Africa

Five people killed in Algiers stampede

Five young people were killed and dozens more injured in a stampede at a packed rap concert in the Algerian capital, a spokesman for
5 people killed in stampede at Algiers rap concert

At least five people are killed in a stampede at a packed rap concert in the Algerian capital on Thursday night, a hospital source says.
Sudan swears in ruling council

Sudan took further steps in its transition towards civilian rule yesterday with the swearing in of a new sovereign council, to be followed by the appointment of a prime minister.
Sudan’s Bashir got $90m from Saudi royals

Sudan’s deposed military ruler Omar al-Bashir has admitted to receiving $90 million in cash from Saudi royals, an investigator told a Khartoum court yesterday.
19 killed in Uganda fuel truck blast

Nineteen people died when a fuel truck barrelled into other vehicles in a busy town in western Uganda and exploded, police said
Sudanese celebrate transition to civilian rule

Rapturous crowds filled the streets of Khartoum yesterday as Sudan’s generals and protest leaders signed a historic deal paving the way to civilian rule.
Sudan allows Al-Jazeera to reopen office

Sudan has allowed Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera to reopen its Khartoum office, which they had shut down in May, the channel’s
17 seamen kidnapped off Cameroon

Nine Chinese and eight Ukrainian seamen were abducted on Thursday when two merchant vessels came under attack in Cameroonian waters, sources said yesterday.
At least 60 killed, dozones injured

At least 60 people perished in Tanzania yesterday when a fuel tanker overturned and then exploded as people rushed to syphon off leaking fuel.
Tanzania fuel tanker blast kills 60

At least 60 people perish in Tanzania when a fuel tanker overturned and then exploded as people rushed to syphon off leaking fuel.
Paramilitaries arrested in Sudan for pupils’ killing

Sudan’s ruling generals yesterday announced that nine paramilitaries had been arrested for the killing of four teenage demonstrators
Rwanda shuts border with Ebola-hit DRC

Rwanda has shut its frontier with Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo after a third case of the deadly virus was detected in the border
Rwanda seals Congo border after third Ebola case in Goma

Rwandan authorities close the border with the Ebola-hit Congolese city of Goma for everyone other than Congolese citizens leaving Rwanda, as a third case was confirmed in Goma.
Boko Haram fighters kill 65 in Nigeria

An attack this weekend by Boko Haram fighters on a funeral in northeast Nigeria has left 65 people dead, almost triple the initial toll, a
Snake forces adjournment of parliament in Nigeria

A snake burst onto the chamber floor of a state parliament building in southwest Nigeria, sending lawmakers scampering and forcing an
WHO sounds Ebola alarm as risks intensify

The World Health Organization declares Congo’s Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, sounding a rarely used global alarm after the virus threatened to spread to a major city and into neighbouring countries.
13 killed in Nigeria building collapse

Thirteen people in central Nigeria died after a three-storey residential building collapsed after torrential rain, emergency workers said
S Africa’s Zuma shrugs off graft allegations at inquiry

South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma yesterday dismissed multiple graft allegations against him, telling a judicial inquiry he was
26 killed in deadly Somalia hotel siege

At least 26 people, including several foreigners, are killed and 56 injured in a suicide bomb and gun attack claimed by Al-Shabaab militants on a popular hotel in southern Somalia, a top regional official has said.
Endangered rhino numbers soar by 1,000% in Tanzania

The number of endangered rhinos in Tanzania has risen by 1,000 per cent after a government crackdown on organised gangs guilty of
11 killed as boat capsizes in Niger

Eleven people drowned yesterday when their boat capsized on a river in central Niger, the governor of the region told AFP. The accident
Over 80 migrants feared drowned off Tunisia coast

Dozens of African migrants are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia after setting of for Europe from Libya, a government source and the Tunisian Red Crescent have said on Thursday.
Sudan military, protesters agree power-sharing deal

Crowds of jubilant Sudanese took to the streets of Khartoum yesterday to celebrate a landmark deal between protest leaders and the country’s ruling generals aimed at turning the page on months of political unrest.
27 dead as fishing boat sinks off Honduras

At least 27 people died and nine were missing Wednesday when their fishing boat sank off the Caribbean coast of Honduras, the
16 dead in crush at Madagascar rally

At least 16 people were crushed to death and dozens injured in Madagascar on Wednesday at a stadium hosting national independence
Sudan police fire tear gas as students protest

Sudanese riot police yesterday fired tear gas at scores of students who rallied against the ruling generals near the presidential palace in
16 dead in crush at Madagascar independence day rally

At least 16 people are crushed to death and dozens injured in Madagascar at a stadium hosting national independence day celebrations in the capital Antananarivo.
42 IS fighters killed near Lake Chad

West African troops killed 42 suspected Islamic State fighters in a battle in the Lake Chad region on June 21, the heaviest death toll suffered by the
Ethiopia army chief, regional chief killed amid ‘coup’ bid

Ethiopia’s army chief and a top local leader have been shot dead during an attempt to overthrow a regional government in northern
Bangladeshi female pilots role models for Congolese women

Two Bangladeshi female pilots have become the role models for Congolese women and girls while serving the United Nations peacekeeping mission and overcoming challenges boldly.