Fire contained at girls’ school in Kenya a day after blaze at boys’ dormitory that killed 21
CNN — Three people were injured in a fire at a high school for girls in Kenya, authorities in the country reported, just one day after more than […]
Miss South Africa finalist at center of nationality row to compete in Nigerian pageant instead
CNN — Chidimma Adetshina, who quit the Miss South Africa beauty pageant last week after being embroiled in a row over her nationality, has accepted an invitation to compete for the title of Miss […]
South African police discover multimillion-dollar meth lab on farm
CNN — Police in South Africa arrested four people including two Mexican nationals after uncovering a multimillion-dollar drug manufacturing lab on a farm in the country’s north. The South […]
The British Army trains in Kenya. Many women say soldiers raped them and abandoned children they fathered
Archer’s Post, Kenya CNN — Seventeen-year-old Marian Pannalossy cuts a striking figure wherever she goes in Archer’s Post, a small town 200 miles north of Nairobi. She […]
21 people die as school building collapses in Nigeria when students were taking exam
CNN — Twenty-one people died after a school building collapsed in central Nigeria while students were sitting an exam in what local authorities called an “avoidable tragedy.” The two-story building collapsed […]
12 school children and driver killed in South Africa minibus crash
AP — Twelve schoolchildren and their driver were killed in South Africa on Wednesday when their minibus overturned and caught fire on a road in Gauteng province, […]
President’s daughter hopes to help Cameroon’s gays by coming out
Reuters — The daughter of Cameroon’s president said she hoped that by coming out as a lesbian she can help change laws that ban homosexuality in the […]
Dozens killed after dam bursts in Kenya as weeks of heavy rain devastate region
Nairobi, Kenya CNN — At least 35 people have been killed and dozens of others are missing after a dam burst in southern Kenya, sweeping away […]
South Africa’s democracy is turning 30 – but a silent crisis threatens its hard-fought gains
Soweto, South Africa CNN — Seth Mazibuko strides into the intersection of Moema and Vilakazi Street in Soweto, gesturing to the spot that changed South African history. […]
More than 100 prisoners on the run after heavy rainfall destroys part of prison in Nigeria
CNN — More than 100 prisoners have escaped from a medium security prison in Nigeria after heavy rainfall destroyed part of the facility, the Nigerian […]
