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Burundi orders couples to wed amid drive to ‘moralise society’

Cohabiting couples in Burundi have until the end of the year to get married or face legal consequences. The government order comes after President Pierre...

Gunmen kill 26 in attack on Christians in Egypt

Gunmen attacked buses and a truck taking a group of Coptic Christians to a monastery in southern Egypt on Friday, killing 26 people and...

Three dead in clashes between police and ex-rebels in Ivory Coast

Three demobilised ex-rebel fighters were killed in Ivory Coast's second-biggest city, Bouake, on Tuesday as they clashed with police attempting to end their protest...

Hunter dies after elephant falls on him

A professional big game hunter from Tzaneen, Theunis Botha, 51, died on Friday afternoon during a hunt in Gwai, in Zimbabwe, when a member...

Ex-Gambian president Jammeh’s bank accounts seized

Gambian authorities have seized assets including 86 bank accounts and 131 properties linked to former president Yahya Jammeh, an official said on Monday, as...

Ghanaian mothers demand longer maternity leave

Ghanaian labor law requires that companies provide new mothers with at least three months maternity leave with pay. However as the World Health Organization...

Deutsche Welle calls for release of arrested correspondent in DR Congo

Germany's international broadcaster DW on Sunday demanded the immediate release of its correspondent Antediteste Niragira, who was arrested by members of the Congolese intelligence...

Leader of Nigeria’s ruling APC party warns of coup threat

Nigeria has paid a high price to achieve democracy and will foil any attempts by those hoping to stage a coup, the national leader...

SA Deputy President Ramaphosa urges fight against “mafia state”

South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, seen as a top contender to lead the ruling ANC into 2019 general elections, said on Sunday that...

Fourth person in probable Ebola death in Congo

A fourth person has likely died from Ebola in remote northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said on Sunday, as the...

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