Burkina Faso Burkina illegal mine blast death toll rises to 63 Ouagadougou – The death toll from an accidental explosion at an illegal gold mine in southwestern Burkina Faso rose on... Read more 24 Feb, 2022
Countries Three alive, seven missing after Nigeria oil vessel fire Lagos – Three crew members onboard a Nigerian oil vessel that exploded and sank last week have been found alive... Read more 7 Feb, 2022
Home Bomb wounds 11 university students in Cameroon Yaounde – A homemade bomb thrown through the roof of a university lecture hall wounded 11 students on Wednesday, the... Read more 11 Nov, 2021
News Sierra Leone holds mass funeral for tanker blast victims as toll hits 115 Freetown – Sierra Leone on Monday held a mass burial for dozens of victims of the fuel-tanker explosion that ripped... Read more 9 Nov, 2021
News Sierra Leone must learn from tanker blast, says president Freetown – Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio said on Sunday the West African country “must learn” from the... Read more 8 Nov, 2021
News At least 80 dead in Sierra Leone fuel explosion, says Red Cross Freetown – A massive explosion at a petrol station in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, killed at least... Read more 6 Nov, 2021
Countries ISIS claims deadly bombing in Ugandan capital Kampala – The Islamic State (ISIS) group on Monday claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing at a restaurant in Uganda... Read more 26 Oct, 2021
Countries Two dead in bus explosion near Kampala, Uganda, police say Kampala – At least two people died and several were wounded on Monday in an explosion on a bus near... Read more 26 Oct, 2021
News Two kids among 6 killed after their horse-drawn vehicle hits old land mine in Senegal Dakar – Six young people were killed when their horse-drawn vehicle hit an old land mine unearthed up by... Read more 24 Oct, 2021
Countries Ugandan president says deadly blast a ‘terrorist act’ Kampala – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Sunday an explosion in the capital Kampala that killed one person and... Read more 24 Oct, 2021