Two police killed, 800 inmates flee in DRC jailbreak
Beni – Fighters from a notorious rebel group freed some 800 inmates from a prison in eastern DR Congo,... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
DRC army repels rebel attack on eastern prison
Beni – Congolese soldiers have thwarted a rebel attack on a prison in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,... Read more
17 Jul, 2022
Ghana fears entry of Nigeria jail break jihadists
Accra – Ghanaian officials have warned that jailed inmates and jihadists who escaped during a massive attack on a... Read more
11 Jul, 2022
‘We heard shooting on my street’ – Gunmen raid prison near Nigeria capital, free hundreds
Abuja – Gunmen used explosives to blast into a prison near Nigeria’s capital late on Tuesday, freeing hundreds of... Read more
6 Jul, 2022
Oscar Pistorius meets parents of murdered girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
Johannesburg – South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who killed his girlfriend in 2013, met with her parents as... Read more
2 Jul, 2022
‘I certainly do not regret what I did’ – SA euthanasia doctor released
Cape Town – A campaigner for the legalisation of euthanasia in South Africa, convicted of premeditated murders of three... Read more
20 Jun, 2022
Black US teen cleared of murder, 91 years after his execution
New York – An African-American teen executed in 1931 for the murder of a white woman was exonerated by... Read more
17 Jun, 2022
Algeria media boss sentenced to six months in prison
Algiers – The director of an Algerian radio station and news website was sentenced to six months in prison... Read more
8 Jun, 2022
Egypt opposition figure walks free after presidential pardon
Cairo – A presidential pardon on Wednesday saw Egyptian opposition figure Yahya Abdelhadi released from jail after three years, a... Read more
2 Jun, 2022
Algeria says arrested activist died of ‘natural causes’
Algiers – Algeria on Tuesday blamed “natural causes” for the death of a pro-democracy activist in detention last month,... Read more
18 May, 2022
