics.
A South African monarch, the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has expressed outrage at the scrapping of caning in schools claiming that using the rod on children would "make learners perform well".
Vigilantes in Malawi have killed six people suspected of trying to obtain and drink human blood as part of magic rituals since mid-September, police told AFP on Tuesday.
The United Nations on Tuesday said thousands of people have fled violence in Democratic Republic of Congo in the past month and are now seeking refuge in Zambia.
Diane Rwigara, the opposition political activist and critic of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame could face long jail term after state prosecutors on Tuesday reviewed charges against her.
Patience Jonathan, the wife of former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is accusing the country’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of witch-hunting her.
Police in Zimbabwe on Monday arrested a journalist who reported that the country’s ruling party is distributing used underwear belonging to the first lady, Grace Mugabe.
