Tanzania’s general election risks becoming ‘devoid of legitimacy,’ Amnesty In’tl warns/in /by
Tanzania’s upcoming elections “risk becoming a procedural affair devoid of legitimacy,” international rights watchdog Amnesty International is warning.
Defiant former French president Sarkozy arrives at prison to begin sentence/in /by
Nicolas Sarkozy is to begin his five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy in the case involving Libyan funding of his 2007 presidential campaign.
38 M23 rebel fighters surrender to Congolese army in eastern DRC/in /by
Almost 40 members of the M23 rebel group have surrendered in the eastern democratic republic of the Congo, military officials said on Monday.
Aid organisations warn of growing hunger crisis in Nigeria following US funding cuts/in /by
Aid groups are raising the alarm about an unprecedented hunger crisis in northern Nigeria, where the impact of international funding cuts is hitting hard.
Gendarme shot and killed as tensions mount ahead of Ivory Coast presidential election/in /by
As tension continues to mount in Ivory Coast ahead of Saturday’s presidential election, a gendarme has been shot and killed while on patrol in the south of the country.
BNP Paribas shares drop after US court verdict on liability in Sudan atrocities/in /by
A New York jury on Friday ordered the bank to pay close to $21 million dollars to three plaintiffs.
Madagascar coup leader Michael Randrianirina names businessman as new prime minister/in /by
Colonel Michael Randrianirina made the appointment just three days after he was sworn in as Madagascar's new president.
Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Airbnb and online services worldwide/in /by
The global outage at Amazon Web Services affected dozens of major online operations, including some of Amazon's own websites and apps.
Separatist leader’s trial sparks protests in Nigerian capital/in /by
Nnamdi Kanu’s long-running legal battle has reignited tensions in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The separatist leader — on trial for terrorism charges linked to the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, or IPOB — is set to begin his defence on Thursday after a court dismissed his no-case submission.
Cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway, killing two airport workers/in /by
A cargo plane operated by Turkey-based ACT Airlines skidded off a runway at Hong Kong International Airport and crashed into a security patrol car early Monday, killing two airport security workers.