Farmer-herder clashes kill 3600 in Nigeria
Clashes in Nigeria between farmers and semi-nomadic herders have killed more than 3 600 people since 2016, according to Amnesty International. In a report released on Monday, the human rights…
Rival activists clash ahead of DRC vote
At least one person was killed and over 80 injured in weekend clashes between supporters of rival candidates just days ahead of Democratic Republic of Congo’s crucial presidential election, sources…
Joseph Kabila raises return act prospects
KINSHASA — A month before his scheduled departure after nearly two decades as Congo’s president, Joseph Kabila received a procession of foreign reporters at his heavily guarded riverside palace for…
Breastfeeding linked to smaller waistline of mothers: study
WASHINGTON. — Breastfeeding may have one more benefit for mothers. A study showed that breastfeeding was linked with smaller waistline in the decade after giving birth among women.
Somali, AU security forces mull joint operations to flush out al-Shaabab
MOGADISHU. — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali security forces plan to hold joint military operations in the Middle Jubba region, southern region to flush out al-Shaabab remnants.
India’s opposition party leader sentenced to life imprisonment
NEW DELHI. — Sajjan Kumar, a senior leader of India’s main opposition party the Indian National Congress (INC) was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday by the Delhi High Court for inciting mob violence and rioting targeting members of the Sikh community in 1984 following the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Something positive can still come out on Malema: Zuma
JOHANNESBURG. – Former president Jacob Zuma still believes that if properly guided, something positive can come out of EFF leader Julius Malema.
Ex-presidents face off in election run-off in Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO. – Madagascar heads to the polls on Wednesday in a crunch head-to-head election between two arch-rivals who have dominated political life on poverty-stricken Indian Ocean island for years.
JUST IN: Mphoko’s son freed on bail
FORMER Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko’s son, Siqokoqela, has been freed from remand prison after successfully challenging the revocation of his bail by a Bulawayo magistrate at the High Court.











