Tanzania: Maternal Deaths Drop in Kagera
MATERNAL deaths in Kagera Region have dropped from 194 per 100,000 live births to 88 per 100,000 births during 2010, the Kagera Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Fabian Massawe, has said....
Eight dead, 20 missing as Tanzania ferry sinks
Arusha, Tanzania - A ferry sank in Lake Tanganyika overnight, leaving eight dead and around 20 missing, police said Friday. “The ferry between Tanzania and Burundi had some 90 people...
I Impregnated My Daughter To Appease The gods
The Human Right department of Ilemba Hausa Police Division, in Ojo area of Lagos has arrested a 49- year-old man who allegedly had been having carnal knowledge of his teenaged...
Zimbabwe: Fans Riot Over dancer Beverly Sibanda
Angry revellers threatened to assault pole dancer Beverly Sibanda after she was unable to take to the stage at the Gunners Night Club in Highfield. So angry were the fans...
Poachers kill four rhinos in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokeswoman Caroline Washaya-Moyo said the animals' horns had been sawed off the carcasses, but were yet to be moved when rangers discovered the killings...
Ivory haul from Kenya hidden among stones
Ivory smugglers are finding new ways to bring banned elephant tusks into Hong Kong, Customs officials said yesterday as they announced the third largest seizure of raw tusks in three...
Ghana: leader appeals to rivals for unity before inauguration
Ghana's president called for political unity on Friday, reaching out to rivals who are contesting his election due to suspicions of vote rigging. John Dramani Mahama, a former vice president...
Nigeria: Churches on war path over demolition in lagos
Church property worth N3billion destroyed as hoodlums carted away over N15million offering, tithes moneyFor a moment, it looked as though the demolition of the altar and the entire building that...
Nigeria: 280 killed during Xmas and New Year celebrations
A total of 280 people have been reported dead from various road traffic crashes that occurred in the nation’s highways between December 19 2012 and January 4, 2013. Corps Marshall...
Nigeria: Two Internet Scammers Caught By EFCC
After defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians and foreigners for many years, two Nigerian undergraduates and six others Friday ran out of luck, as they were hauled into the custody of the Economic...