Category: Africa

Source: BBC  The Nigerian army has arrested two soldiers after a viral video allegedly showed them torturing a civilian. In the footage, a man in

Source: BBC  Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been freed on parole from a South African jail, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Officials

Source: africanews Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius will be released from a South African prison on parole on Friday more than a decade on from

Source: africanews  Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi won reelection with more than 70% of the vote, the country’s election commission said Sunday. The preliminary results of

Source: BBC The full results of Democratic Republic of Congo’s election are expected shortly, with President Félix Tshisekedi enjoying a commanding lead over opposition candidates

Source: africanews Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye recently launched a virulent tirade against same-sex marriage, denouncing it as an “abominable practice” and advocating for the stoning

Source: BBC  Russia has reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after it was shut more than 30 years ago, officials have said. Burkina Faso was

Source: BBC  More than 40 people have died after a fuel tanker crashed and exploded in central Liberia, the country’s chief medical officer Francis Kateh

Source: africanews  Zambian Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo resigned on Tuesday amidst suspicions surrounding a business deal with a Chinese businessman, according to statements from the