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A forensic vehicle is parked near the scene where several people were killed and several others injured, in the township of KwaMakhutha near Durban, South Africa, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
South Africa

South Africa mass shooting leaves 11 dead, 3 wounded

The people had gathered at the house for a party when the suspects entered the house and opened fire.

Africa

UK brings first charges over the 1994 Rwanda genocide

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United Nations

Burning questions: world leaders meet at UN amid climate, war and AI worries

Africa

Methanol-tainted Nigeria drink kills 48, makes 182 ill, some blinded

Fifteen people have been arrested in connection with the production and sale of a locally brewed beverage, say officials.

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Dozens of people have died in Nigeria after drinking alcoholic concoctions laced with methanol. Photo: Shutterstock
Dozens of people have died in Nigeria after drinking alcoholic concoctions laced with methanol. Photo: Shutterstock
Artificial intelligence

A world of difference in 10 days: the changing course of AI

Not since the invention of the nuclear bomb has humanity grappled so seriously with its own demise, say safety advocates.

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South Africa

South Africa on alert after seventh woman’s body found near capital

The seventh body found in two months has sparked fears of a potential serial killer.

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South Africa

South Africa road accident kills at least 21 people

The collision was one of two major crashes that killed at least 29 people across South Africa over the weekend.

A road accident in the Western Cape province of South Africa that killed at least 21 people. Photo: Handout via Xinhua
A road accident in the Western Cape province of South Africa that killed at least 21 people. Photo: Handout via Xinhua
Royalty

Uganda buries ‘boy king’ whose death sparked succession battle

King Oyo, once the world’s youngest monarch, is buried as Tooro Kingdom faces a bitter succession dispute.

Africa

Sierra Leone ex-president Koroma returns after treason charges dropped

Ernest Bai Koroma returns from exile in Nigeria accompanied by foreign envoys ahead of 2028 election cycle.

Africa

Children among at least 25 killed in Cabo Verde bus crash

Such incidents are rare in the west African archipelago, where roads are generally in good condition.

A screengrab shows Cape Verdean President Jose Maria Neves speak at Sao Lourenco Church in Fogo Island, at the funeral of some of the victims of a bus crash which saw at least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, killed. Photo: AFP
Africa

At least 22 dead, several injured, in fire at DR Congo wedding reception

Several people - some alive and some dead - were laid by the roadside outside the event in Kinshasa as attendees tried to help the injured.

A wedding reception hall damaged by fire in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday. Photo: AFP
A wedding reception hall damaged by fire in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Africa

Egypt sentences TV presenter, 11 others to death in drugs case

Sarah Khalifa and 11 others were sentenced to ‘death by hanging on charges of forming an organised criminal gang’, state news reported.

South Africa

Low jet flyover of packed Cape Town stadium sparks safety probe

South Africa’s aviation regulator is reviewing flight data after daring Airlink manoeuvre before Springboks match.

South Africa

Scientists probe if herpes virus is killing sardines off South Africa

Pilchard herpesvirus is a fish virus and poses no known risk to human health.

Dead sardines washed up at a beach in Cape Town, South Africa on August 16. Photo: Xinhua
Africa

Soldiers’ mutiny rocks Niger capital, but junta says back in control

Niger has been ruled for three years by a military junta that has struggled to contain jihadist violence.

Niamey’s Diori Hamani International Airport in Niger. Gunfire and explosions were heard on Saturday morning in Niger’s capital, Niamey, including around a military base near the city’s airport. Photo: AFP
Niamey’s Diori Hamani International Airport in Niger. Gunfire and explosions were heard on Saturday morning in Niger’s capital, Niamey, including around a military base near the city’s airport. Photo: AFP
Africa

4 arrested as Kenya investigates 18 elephant deaths in Amboseli

Preliminary laboratory ‌results point to the probable involvement of a toxic substance, the tourism and wildlife ministry says.

Israel-Gaza war

East African troops prepare for Gaza peacekeeping role in US-backed plan

Delegations from Burundi and Uganda visited Israel to discuss joining Donald Trump’s International Stabilisation Force.

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Africa

Landfill collapse kills at least 30 in Guinea as rescuers search for survivors

Heavy rains washed over waste at a landfill in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Sunday, triggering a landslide that buried nearby shacks.

Residents and rescuers use an excavator to search for bodies after a landslide struck the Dar es Salaam dumpsite overnight in Conakry, Guinea on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Residents and rescuers use an excavator to search for bodies after a landslide struck the Dar es Salaam dumpsite overnight in Conakry, Guinea on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Africa

20 sailors kidnapped by Somali pirates near Yemen on US-sanctioned ship

The hijacking comes amid a resurgence of piracy that has seen six commercial vessels seized since April across the Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean.

Africa

Paul Biya, Cameroon’s undefeated ruler for 44 years, returns after long absence

The world’s oldest serving head of state was on a ‘private stay’ in Europe for over 70 days, raising questions about his ability to govern.

Aviation accidents

Ecuador intel chief and 5 Americans killed in Kenya tourist helicopter crash

None of the seven people on board the aircraft survived, and the cause of the incident is still under investigation.

Rescue officials work at the site of a tourist helicopter crash that caused multiple casualties, according to police, in Samburu County, Kenya, on Wednesday. Photo: Kenya Red Cross/Handout via Reuters
Ukraine war

‘Not our war’: African families’ anguish as sons trapped in Ukraine conflict

‘We are left in the lurch, without any money, any means of support, just only the scars from the war,’ a South African fighter says.

A Ukrainian serviceman takes part in a training to earn a beret in an undisclosed location on Friday. Photo: AFP
A Ukrainian serviceman takes part in a training to earn a beret in an undisclosed location on Friday. Photo: AFP
Africa

WHO chief warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from being under control’

The DR Congo says the outbreak has killed more than 2,300 people out of nearly 5,000 cases so far, making it the deadliest in the country’s history.

South Africa

South Africa mine dump collapse kills 14 illegal miners

Rescue operations are under way near Rustenburg after disused platinum dump collapses on group digging for precious metals.

Africa

Congo’s Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared, says WHO

Some cases early on were wrongly attributed to malaria and typhoid ‘so we are chasing the virus, it is ahead of us’.

A member of staff from the International Organization for Migration takes the temperature of a passenger from an intercepted boat outside Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Thursday. Photo: Xinhua
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