Year: 2014
Suspected Islamist insurgents kill 29 in Nigeria
Suspected Islamist insurgents killed 29 people in northeast Nigerian village in an attack late Sunday that destroyed scores…
Egypt court bans all activities by Hamas
A Cairo court has banned all activities by Hamas, calling the Palestinian movement that runs Gaza a terrorist…
Pistorius’ neighbor faces grilling
The first witness in Oscar Pistorius' murder trial testified to having been awakened by the screaming on the…
Pistorius trial told of screams
Talk of "bloodcurdling screams" and shots in the night took center stage on the first day of the…
South African cricket captain Graeme Smith to retire
Graeme Smith has led South Africa to the top of the rankings, but Monday he made the shock…
UK betting firm offers ‘money back’ if Pistorius not guilty
A British betting firm has sparked outrage with a controversial advert which offers punters money back if South…
Who is the ‘Blade Runner’?
He was the so-called "Fastest Man on No Legs," and his inspiring story captured the imagination of the…
Comedy mocks African charities
"The Samaritans" is a new Kenyan comedy that takes a mocking look at the world of inept African…
Why homophobia in Africa?
New laws in Nigeria and Uganda, plus reports throughout the continent of extortion, murder, so-called "curative rape" and…
Protesters storm Libyan Congress, shoot 2
At least two members of Libya's General National Congress were shot and wounded after protesters stormed its headquarters…
USAfrica: BOKO HARAM’s triple attacks killing 150 raise more questions about Jonathan adviser Okupe’s claims government is winning “war”
Boko Haram's triple attacks killing 150 raise more questions about Jonathan adviser Doyin Okupe's claims government is winning…
Dozens feared dead in Nigeria blasts
Dozens of people are feared dead after two explosions were reported in northern Nigeria.