Disgraced ex-South Korea minister gets two years jail over graft scandal
A disgraced former South Korean politician, Cho Kuk, was sentenced to two…
Ex-policeman gets death penalty for Kenya lawyer’s murder
A Kenyan court has sentenced to death a former Kenyan policeman for…
Cameroon arrests suspects over journalist’s death
Several people have been arrested in Cameroon over the murder of a…
Nineteen rescued from collapsed building in Nigeria capital
Emergency agencies say efforts are ongoing to rescue unidentified number of people…
Ghana military denies role in civilian deaths in the north
Ghana's military has denied claims that its personnel were behind the killing…
Policemen due for sentencing for Kenyan lawyer’s murder
A Kenyan court is due to sentence three former policemen and a…
Kenya scales down security of ex-president Kenyatta
Kenya's former President Uhuru Kenyatta has had his security detail significantly cut…
Cameroon president orders probe into journalist’s gruesome murder
Cameroonian President Paul Biya has ordered a probe into the abduction and…
Nigerian communities sue Shell in London over Niger Delta oil spills
More than 11,000 Nigerians from the oil-producing Niger Delta have filed a…
Five things to know about South Sudan as Pope Francis visits
Pope Francis heads to South Sudan on Friday on the first papal…
