Africa

In 2016, the civil rights group and member of the Solidarity Movement Afriforum will release their documentary, Tainted Heroes. According to the website for Tainted Heroes, the documentary tells the story of The African National Congress (ANC), a once marginal political organization in South Africa that rose to power and eliminated its enemies to become […]

A group of Muslims protected a group of Christians during a militant group’s attack on a bus in Kenya on Monday, telling the militants to either kill all passengers or leave. They left, MSN is reporting. During bus attack in Kenya, Muslim passengers refused orders to separate from Christians https://t.co/uzi5YCmzal pic.twitter.com/E5NXvPb8iQ — Intl. Business Times […]

The United States has had its first “confirmed deployment” of U.S. Special Forces in Libya since June 2014. A group of U.S. Special Forces soldiers were reported to have landed at Wattiya, one of the largest Libyan air force bases, and to have been asked to leave by the residing commanders because they had not […]

A coup plot has been foiled in Niger to overthrow President Mahamadou Issoufou. Issoufou made headlines in 2011 as the country’s first democratically elected leader after years of being a military-controlled state. According to BBC News, 63-year-old President Issoufou noted in a speech on Niger state TV that the foiled coup plot would have seen […]

In what is being described as one of the worst instances of what has become a daily occurrence, the bodies of 87 people appeared in the street in Bujumbura, Burundi on Saturday morning, according to Al Jazeera. “The final toll of the attacks yesterday is 79 enemies killed, 45 captured and 97 weapons seized, and […]

Pope Francis’ first visit to Africa continued in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic (CAR), where he took the biggest risks of his papacy by entering a mosque under siege in the civil war zone. The pontiff was under UN and Vatican protection, but his visit to the mosque in the PK5 neighborhood was […]

Pope Francis’ Kenya visit concluded Friday with a visit to Kangemi, a poor shanty town on the outskirts of Nairobi. The visit to such a poor neighborhood echoed his earlier program, in which he has pursued a strong message of service to the poor. Kangemi was no different, and the Pope used his visit to […]

With hundreds of children sold by their families into the sex slave trade every day, human trafficking in South Africa has become a way of life. Two former police officers, Owen Musiker and Wayne van Onsellen, formed The Unchain Our Children Organization to put an end to human trafficking in South Africa. The officers worked […]

In the wake of terrorist attacks in Paris, and the murder of Cecil the lion several months ago, farm murders in South Africa have largely gone unnoticed. The Global Travel Industry News reported that a Facebook posting challenged the tourism ministers of both Zimbabwe and South Africa to take a serious interest in the matter […]

Thousands of young girls in Sierra Leone are now at great risk of being educationally left behind, even as Sierra Leone moves forwards after battling Ebola. A national exam, which anyone in the country who wishes to move to secondary school or any higher education institution is required to take, is set to begin in […]

In what might be perceived as karma, an illegal game hunter and his two dogs were mauled to death by a lion at a private game farm in Limpopo near Kruger National Park, South Africa on Thursday. The hunter will get no sympathy from lovers of the famous Cecil the Lion, who was killed just […]

An 18-year-old pupil at a Gauteng school was allegedly sexually assaulted by one of her teachers, who then attempted to rape her. The teacher has since been arrested for sexual assault. The incident is one of 94 cases of rape and sexual abuse lodged against teachers in South African this year, 22 of which were […]

Cote D’Ivore is in the midst of voting for its 2015 election, and live results are available online to show if incumbent president Alassane Ouattara can hold on amid growing unrest in the voting process. The African nation goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, with Ouattara seen as a large […]

The Tanzania 2015 election is soon under way, and live results will be available online as the nation picks its next president. The election, the fifth held in the African nation since the multi-party system was restored in 1992, will include votes for president, members of parliament, and local offices. Voting takes place on Sunday, […]

South African president Jacob Zuma has been represented in yet another controversial artwork, with his genitals on full display. However, the artist says it is not about Zuma or his sex life. He says his work embodies life for the people in South Africa today. Ayanda Mabulu recently unveiled his painting, The Pornography of Power, […]

Issues with poaching continue to plague Africa, both in the wild and on conservations. The practice is a deadly one, in more ways than one, and tragedy struck the Garamba National Park on Monday after the park was targeted by highly-organized poachers. The park is famous for its large herds of elephants and this means […]

The former home of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, vacated after he was jailed for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, is now to become a party house. A video included in this article takes viewers on a brief tour of the luxury home. Two men who are renting out Pistorius’ house in the security estate […]

