Africa – Sowetan
President Hichilema won re-election and denies fraud allegations by opposition
Rescue workers use excavators to clear site of the landslip large enough to bury a block of flats
Search continues for three others after boat sinks en route to Italy
Aid cuts and logistical challenges threaten humanitarian response
The children were seized from their classrooms on May 15 in Mussa
Biya’s prolonged absence had fuelled widespread speculation about his health and capacity to govern
At least 50 bodies, mostly of children, have been recovered after an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria’s northwest Sokoto state, local officials and residents said on Thursday.
Companies required to show that commodities are not linked to deforestation
A temporary fuel shortage at Windhoek’s airport could disrupt flights to Europe, Lufthansa’s Discover Airlines said on Thursday.
The AFC/M23 rebel alliance in the Democratic Republic of Congo says it will impose new restrictions on people’s movements to and from Ebola-affected government-held zones
People deported by the US to Liberia will mostly hail from Latin American countries including Cuba and Venezuela, Liberia’s information minister told Reuters, as authorities prepared to receive the first deportation flight on Thursday.
Brian Mundubile cites ‘serious irregularities’ and violence in presidential vote
President Bola Tinubu’s overhaul of Nigeria’s economy has helped to stabilise public finances, lift foreign reserves and attract investment, finance minister Taiwo Oyedele said on Wednesday
Five Americans and Ecuador’s intelligence confirmed killed in a helicopter crash near Mount Ololokwe
Ferry disaster now the deadliest transport tragedy in Zimbabwe