Africa
Zimbabwe to build $1bn Robert Gabriel Mugabe university
BBC News – Zimbabwe is to build a $1bn (£770m) university dedicated to the man accused of leading his country to the brink of economic collapse, Robert Mugabe. Jonathan Moyo,
Teenage migrants ‘deliberately drowned’ by smugglers in Yemen
BBC NEWS – At least 29 teenage migrants were deliberately drowned by a people smuggler in Yemen, the UN’s migration agency says. They were among 120 people who were deliberately
Eleven dead in Nigeria church gun attack
BBC News – At least 11 people have been killed in a gun attack on a church in southern Nigeria, police say. Up to 18 other worshippers were wounded in
Gilbert Deya: ‘Miracle babies’ pastor extradited to Kenya
BBC News – The UK has extradited a self-styled Kenyan pastor, who claimed he created miraculous pregnancies, to Kenya to face child-trafficking charges. Gilbert Deya’s extradition came after he failed
Rwanda’s longtime President Paul Kagame wins third presidential term
DW – Results released by Rwanda’s electoral commission have given incumbent President Paul Kagame nearly 99 percent of the vote in the national election. The win granted him a third
Thousands Protest Against Guinea’s Conde Over Election Delays, Insecurity
VOA News, CONAKRY — Several thousand opponents of Guinea’s President Alpha Conde protested in the capital Conakry on Wednesday against election delays and insecurity, as political tensions escalate. Conde’s election win
Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan: My home was stripped bare
BBC News – Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan says that six televisions and three refrigerators were stolen from his home in Abuja – not 36 televisions and 25 refrigerators as
Malawi’s Former President says ‘Innocent’ of Graft, Will Return Home
LILONGWE — Malawi’s former president denied on Tuesday any wrongdoing in a corruption scandal that erupted when she was in office, saying she will be going back to the southern African
Gunmen Attack Elite Security Unit in Ivory Coast, Steal Weapons
VOA News – Abidjan — Gunmen, some of them in uniform, attacked the base of an elite security unit in Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan, killing an officer, stealing weapons and
Africa innovation prize winners tackle continent’s challenges
DW – The winners of this year’s Innovation Prize for Africa have invented everything from a fast medical test for common African diseases to a device that can help produce
