Sniffer dogs search for bodies at scene of tragic Johannesburg blaze/in /by
As investigations into the cause of the blaze continue, sniffer dogs on Friday searched a gutted Johannesburg building for more victims.
43 bodies collected from clashes in a disputed Somali city – Red Cross/in /by
The ICRC in a statement Friday said a further 110 wounded people have been taken to hospitals in the past week by the Somali Red Crescent Society amid clashes that have continued for months in and around Las-Anod. The statement did not identify the dead or those to blame.
DRC: UN demands ‘independent’ probe after deadly crackdown on anti-MONUSCO protest/in /by
"We are extremely alarmed that at least 43 people were killed, including a policeman, and 56 injured during demonstrations on Wednesday in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. We have received information indicating that the death toll may be higher." Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson
UN Secretary-General says coups are not the solution/in /by
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, speaking following a spate of coups in Africa, says they are not the solution and only make crises worse.
Tunisia: four Tunisians arrested for robbing migrants at sea/in /by
Tunisian police have arrested four Tunisians, including a fisherman, on suspicion of maritime piracy for taking engines and money from a boat carrying Tunisian migrants who were trying to reach Italy, AFP learnt on Thursday from a judicial source.
MSF warns of major emergency in Sudanese refugee camps in Chad/in /by
Medical charity, Doctors Without Borders, says Sudanese refugee camps in Chad are running low on everything from food and water to medical care.
Two French-Moroccan holidaymakers killed at sea by Algerian coastguards/in /by
Two French-Moroccan holidaymakers were killed by Algerian coastguards after getting lost on jet skis in an Algerian maritime zone on the border with Morocco, Moroccan media reported on Thursday, citing a witness to the tragedy.
DRC: at least 48 civilians killed in crackdown on anti-UN demonstration in Goma/in /by
According to the document, authenticated by military and intelligence sources, the toll from Wednesday's operation in this violence-ridden region was "48 dead" and "75 wounded" on the demonstrators' side, as well as one policeman killed.
Nigerian president speaks of 9-month military transition in Niger/in /by
Nigeria's president, Bola Tinubu, who also heads the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), spoke on Thursday of a nine-month transition for the military in power in Niger since the end of July, similar to what happened in Nigeria at the end of the 1990s.
Many are fed up and desperate for change in Africa, analysts say/in /by
"It is an expression of the popular dissatisfaction," said Hermann Ngoulou in the Gabonese capital of Libreville. "The country has been experiencing a deep crisis on all levels due to bad governance, the rising cost of food (and) the high cost of living."