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Rihanna gives bikes to girls in Malawi

Rihanna is giving bikes to girls in Malawi to help them get an education. It's part of a new partnership between the singer's Clara Lionel Foundation and Chinese bike-sharing company Ofo.

Opposition leader in Zambia detained for defaming president

Police arrested a Zambian opposition leader on Thursday and said he would be charged with defaming President Edgar Lungu, an offence that carries a maximum five-year prison term.

Al Qaeda releases South African kidnapped in 2011

South African Stephen McGowan, who was kidnapped by al Qaeda from the Mali tourist town of Timbuktu in 2011, has been released and is back home, foreign minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said on Thursday.

Soldiers and police in Zimbabwe clash

Zimbabwean soldiers reportedly ran amok and "mercilessly" attacked members of the police, much to the amusement of the on-looking public in Harare on Tuesday

Ex-Malawi president, Banda denies corruption charges

Malawi's former president denied on Tuesday any wrongdoing in a corruption scandal that erupted when she was in office, saying she will return to the southern...

South Africa economy in “duress”

South Africa's economy is in a state of "duress" and 2017 growth will fall short of 0.5 percent, President Jacob Zuma said late on...

Madagascar bus crash: At least 34 killed

At least 34 people died when a bus carrying young Christian worshippers plunged down a steep ravine in central Madagascar, police and hospital officials...

Angola agrees to small EU election team

Angola has agreed to allow just four experts from the European Union to monitor its elections later this month, officials said on Monday, after...

Arrest warrant issued for former Malawian president Banda

Malawi police on Monday issued an arrest warrant for former president Joyce Banda in connection with the country's "Cashgate" corruption scandal, which involved large-scale...

South Africa’s FNB stadium stampede kills 2

At least two people have been killed and several injured in a crush at South Africa's biggest stadium, the state broadcaster SABC said. It took...

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