Qaeda financier killed in Algeria
The Algerian army has identified one of seven armed Islamists killed east of the capital earlier this month as a key financier of the local affiliate of Al-Qaeda, the El...
Pakistani aid workers shot dead
Peshawar, Pakistan - Unknown gunmen Saturday shot dead two Pakistani charity workers involved in an education project in the northwestern city of Charsadda, 80 miles (130 kilometres) from Islamabad, police...
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...
Nigeria: Imo State Governor’s Daughter Marries Land Commissioner.
The traditional wedding between the first daughter of Imo State Governor ,Rochas Okorocha to his Deputy Chief of Staff /Commissioner for lands and Survey Uche Nwosu took place at his...
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...
Ghana’s Afcon Opponents Dr Congo Line Up Gabon Friendly On Jan 14
DR Congo’s Leopards will play Gabon on January 14 in the last warm-up before the trip to South Africa for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. According to radiookapi.net, the...
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...