Tunisia allows ex-dictator Ben Ali to be buried at home
The Tunisian government on Friday said it would allow the country’s late autocrat Zine-Abidine Ben-Ali to be buried in his homeland after his death in exile in Saudi Arabia.
Namibia mobilises funds for repatriated refugees
Namibia is mobilising financial resources to reintegrate 3,000 of its citizens, who were last week repatriated by neighbouring Botswana, a senior government official said Friday.
Ugandan Asians fear expulsion as MPs dig into assets mess
A section of Ugandans of Asian origin have expressed fears that the current parliamentary probe into the management and status of properties that were left behind in 1972 is likely to result into a second expulsion.
Tunisia’s ousted ex-president dies in exile aged 83
Former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the first leader to be toppled by the Arab Spring revolts, died Thursday in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia's foreign ministry said. He was 83.
Algeria detains opposition activist in new sign of clampdown
Algerian authorities have arrested Fodil Boumala, a prominent opposition activist and anti-government protester, fellow activists and a lawyer said on Thursday.
South Africa struggles with surge of sexist violence
Broken, cream-coloured tiles form a mosaic of a woman's face in the entrance hall of a South African shelter for abused women. Branches extending from her head are painted across the wall, decorated with colourful leaves.
26 pupils, two teachers killed in Liberia school fire
A huge fire at a Liberian Koranic school killed at least 26 pupils and two teachers on Wednesday when flames engulfed their dormitory, in one of the worst disasters of its kind for the West African nation.
Xenophobia: Displaced Malawian nationals leave South Africa
The Malawian Government announced that it had hired two buses to repatriate nationals, who were displaced, following xenophobic attacks on foreigners in South Africa.
Algeria army chief orders clampdown on protesters
In his speech that was published by the Defense Ministry, Gaid Salah said that, for some people, coming into Algiers from other regions has become a ``pretext to justify dangerous behavior'' and a way to swell crowds.
Zimbabwe deploys military doctors amid medical workers strike
Zimbabwe’s government has deployed military doctors to state hospitals after medical workers went on strike across the country, local media report.
Liberia school fire kills at least 26 children
A fire at a Koranic school near the Liberian capital Monrovia overnight killed at least 26 children and two teachers, the president’s office said Wednesday.
Thabo Mbeki: US, UK asked South Africa for help to oust Robert Mugabe
Former president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, has said that the United Kingdom and the United States of America, had sought the help of his country to remove the late President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe from office.
Robert Mugabe’s funeral fuels tensions due to traditional beliefs, rituals
As public wakes for late Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe have drawn to a close, traditional chiefs are demanding the body be buried according to spiritual traditions.
Tourist boat capsizes in Senegal, killing four
Four people died after a boat carrying dozens of tourists capsized during heavy storms in Senegal, authorities and emergency services said Tuesday.
Ethiopia plane crash victims seek documents on 737 Max
A lawyer representing relatives of victims killed in an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crash said Tuesday he is seeking documents from manufacturer Boeing and US regulators on the decision not to ground the aircraft after a previous deadly accident.
Experts: Struggle for resources in poor areas fuels xenophobia
A political analyst with the University of South Africa, Somadoda Fikeni, said on Tuesday that the issue of limited resources in poor communities could not be ignored and the governments should be serious about getting to the bottom of this.
DR Congo ex-minister to be questioned for ’embezzling Ebola funds’
Former DR Congo health minister Oly Ilunga was transferred to the public prosecutor's office on Tuesday, three days after being arrested over accusations he embezzled $4.3 million in Ebola funds, his lawyers said.
ICC prosecutor appeals acquittal of Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court appealed on Monday against the shock acquittal of former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo over post-electoral violence that killed around 3,000 people.
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Ethiopia plane crash victims seek documents on 737 Max
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