A new corruption scandal rocked South Africa last week when it was revealed that Japanese corporation Hitachi was slapped with a $19 million penalty by American regulators for allegations that the corporation violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said that the corporation made over $6 million in payments […]

Violent crime in South Africa reached a new high in 2015 as the murder rate rose to an all time high for the sixth straight year in a row. The murder rate increased for the third straight year in a row as 17,805 South Africans were murdered last year, leading to approximately 49 murders per […]

South Africa civil rights group Afriforum released its latest report on farm murders and farm attacks. Currently, 44 farm murders and 157 farm attacks have been committed in 2015. The civil rights group called on Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko to prioritize ending the farm murders. IOL News reported that deputy CEO of Afriforum, Ernst Roets […]

A yacht was badly damaged and three of its crew injured Saturday when it collided with a southern right whale in a regatta, just off the coast of Fish Hoek in South Africa. According to Darren Zimmerman, station commander for the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) in Simon’s Town, they received an emergency call that […]

A military coup in Burkina Faso ended with the leader handing back charge to the deposed president. An armed standoff in Burkina Faso, orchestrated by Gen. Gilbert Diendéré, ended rather meekly, with the leader handing back charge of the landlocked country in Africa to the deposed civilian leader and interim President Michel Kafando. The ceremony […]

A recent report has confirmed that the number of uprooted children has hit 1.4 million as a result of Boko Haram’s relentless acts of terror across extensive swathes of Northern Nigeria, as well as some of its bordering regions. According to UNICEF, an estimated 500,000 children may have fled into neighboring lands following a deadly […]

The State has applied to the Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa to retry the former Paralympic star, Oscar Pistorius, on a charge of murder rather than culpable homicide. However, the defense is arguing that Pistorius would then be exposed to double jeopardy, which is not permissible in law. Oscar Pistorius was charged with […]

West Africa’s fight against the Boko Haram Islamist group received further good news as the Nigerian military rescued a dozen women and children from Boko Haram camps. The freed women were found as Nigeria continues to clear out Boko Haram camps in northeast Borno state. Boko Haram has captured hundreds of women and children to […]

In what some media in the country describe as a “howler,” Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe read the wrong speech in an opening session of parliament yesterday. Ninety-one-year-old Robert Mugabe repeated the exact same 25-minute speech he gave during his State of the Nation address last month right through to the end, apparently totally unaware of […]

Three South African men have been arrested near the Beitbridge border of Zimbabwe Saturday for attempting to smuggle 29 sables into South Africa. The South Africans, Edwin Hewitt, aged 49, Hendricks Johannes Blignaut, 41, and John Herbert Pretorius, 49, were caught when their trucks got stuck in mud close to Beitbridge. According to Eyewitness News, […]

A video of a teenage student at a South African school being bullied by a teacher has gone viral. A video of a similar incident at a primary school in the area has also caused controversy. A male teacher at the Randfontein Secondary School in Johannesburg, South Africa was captured on a cellphone assaulting one […]

About one million people die from malaria every year, and most of the victims of this disease caused by parasites are children under 5-years-old. Malaria kills about twice as many children across the globe as measles, and about four times as many people as tetanus, according to UNICEF. Malaria is a top killer, and as […]

A man who is suspected of being a rhino poacher has accused game rangers in Kruger National Park of sexually assaulting him with the barrel of a rifle. Santos Ngoveni, 31, was arrested in Skukuza on August 31 on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition and was suspected of being a rhino […]

A Camperdown farmer was murdered when a seven-man robber gang failed to break into a neighboring farm seeking property to steal. Krishnadhaven Soobramoney Govender, 50, was murdered for approximately 300 Rand (about $21.64 in U.S. dollars). This is latest in attacks against South African farmers as Hein Smith, 77, was attacked and beaten to death […]

After the militant group al-Shabaab had UN soldiers killed, Somalia’s ambassador in the United Nations, Nicholas Kay, strongly condemned the attack which killed 50 African Union troops. In a related report by the Inquisitr, an ISIS execution video was released recently, and it supposedly showed the worst execution film ever. According to the Express Tribune, […]

The Islamic Extremist group Boko Haram launched a series of three attacks in Nigeria late last week, killing a total of 79 people. The surprise attacks began on Friday evening and continued late into Saturday. Boko Haram is said to have a problem with the Western education being provided in Nigeria and the lack of […]

