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Nigerian pastor accused of abusing children who fled Boko Haram

Pastor Solomon says he is on a self-proclaimed mission to help humanity, creating the International Christian Centre for Missions (ICCM)

Oct 29, 2019

By AFP News

Nigeria Boko Haram

Whale almost swallows diver, rare photos show narrow escape

Rainer Schimpf, with 20 years of experience as a marine conservationist under his belt, was busy concentrating on not getting attacked by a shark at the time of the incident.

Mar 11, 2019

By Pritha Paul

Theresa May in Africa: Cynical post-Brexit development agenda smacks of desperation

May is the latest in a long line of prime ministers who have evoked the potential of "Africa" for their own political purposes.

Aug 30, 2018

By Michael Jennings

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Entire families killed in Algerian military plane crash, 257 victims feared

The Soviet-built Ilyushin transport aircraft, Il-76, crashed in an agricultural zone with no residents, southwest of Algiers.

Apr 11, 2018

By Associated Press

Algeria

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Rape of men and boys 'serious blind spot' in Central African Republic

Sexual violence against men and boys is a "serious blind spot" in Central African Republic (CAR) say researchers at All Survivors Project after documenting gang rape in war zone.

Mar 5, 2018

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Doctors perform brain surgery on wrong patient

Doctors took hours to discover the patient they were performing brain surgery on was actually the wrong person.

Mar 2, 2018

By James Hetherington

Kenya

Egypt free speech crackdown: Mother arrested after telling BBC 'police made my daughter disappear'

Egyptian Mona Mahmoud arrested after accusing police of torturing and disappearing daughter Zubeida in BBC report. Amnesty says arrest is latest in Egypt's free speech crackdown.

Mar 2, 2018

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Egypt

Terrifying video shows shark lunging at underwater cameraman

A panicked shark has knocked heads with a filming scuba diver off the coast of Durban in South Africa.

Mar 2, 2018

By James Hetherington

South Africa

Trump asked to allow white South African farmers to emigrate to US after land confiscation vote

Thousands sign petition asking President Donald Trump to allow South African white farmers to emigrate to US after land seizure vote.

Mar 2, 2018

By Isabelle Gerretsen

South Africa Donald Trump

Egypt singer Sherine jailed for joke about insanitary River Nile

Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab sentenced to six months in prison after joking about parasites in River Nile.

Feb 28, 2018

By Isabelle Gerretsen

Egypt

Woman mauled to death by lion at private game lodge in South Africa

The attack, at the Dinokeng Game Reserve, north of South Africa's administrative capital Pretoria, occurred close to where a herd of elephants escaped last year.

Feb 27, 2018

By William Watkinson

South Africa

Has South Africa's Ramaphosa begun to cement his rule with sweeping cabinet reshuffle?

As many as 30 ministerial changes were announced by South Africa's new president, Cyril Ramaphosa.

Feb 27, 2018

By Vasudevan Sridharan

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Princess Diana's landmine charity 'ignored complaints its members were paying prostitutes'

Mines Advisory Group apologises for failing to act after on 'habitual use' of prostitutes by staff in DRC in latest misconduct scandal to hit British charity.

Feb 25, 2018

By Ewan Palmer

Princess Diana

Growing fears Isis cell have kidnapped British couple in South Africa

Foreign Office issues terror threat for tourists visiting South Africa after Brits are kidnapped.

Feb 23, 2018

By Jordan Bhatt

South Africa Isis

Nigerian military rescues 76 schoolgirls who went missing after Boko Haram attack in Yobe

The dead bodies of two schoolgirls have been found following the attack by the Islamist group.

Feb 22, 2018

By Vasudevan Sridharan

Nigeria Boko Haram Isis

Fears grow for 50 young women missing in northern Nigeria after Boko Haram attack

Some 50 young women remain missing after Boko Haram attacked the village of Dapchi in Northern Nigeria, with fears they have been kidnapped.

Feb 21, 2018

By Associated Press

Nigeria Boko Haram

Sex trafficked women coerced by voodoo rituals like eating raw chicken hearts are freed

Authorities said that trafficked women in Spain had been forced through voodoo rituals including eating raw chicken hearts and having nails pulled out.

Feb 21, 2018

By James Tennent

Nigeria

South Africa police station attack kills five officers, gunmen flee with weapons

Authorities have launched a manhunt to catch the assailants and the motive behind the attack is still unclear.

Feb 21, 2018

By Vasudevan Sridharan

South Africa

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