‘I had never seen anyone die before’ – Adebayor on Togo bus attack
Former Premier League striker Emmanuel Adebayor says the gun attack on the Togo team 15 years ago has made “a huge difference” in his life.
Africa
Legendary South African singer Winnie Khumalo dies aged 51
The Afropop singer began her musical career in the 1980s and also appeared in popular TV series.
US accuses RSF of Sudan genocide and sanctions its leader
The paramilitary group is accused of the “systematic” murder of men and boys and brutal sexual violence.
Explosive fertiliser in Ivory Coast harbour nothing to fear, officials say
Abidjan residents and environmentalists raise concerns after part of the same shipment was dumped in the UK.
Can Ghana’s new president meet the voters’ high expectations?
John Mahama was elected on his pledges to solve the economic crisis but won’t find it easy, analysts say.
South Africa win Pakistan series to top Test table
South Africa finally break Pakistan’s resistance on the fourth day of the second Test to complete a 2-0 series win and finish top of the World Test Championship table.
News24 | Mozambique’s Mondlane says he will return to martyrdom if necessary – days before Chapo inauguration
Venancio Mondlane left the country shortly after the October elections. Now he says he is ready to be a martyr.
Africa’s capoeira kids
Capoeira, a sport mixing martial art and dance, is one of Brazil’s biggest cultural exports. Now a new generation of African children are rediscovering its appeal and African roots.
The remarkable life of Andrée Blouin – Africa’s overlooked independence heroine
Blouin ran in the same circles as liberation icons like Patrice Lumumba, Kwame Nkrumah and Sékou Touré.
News24 | Series of Ethiopia earthquakes trigger evacuations
Evacuations were underway in Ethiopia Saturday after a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which, a 5.8-magnitude jolt, rocked the remote north of the Horn of Africa nation.
Fire devastates one of Africa’s largest clothes markets
Ghana’s Kantamanto market has been devastated by fire with traders urging the government to help.
News24 | 13 inmates on run after Zambia detective opens cells on New Year’s Eve
Thirteen suspected criminals are on the loose in Zambia after a tipsy detective unlocked jail cells on New Year’s Eve and told inmates they were free to go, police said on Friday.
News24 | Ghana announces visa-free entry for African passport holders
Ghana’s outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday announced visa-free travel for all African passport holders from the start of this year, marking a step towards continental economic integration.
Ghana opens up visa-free travel to all Africans
The West African country joins four other continental nations in making it easier to visit.
News24 | Lost boy survives five days in Zimbabwe park teeming with lions
A seven-year-old boy was found alive after being lost for five days in a reserve home to lions and other wild animals in northern Zimbabwe, the wildlife authority said on Friday.
Ethiopia villagers flee volcanic activity ‘in panic’
Tremors have been reported in the surrounding area and steam has been seen rising from the volcano.
Kenya investigates space junk that fell on village
Experts are trying to figure out how a 500kg metal ring ended up crashing into Kenya.
News24 | Risk of Ethiopian volcano eruption prompts evacuation of residents
A volcano in northeastern Ethiopia was showing signs of starting to erupt on Friday, prompting authorities to move residents to temporary shelters, a state-affiliated broadcaster and a government geological office said.
Fulham squad ‘one big brotherhood’, says Iwobi
Nigeria midfielder Alex Iwobi says the team spirit at Fulham is enabling him to enjoy his “best season” in the Premier League.
Ethiopia and Somalia vow to strengthen ties
Somalia says no concessions were made to Ethiopia in the Turkey-brokered deal, but Ethiopia has not commented.
News24 | We’ll take a cop of kindness yet! Drunk Zambian officer freed 13 perps from cells to enjoy New Year
A Zambian police officer has been arrested after he drunkenly released 13 suspects from custody, stating they were ‘free to cross over into the New Year’.