‘How many will die?’: the mysterious ailment killing Kenyan elephants
Kimana – Lying on the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust, the elephant slowly exhausted himself in... Read more
19 Aug
Campaigns kick off in Nigerian presidential race
Abuja – Campaigning kicks off in Nigeria Wednesday, five months ahead of elections set to be dominated by crushing... Read more
19 Aug
Southern African mothers plead for sons lured to Russia’s war
Harare – Instead of celebrating her son’s birthday this month, Zimbabwean mother Rodwin Chitewere spent the day praying for... Read more
19 Aug
Hichilema takes decisive win – what it means for Zambia’s economic outlook
Lusaka – Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema won re-election with 60 percent of votes cast last week, the electoral commission... Read more
18 Aug
Philippine student killed in livestreamed school shooting
Manila – A student livestreamed himself shooting another schoolmate dead before taking his own life at a high school... Read more
18 Aug
Russian strike kills 10 in northeast Ukraine: governor
Kyiv – A Russian attack on a village in the Kharkiv region of northeast Ukraine killed 10 people, the... Read more
18 Aug
Iran bans online debate show over ‘false information’
Tehran – Iran’s judiciary said it has banned a YouTube debate show for spreading “false information”, while the channel’s... Read more
18 Aug
Nigerian gunmen kill dozens during Friday prayers: local sources
Gusau – Suspected jihadists in northwest Nigeria killed around 30 people during Friday Islamic prayers last week, local sources... Read more
18 Aug
Death toll rises to 92 after Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba ferry disaster
Harare – Zimbabwean authorities recovered eight more bodies from Lake Kariba on Monday, bringing the death toll from last... Read more
18 Aug
Zimbabwe Lake Kariba ferry disaster death toll rises to 84 as search continues
By Mary Taruvinga Harare – The death toll after an overloaded government ferry capsized on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba has... Read more
17 Aug
