Tag: Africa
Navy rescues seven suspected Ivorian stowaways from oil tanker off Tema coast
The Ghana Navy has rescued seven suspected Ivorian stowaways from the rudder trunk of a Belgium-registered crude oil tanker, MT…
Toddlers among more than 50 schoolchildren kidnapped in Nigeria
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 50 children from three schools in the same town in north-eastern Nigeria, teachers and residents…
Senior IS leader killed in joint operation, US and Nigeria say
Nigeria and the United States say they have killed a senior Islamic State (IS) leader in a joint-operation. Abu-Bilal al-Minuki…
New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo
Africa's top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province. Around 246…
New outbreak of Ebola kills 65 in eastern DR Congo
Africa's top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern Ituri province. Around 246…
‘They shot my neighbour in the head’ – the lakeside city traumatised by war
Summary executions and rape were among the atrocities committed by the M23 rebel group and Rwandan soldiers during their weeks-long…