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Ugandan monarch charged with murder

King Charles Wesley Mumbere. Photo Credit: BBC     The chief of the Rwenzururu kingdom in western Uganda, Charles Wesley Mumbere has been officially charged with murder...

Uganda orders closure of schools backed by Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg

Ugandan authorities have ordered the closure of a chain of “for-profit international schools” backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg over...

[Update] 76 dead in Colombia plane crash

The plane crashed in a mountainous area on its way to Medellin. Photo Credit: TELEANTIOQUIA VIA TWITTER 76 people have now been confirmed by police to...

South Africa’s Zuma survives no-confidence motion by his party

Local media in South Africa is reporting that President Jacob Zuma has survived a motion of no confidence by his own party. An Afrikaans-language daily,...

Guinea Bissau’s dominant party to boycott new government

Guinea Bissau's dominant political party on Monday rejected President Jose Mario Vaz's newly-appointed prime minister and said it would refuse to join his new...

Gunmen kidnap three UNHCR workers in Sudan’s Darfur

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped three workers from the United Nation's refugee agency in Sudan's restive Darfur region, a local official told Reuters on Monday. The...

Thirsty Somalis trek 60 km for water as drought and conflict bite

A second poor rainy season in Somalia has pushed livestock herders in the drought-hit Puntland region to trek an average of 60 km (40...

Gambia’s president warns against any form of election violence

Gambia’s president Yahya Jammeh has warned that he will harshly deal with anyone involved in unrest or violence in the upcoming presidential elections. While addressing...

Uganda police arrest Rwenzururu king over deadly clashes

Police in western Uganda have arrested the king of Rwenzururu over clashes between police and militia which killed at least 55 people, officials say. Charles...

South Africa’s Zuma faces no-confidence vote by party’s executive panel

South Africa's scandal-plagued President Jacob Zuma is facing a vote of no confidence by the ruling party's executive committee, media reported on Monday. The ANC's...

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