In pictures: Africans living in India
In January, a Tanzanian student was assaulted and partially stripped by a mob in the southern Indian city of Bangalore after a Sudanese student’s car Read more
In January, a Tanzanian student was assaulted and partially stripped by a mob in the southern Indian city of Bangalore after a Sudanese student’s car Read more
An Islamist rebel has said he will plead guilty to destroying religious and cultural sites in the Malian city of Timbuktu, prosecutors at the International Read more
Libyan forces renewed their push to oust Islamic State from its former North African stronghold of Sirte on Sunday, saying they had seized the city’s Read more
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A suicide car bomb went off at the local government headquarters in Somalia’s Galkayo town in the semi-autonomous Puntland region on Sunday, Read more
By Jack Stubbs RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Caster Semenya won the 800 metres final in a personal best time of 1:55.28 on Saturday, claiming Read more
LUANDA (Reuters) – Angola’s ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) on Friday confirmed the election of Jose Eduardo dos Santos for another Read more
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Chinese state-owned Beijing Automobile International Corporation (BAIC) has signed a deal to invest 11 billion rand ($823.30 million) in an industrial zone Read more
By Denis Dumo and Michelle Nichols JUBA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – South Sudan’s opposition leader, Riek Machar, is in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, the Read more
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Talks to secure a lasting ceasefire in Sudan’s three warring regions under a road map for peace have collapsed less than a Read more
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe plans to deploy aerial drones in its biggest wildlife sanctuary in the west to combat poaching of elephants, a parks official Read more
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s Uchumi Supermarkets will use a cash injection of 1.2 billion shillings ($11.83 million) from the government to repay debts owed to Read more
USAKA (Reuters) – Zambian police have arrested 133 people protesting against the re-election of President Edgar Lungu after his main opponent Hakainde Hichilema said the Read more
South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk broke Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old 400m world record to sensationally win Olympic gold at Rio 2016. The 24-year-old finished in 43.03 Read more
By Chris Mfula and Stella Mapenzauswa LUSAKA (Reuters) – President Edgar Lungu took the lead over his main rival on Saturday in early counting from Read more
CAIRO (AP) — The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it will grant Egypt a $12 billion loan over three years to help the Arab world’s Read more
The first black footballer to play for Liverpool has turned down an MBE nomination, saying it would be “a betrayal” to Africans who suffered at Read more
• Experts fault assessment criteria Nigeria has lost its position as Africa’s largest economy to South African in dollar terms. This came as the rand Read more
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Five soldiers are missing after clashes with militants in central Mali at the weekend, military officials said on Tuesday, in the latest Read more
The head of Zambia’s electoral commission has been responding to reports of violence in the run up to Thursday’s presidential and parliamentary elections. We posted earlier Read more
A Namibian boxer has been arrested by Brazilian police on suspicion of attempting to sexually assault a maid in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic village. Read more
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s government is working on measures to avoid delays in salary payments to soldiers, police officers and other public employees, President Robert Read more
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – More than 90 people were shot dead by security forces in protests across Ethiopia’s Oromiya and Amhara regions at the weekend, Read more
BAMAKO (Reuters) – A United Nations peacekeeper was killed and four others wounded on Sunday when their vehicle hit a mine in Mali’s restive north, Read more
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius was treated in hospital for wrist injuries on Saturday, a prison service spokesman said, adding the jailed South African track Read more
“The fall in support has been dramatic, in levels never seen before,” political analyst told reporters. Defeat in Port Elizabeth was a humiliating blow for Read more
AIROBI (Reuters) – Most of Kenya suffered a blackout on Saturday due to a fault on a major transmission line serving the capital Nairobi, electricity Read more
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday touched down in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, where he will lead a team of observers from the African Read more
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) failed to take control of President Jacob Zuma’s hometown of Nkandla, local election results showed Read more
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan police broke up a gay pride event in the capital and arrested about 20 people, a gay rights leader said Read more
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Africa’s biggest mobile phone operator MTN Group Ltd reported a $357 million half-year loss on Friday and cut dividend payouts, after a Read more
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