Image copyright AFP Image caption Bosco Ntaganda was convicted of leading a brutal campaign in eastern DR Congo A former Congolese rebel leader has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Fighters loyal to Bosco Ntaganda carried out gruesome massacres of civilians, said judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ntaganda, nicknamed […]
A former rebel leader has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo by judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Bosco Ntaganda, nicknamed “Terminator”, was convicted of murder, rape and recruiting child soldiers. His lawyers had argued that Ntaganda was a victim, having also been recruited […]
Media captionGreece’s New Democracy celebrates election win in Athens Greece’s new centre-right prime minister has vowed the country will “proudly raise its head again”. After New Democracy’s landslide victory on Sunday, Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he would not fail to “honour the hopes” of the Greek people. The win comes four years after Alexis Tsipras’s leftist […]
Image copyright uriminzokkiri.com Image caption Choe In-guk received a warm welcome in Pyongyang A South Korean man has defected to North Korea, say media reports, in a very rare case of someone seeking to live in the authoritarian state. Choe In-guk is the son of two high level diplomats who also defected to the North […]
Madagascar were 190th in Fifa’s world rankings five years ago Africa Cup of Nations debutants Madagascar produced another upset to beat DR Congo 4-2 on penalties after a 2-2 draw and seal a quarter-final spot. In a thriller, Madagascar took a surprise lead through Ibrahim Amada’s superb 20-yard strike before Cedric Bakambu equalised with a […]
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Mandla Maseko described himself as a typical township boy A South African who won the chance to be the first black African in space has died in a motorbike accident before turning his dream into reality. Mandla Maseko, 30, was killed on Saturday, a family statement says. In 2013, […]
Riyad Mahrez also scored in Algeria’s opening group win over Kenya Riyad Mahrez scored a superb goal as Algeria cruised past Guinea 3-0 in Cairo to book their place in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. The Manchester City forward fired into the bottom corner after cleverly touching the ball past his marker, adding to […]
Madagascar are making their debut at the Africa Cup of Nations Madagascar sprung a huge surprise on day 17 as the Africa Cup of Nations debutants reached the quarter-finals with a penalty shootout victory over DR Congo. Algeria joined the minnows in the last eight with a comfortable win over Guinea – so what can […]
Media captionMigrants are brought to Valetta, Malta Malta has allowed a group of 65 migrants rescued off Libya to disembark on its territory after picking them up from a rescue ship. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said after talks with the European Commission and German government that all 65 would be relocated to other parts of […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The bloc aims to increase trade across African borders African superpower Nigeria has signed an agreement which aims to increase trade between African countries. This leaves Eritrea as the only African country not to be part of the trading bloc. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed the landmark agreement at the […]
