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KEY POINTS Nine Zimbabweans aged 20 to 26 were arrested in Johannesburg. They face charges under South Africa’s foreign military assistance law. More than 1,700 Africans from 36 countries were …

KEY POINTS Gunmen killed a security volunteer and 10 members of his family in Zamfara. The attackers abducted 13 people and burned the victims’ home. Security forces have been deployed …

KEY POINTS ADF militants killed at least 33 civilians in Cantine-Aloya, eastern Congo. The attackers burned homes and a health centre, forcing Ebola patients to flee. The assault has raised …

KEY POINTS Police arrested a 44-year-old suspected hitman in Peddie, Eastern Cape. He is accused of murdering former Knysna Mayor Aubrey Tsengwa in August. He faces one murder charge and …

KEY POINTS At least seven people died and more than 100 were injured. Two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Giza province, causing a derailment. President el-Sissi ordered an investigation and …

KEY POINTS Somalia’s Supreme Court rules that President Mohamud’s term has expired. Political leaders have 30 days to agree on election arrangements, with elections ordered within 90 days. The dispute …

KEY POINTS A British doctor who contracted Ebola while working in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been evacuated to the United Kingdom for treatment, with health authorities assuring …

KEY POINTS Paul Mackenzie and 28 co-defendants were convicted of murdering 190 children and one adult in Kenya’s Shakahola cult tragedy. A father, Stephen Mwiti, lost all six of his …

KEY POINTS Muhoozi Kainerugaba says he will leave Uganda’s military leadership in the coming months. He plans to dedicate his life to Christ after stepping down. No handover date or …

KEY POINTS Somali police officer Mukhtar Qasim Samay killed by a rotating aircraft propeller. Incident occurred at Dhusamareb Airport after the officer disembarked. The officer was attached to Mogadishu Police …