An Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane bound for Kenya has crashed with 149 passengers and eight…
Africa
Tanzania teacher to hang for killing pupil (BBC)
A teacher in Tanzania has been sentenced to death for beating a pupil so badly…
Strike: Hundreds of passengers stranded at Nairobi airport (Aljazeera)
Hundreds of travellers were stranded at Nairobi’s international airport as a strike prompted by a…
‘Bring back Mandela!’, rival challenges viral Pastor Alph Lukau (GraphicOnline)
A leader of a charismatic church in South Africa has gone to confront another pastor…
South African pastor sued for alleged ‘resurrection’ hoax (Complex)
A pastor in South Africa is being sued over a now-viral “resurrection” stunt. The lawsuit…
Botswana offers Zimbabwe $600 million of loans (Guardian)
Botswana has offered to lend Zimbabwe $600 million to support its diamond industry and local…
Senegal election: President Macky Sall ‘heading for victory’ (BBC)
Senegalese President Macky Sall is headed towards a second term in office, his prime minister…
Botswana mulls lifting elephant hunting ban (BBC)
A report by cabinet ministers in Botswana has recommended lifting a four-year hunting ban and…
Fear of attacks keeps 150,000 children away from schools in Burkina Faso (Punch)
More than 150,000 children are not going to school in Burkina Faso because of the…
Tanzanian researchers develop repellent to control mosquitoes (Punch)
Tanzania’s Ifakara Health Institute has developed a repellent to control mosquitoes that spread dengue, Chikunganya…