UN delegation in the DRC to assess situation in North Kivu province/in /by
Fighting involving the M23 rebels has intensified in recent days and the rebels are threatening to cut off all road links to the city of Goma
JSK and Vita Club preview their CAF Champions League Group A clash/in /by
JS Kabylie of Algeria take on Congolese club AS Vita in the fourth round of matches in Group A of the CAF Champions League on Saturday, with both qualification places for the knockout phase still very much up for grabs.
First EU humanitarian aid plane arrives in the DRC amid crisis/in /by
A European emergency aid plane arrives in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as fighting broke out between M23 militiamen and government troops. It is the first of a series of air drops announced by the European Union.
Hundreds of migrants arrive on Italian island of Lampedusa/in /by
According to the Italian news agency Ansa, the Coast Guard rescued all the migrants aboard one of the boats that sank off the coast of Lampedusa.
Gambia: opposition holds rally against corruption/in /by
This came after several corruption allegations were reported about government institutions and other local government councils.
Kenyans take on ice hockey despite limited ice in Sub-Saharan Africa/in /by
Kenya has its own ice hockey team, despite the nation's sub-Saharan climate. But with only one ice rink in the whole country, the players are forced to practise on rooftops, wearing roller blades.
British colonialist Cecil Rhodes’s grave haunts Zimbabweans/in /by
Nestled in the Matobo National Park, his grave is simple, with "Here lie the remains of Cecil John Rhodes" engraved on it.
Freddy could become the longest cyclone on record – UN/in /by
"Freddy continues its incredible and dangerous journey," Clare Nullis, spokeswoman for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), told reporters in Geneva.
Burkina Faso: 11 soldiers and 112 “terrorists” killed in fighting/in /by
Eleven soldiers and 112 "terrorists" have been killed in recent days during several anti-jihadist operations in Burkina Faso, the target of deadly attacks in recent weeks, the army general staff announced on Thursday.
Mali junta postpones constitutional referendum/in /by
The ruling junta in Mali announced on Friday that it would postpone a constitutional referendum scheduled for March 19, while assuring that it would respect its commitments to return civilians to the helm of the country in 2024.