A 4-year-old South African girl in KwaZulu-Natal was kidnapped from her home, raped, and then hung from a tree with strips of blanket. The little girl is now recovering from her ordeal in a hospital. In the early hours of Saturday morning, passersby on their way to work in Waterloo, near Verulam, South Africa, were […]

Muhammadu Buhari has made eliminating jihadist group Boko Haram a priority after he took office as president of Nigeria May 29. The Department of State Services (DSS), which is the nation’s main security agency, announced Sunday that 20 “notable commanders and frontline members” of Boko Haram were arrested throughout the country since July 8, Reuters […]

Although there have been 33 farm murders and 148 farm attacks this year, the South African Human Rights Commission ruled that the farm attacks are not racially motivated. Commissioner Dr. Danny Thomas said in IOL News that the commission couldn’t find a racial motivation for attacks. “We cannot make the finding that this is racially […]

The two young survivors of a brutal axe attack in Stellenbosch, South Africa are now trying to get on with their lives, despite the fact that police have not yet arrested the culprit.. It was back on January 27 this year when Martin van Breda, 55, his wife Teresa, 54, and their eldest son Rudi, […]

South Africa continues to face an economic crisis as the governing party, the African National Congress, has failed to solve the country’s economic problems. The African National Congress took control of South Africa in 1994 after South Africans voted to get rid of the system of apartheid. Currently, the growth rate for South Africa is […]

The leader of the infamous Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has reportedly released an eight-minute audio message denying the latest reports of his death. The Telegraph reports that Boko Haram leader Abubakr Shekau ridiculed Chadian President Deby’s claims that the organization had been “decapitated” and would be destroyed by the end of the year. There […]

Zimbabwe police recently arrested 224 students, aged from as young as 13 years up to young adults aged 20, after they attended a sex party on the outskirts of Bulawayo. The sex party was held last weekend at Umguza Rest Camp just outside of Bulawayo. The students’ parents were warned that they may also face […]

South Africa President Jacob Zuma announced that he wants to make South Africa a gun free state. Zuma, a member of the African National Congress, a terrorist organization that fought against the previous apartheid government, is famous for singing the song “Umshini Wami,” which means “bring me my machine gun.” The president also marketed a […]

Boko Haram, Nigeria’s militant Islamist group, has been creating chaos and instability through unspeakable crimes and acts of limitless violence, all in a bid to create and maintain an Islamic state. Forming in 2002, Boko Haram began cultivating their reign of terror approximately nine years ago, launching attacks on local law enforcement, politicians, and religious […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters and their leader, Julius Malema, filed court papers against South African President Jacob Zuma to demand Zuma answer why he hasn’t refunded at least part of the $24 million (22 million euros) he used to renovate his rural homestead in Nkandla village. As reported by the AFP in Yahoo News, Malema […]

All eyes have been on President Barack Obama’s visit to Kenya this week, partially because of the easy fodder the trip is for those who believe that the president was born there. While much of the reason for his visit was to talk about issues like corruption and poverty that plague the country, there were […]

The latest in an ongoing series of shocking images captured by Google Street View cameras has been spotted on a street near the upmarket suburb of Sandton in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Google Street View image shows an armed robbery in progress, as well as a security guard, relaxed with his legs crossed, on the […]

Recently, the activist group AfriForum and agricultural union TAU UA released their findings on the attacks against farmers in South Africa, as well as the number of farm murders committed in the first six months of 2015. According to the numbers released, approximately five percent of the farmers in South Africa had been murdered since […]

In the most recent farm murders, 77-year-old Hein Smith was attacked and beaten in his home. Smith was later taken to the hospital after a neighbor called him and couldn’t reach him. He later died in the hospital. Smith lived alone in the Free State. Colonel Annelie Wrench told News24 that Smith was brutally attacked […]

Carrie Dunford had an amazing and shocking experience while driving through Kruger National Park in South Africa. As she and people in the surrounding vehicles spotted two young male lions, they attacked and killed a kudu antelope for their dinner, right between the cars. Can you imagine experiencing Africa in its absolute raw, right next […]

Linah Mmola, a 117-year-old woman in Tembisa, South Africa recently celebrated a belated birthday and told the media her secret for such a long and healthy life. Mmola recently turned 117-years-old and says that the secret to her long life is staying true to one man, along with eating good and healthy food. Bear in […]

While celebrities and other women are having butt implants to enhance their rear ends, one South African lady is getting desperate. She says men admire her gigantic butt but want only sex from her, not love. Lerato Pitso says her gigantic butt has been a curse since childhood. Now she’s 50-years-old and a mother of […]