Anti-Military Protests Turn Deadly After President Dies From ‘Combat Wounds’
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Chad calling for a return to civilian rule, after the military assumed power following the battlefield death of Idriss Déby.
30 Members of Notorious ‘Black Axe’ Crime Syndicate Arrested In Italy
The suspected members of Black Axe, a Nigerian secret society and criminal organisation, are charged with drug trafficking, weapons possession and fraud.
The President of Chad Has Died After Visiting Frontline Troops, the Army Says
Idriss Déby had only recently won re-election to a sixth term, extending his 31 years in office. The army said he died from wounds sustained while visiting troops fighting Libya-based rebels.
The Super League Chaos Explained for People Who Know Nothing About Football
Hint: it's all about money.
A Fire Gutted a Historic University Library. These Photos Show the Devastation.
The blaze, which started on South Africa's Table Mountain, spread down to the University of Cape Town and destroyed the institution's library.
He Called the President a Moron on Facebook. Now He Could Be Jailed.
Screenwriter Jakub Żulczyk made the comment after Poland's president appeared reluctant to accept that Donald Trump had lost the US presidential election.
Photos: The Violent Protests That Have Put Senegal on the Verge of ‘Apocalypse’
The arrest of Senegal’s opposition leader on a charge of rape has seen demonstrations erupt, and put the country on the brink of disaster.
Eritrean Troops Massacred Hundreds of Ethiopian Civilians, Amnesty Says
Amnesty International has published satellite images that appear to show evidence of heavy shelling and mass burial sites in Axum following the reported massacre.
Italian Ambassador to DR Congo Killed in UN Convoy Attack
Luca Attanasio and his bodyguard died while travelling with the UN's peacekeeping mission.
Nigeria Is Responding to Yet Another Mass Kidnapping of Schoolchildren by Gunmen
The kidnapping at a government school is just the latest in a series of abductions that have plagued northern Nigeria in the past few months.
BBC World News Has Been Banned in China
It comes after the UK media regulator's recent decision to pull China's English-language state broadcaster from the airwaves.
Priest Under Investigation After Baby Dies Following Orthodox Baptism Ritual
A petition calling for a ritual where babies are submerged three times during baptism to be banned has received 60,000 signatures in Romania.