Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ

April 4, 2024

79-year-old US tourist killed by bull elephant while on Zambian safari

An American tourist was killed by a bull elephant in Kafue National Park in Zambia after the titanic animal chased down a safari group's vehicle and flipped it with its tusks.

April 3, 2024

South Sudan's president warns against clinging to power after call to postpone elections

Salva Kiir, president of South Sudan, warned lawmakers on Wednesday 'not to cling to power' following a proposed postponement of December's elections, originally supposed to be held in 2023.

April 3, 2024

South African parliament speaker resigns over bribery, corruption allegations

Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula of the South African parliament resigned Wednesday over allegations that she accepted bribes as defense minister.

April 3, 2024

ISIS-linked rebels kill at least a dozen civilians near Congo's Ugandan border

Islamic State-linked rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces killed at least a dozen civilians in a raid near the Democratic Republic of the Congo's eastern border.

April 3, 2024

Norwegian Cruise says stranded American passengers were over hour late to ship, given passports: report

Norwegian Cruise Line said the stranded group of eight – including six Americans – was an hour late getting back to the ship from their excursion.

April 3, 2024

Uganda court upholds controversial law allowing death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality'

Uganda's Constitutional Court has upheld a controversial anti-gay law, allowing the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality." The measure was signed last year.

April 3, 2024

Morocco museum hosts one of Africa’s first exhibitions of Cuban art

A show at Morocco’s Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art is one of the first exhibitions of Cuban art at an African museum, officials say.

April 3, 2024

8-year-old girl who survived bus crash that killed 45 to be released from South African hospital

An 8-year-old girl is the sole survivor of a bus crash in South Africa that killed at least 45 people. She is set to be discharged from the hospital on Wednesday.

April 2, 2024

Americans stranded by Norwegian Cruise save elderly passenger, family says: Ship 'left her to die'

Julie Lenkoff, 80, suffered a medical emergency on a Norwegian Cruise, which "medically disembarked" her on an African island, but her family said the cruise line never contacted them.

April 2, 2024

Senegal swears in Africa's youngest elected leader as president in a dramatic prison-to-palace rise

Bassirou Diomaye Faye was inaugurated as president of Senegal on Tuesday, making the 44-year-old Africa's youngest elected leader; he was released from prison just weeks before the vote.