JOHANNESBURG – A man arrested in Johannesburg on Friday who is suspected of murdering his wife and two daughters in Britain bought an unlicensed gun, possibly to kill himself, South African police said. Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45, a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage, appeared in a Johannesburg magistrate’s court on Monday and was remanded in...
KAMPALA – Twenty schoolchildren died when the bus carrying them crashed on the way back from a trip to some waterfalls in eastern Uganda late on Thursday, authorities said. The government said on Friday it was banning all school excursions as the tragedy prompted outpourings of grief and online posts demanding better safety standards. Preliminary...
BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo – In Bunia, one of the cities at the centre of the recent Ebola outbreak declared by the WHO in May 2026, 18-year-old La Joie Kahindo is trying to rebuild her life after recently losing both of her parents to the Ebola virus. “I see that I have lost everything....
JOHANNESBURG – Groups of anti-immigration South Africans seized foreigners from their homes in Johannesburg on Thursday and handed them to police in a hardening of protests that have sown fear in communities and strained ties with some countries. In Johannesburg’s Alexandra township, a Reuters reporter saw protesters breaking down doors and entering houses where they...
BAMAKO – Insurgents staged attacks on army positions across Mali on Saturday, including in a northern town where government and Russian fighters are based and in a town south of the capital Bamako, the latest threat to the landlocked Sahel nation’s embattled leaders. The assault stretched from the northern cities and towns of Anefis, Aguelhoc,...
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Ethiopian refugee Helana Wolde locked his home and watched on television as thousands of angry demonstrators marched through South Africa this week calling for foreigners like him to leave. His wife and their three South African-born children were terrified, he said in the shop in downtown Durban where he sells coffee...
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Anti-immigrant protesters carrying national flags and traditional wooden weapons marched through several South African cities on Tuesday, marking the expiry of a self-imposed deadline for undocumented migrants to leave the country. While many demonstrations remained peaceful, others descended into violence and looting. Thousands of African migrants had already fled South Africa...
ACCRA, GHANA – Hundreds of residents were forced to seek refuge on rooftops after torrential rainfall triggered severe flooding across parts of Ghana’s capital, Accra, submerging homes, roads, and vehicles. Among the worst-hit areas was the Alajo neighbourhood, where rising floodwaters inundated residential communities, leaving many families stranded as emergency responders worked to reach affected...
PARIS, France said on Saturday it was considering taking reciprocal measures after Burkina Faso broke off diplomatic relations. Burkina Faso said on Friday it had severed links with its former colonial ruler after years of worsening ties over security, sovereignty, and alleged foreign interference. “France regrets this hostile and unfounded decision, which illustrates the worrying...
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa is facing renewed tensions over immigration as anti-foreigner groups prepare for nationwide protests, demanding that undocumented migrants leave the country. The planned demonstrations have heightened fears of violence, prompting thousands of foreign nationals to either return to their home countries or seek refuge in temporary camps. Although organisers insist...
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