Tag: killing
700+ Killed in Tanzania’s post-election presidential protests
Hundreds of people have reportedly been killed in Tanzania after taking to the streets to protest this week’s…
What is killing our Obas? By Suyi Ayodele
Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston) and USAfricaonline.com, the first Africa-owned, US-based newspaper published on the Internet. Suyi Ayodele,…
Thomas Sankara’s 1987 killing: Burkina Faso coup leader charged over murder of ex-President
Thomas Sankara's 1987 killing: Burkina Faso coup leader charged over murder of ex-President Authorities in Burkina Faso have…
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…
Fugitive wanted in U.S. diplomat’s killing arrested in Mali
A fugitive wanted by the FBI in the killing of a U.S. diplomat in 2000 has been arrested…
Oscar Pistorius indicted in killing of girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius will go on trial on March 3 for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Honeymoon killing suspect to be extradited to S. Africa
A British man accused of orchestrating his wife's murder by hit men while they were on honeymoon in…
Youth killing sparks outrage
Grisly killings in Alexandria are shedding an unflattering light on Egypt's jihadists. CNN's Ben Wedeman reports.
Report: Kony’s struggling militia killing elephants for cash
African warlord Joseph Kony and his struggling militia are poaching elephant ivory across central Africa to get funds…
Pistorius: Bloody photos of killing scene leaked
Photographs purportedly showing the blood-spattered bathroom where Olympian Oscar Pistorius fatally shot girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp have emerged, apparently…
Boko Haram killing of Nigeria’s top Police officer puts pressure on President Jonathan
With Saleh Ningi's brazen killing, attack at the Nigerian Police headquarters in Abuja, the almost weekly bombings/killings at…
Boko Haram Islamic sect fingered in Nigerian lawmaker’s killing on Sunday
Boko Haram radical sect suspected in Nigerian lawmaker's killing (AP) — Suspected members of a radical Muslim sect…