Tag: Africa
Sudan atrocities are ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN says
A UN fact-finding mission has determined that evidence of atrocities carried out during the siege and takeover of the Sudanese…
Open letter to AU Heads of State by Sam Jonah
Esteemed Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Leaders of Africa’s Sovereign Nations, I write to you today not as a distant observer,…
Suspected carbon-monoxide leak kills at least 30 miners in Nigeria, witnesses say
At least 33 miners have died in a suspected carbon-monoxide leak at a lead and zinc mine in central Nigeria's…
Gold fever hits South Africa after lucky find in cattle pen
A gold rush has gripped an informal settlement east of the South African city of Johannesburg, after reports spread a…
US soldiers arrive in Nigeria to aid its fight against Islamist militants
About 100 US soldiers have arrived in Nigeria to train the West African nation's armed forces and help them with…
Fake funeral suspects allegedly used hearse to smuggle charcoal in Malawi
Police in Malawi are searching for nine suspects who escaped from custody after being caught allegedly smuggling charcoal in a…