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Woman raped, decapitated by rebel group in Congo for serving 'forbidden' fish
The video showed a disturbing series of events, wherein the woman was forced to commit incest before being raped and beheaded.
12 Oct 2017 5:41 PM
South African 'healer' who motivated beheading of Indian-origin woman gets life term
Magwala got a lighter sentence because he only selected Murugan as the victim but did not participate in the actual stabbing.
07 Oct 2017 11:21 AM
Indian-origin kick-boxer facing charge of killing wife, held for mother's murder
Patel's mother, Mahejeen Banu Patel, had died in a hospital a fortnight ago after she was shot at in her home in Nirvana.
01 Oct 2017 1:08 PM
At least 16 people killed by Boko Haram extremists in north Cameroon
Iya Gana, whose husband was killed in the attack Thursday night, said the rebels entered her village and killed her husband and others.
28 Aug 2017 9:36 AM
Landslide in DR Congo kills at least 140 people
The landslide occurred in the northeast village of Tora when part of a mountain engulfed a fishing camp after heavy rains.
21 Aug 2017 4:02 PM
After court's ruling, South Africa to start auctioning rhino horn online
The ruling in April was said to have little impact outside South Africa because a ban on international trade is still in force.
21 Aug 2017 2:27 PM
Pak govt set for confrontation with judiciary
National assembly speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq prepared a reference against SC Justice Asif Saeed Khosa.
20 Aug 2017 5:38 AM
Sierra Leone mudslides: Death toll now up to 450 as rescuers search more bodies
Burials have begun in a cemetery that holds victims of the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak that killed thousands in the West African country.
19 Aug 2017 12:43 PM
Lebanese army to begin offensive against ISIS close to Syrian border
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said that ISIS holds around 296 square kilometres (115 square miles) on both sides of the border.
19 Aug 2017 11:53 AM
Rwanda leader inaugurated; wins nearly 99 percent of vote
Kagame has been de facto leader or president since the end of the 1994 genocide.
18 Aug 2017 9:00 PM
Mudslide in northeast Congo leaves 40 dead, say authorities
Jean-Bosco Lalu, who leads civil society groups in the nearby regional hub of Bunia, says 30 bodies have been recovered.
17 Aug 2017 8:35 PM
Sierra Leone: Over 100 children among dead in massive flooding; toll rises to 400
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in New York that the UN country team was supporting national authorities in rescue operations.
17 Aug 2017 12:27 PM
28 killed, 82 hurt in suicide bombing at Nigerian camp
Ibrahim Liman, the head of a local anti-jihadist militia force, confirmed the details of the attack.
16 Aug 2017 4:44 PM
India's struggle against colonialism an 'inspiration' for Africa, says South African Minister
The minister said both India and South Africa had issued a ten-year business visa to facilitate trade relations.
16 Aug 2017 12:00 PM
Sahel nations united against jihadism: Mali Prez after terror attacks
Keita is current chairman of the G5 Sahel group a coalition of five western-backed Saharan countries that have pledged to fight terror.
16 Aug 2017 11:25 AM
Sierra Leone appeals for urgent help after deadly floods; 300 killed, 600 missing
Touring Regent, one of the worst-hit areas, President Ernest Bai Koroma fought back tears as he said the devastation was 'overwhelming us'.
16 Aug 2017 7:59 AM
For Islamist terrorists, foreign tourists are soft target in poor African nations
Earlier in June this year, at least two people were killed in a terror attack at a luxurious resort frequented by tourists in Mali.
14 Aug 2017 5:51 PM
Suspected terrorist attack on upscale restaurant in Burkina Faso; 17 killed
Burkina Faso, a landlocked nation in West Africa, is one of the poorest countries in the world.
14 Aug 2017 8:09 AM
Kenya on edge over election fraud claims spark deadly protests
A senior police official told on condition of anonymity that eight bodies from Nairobi’s slums had arrived at the city morgue.
13 Aug 2017 8:47 AM
11 killed in Kenya as election riots flare up
The bodies of nine young men shot dead overnight in Nairobi’s Mathare slum had been brought to the city morgue, a security official said.
13 Aug 2017 6:12 AM
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