The BBC spoke to several residents in a Johannesburg suburb, Eldorado Park, a few weeks after soldiers arrived in the area. It is one of the three Johannesburg suburbs targeted in the initial military deployment due to the high levels of gang…
The prison administration said Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité – also known as Toumba – died early on Wednesday in hospital following a medical emergency. He was serving a 10-year sentence for his role in one of the darkest episodes in Guinea’s history in…
About 32 bodies, mostly children, have been dug up from a mass grave in the western Kenyan town of Kericho as investigations continue into the shocking discovery. The exhumation was done after the police obtained a court order to retrieve 14 bodies…
The exhumation was done after the police obtained a court order to retrieve 14 bodies that were initially believed to have been buried at the site. A post-mortem examination is expected to begin on Wednesday, amid calls to promptly identify the bodies…
ASP Wilfred Kyempasa, the North Bukedi regional police spokesperson confirmed the incident, stating that the vehicle was transporting a team of players to Jami Seed Secondary School in Budaka District for the 2026, Uganda Secondary School Sports Association (USSSA) games. By Prosper Gibolo Police…
Some ants were recovered in test tubes while others were concealed in tissue paper rolls (Credit: BBC) A Chinese national has been arrested in Kenya’s main airport accused of attempting to smuggle more than 2,000 queen garden ants out of the country.…
The youngest son of Zimbabwe’s late former President Robert Mugabe has been formally charged with attempted murder in a South African court. Bellarmine Mugabe, 28, was arrested last week after a 23-year-old man was shot and injured at a property in an…