Tag: Africa
Outrage as Ugandan football captain beaten to death in street gang attack
Ugandans are mourning the death at 27 of one of the country's best-known footballers after he was beaten by suspected…
Nigerian security forces rescue more than 300 abductees
More than 300 people abducted in separate attacks in Nigeria have been rescued, the country's presidency says, in what it…
DR Congo river boat under quarantine for Ebola after five deaths
Congolese authorities are carrying out Ebola and cholera screening for all 255 passengers aboard a boat intercepted on the Congo…
Nigeria’s president orders a 80% salary increase for junior soldiers
Nigerian soldiers are to get a pay increase of up to 80% - their second salary increase in a month…
Vozinha granted shirt name exemption by Chile FA
The Chilean Football Federation (ANFP) has granted an exemption to allow Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha to wear his nickname on…
World’s oldest president reshuffles army as his absence stokes unease
Cameroon's veteran leader Paul Biya - who has not been seen in public for nearly two months - has reshuffled…