Murder

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Six arrested over the killing of South African footballer
Africa

Six arrested over the killing of South African footballer

Six people have been arrested in connection with the murder of South African footballer Luke Fleurs.
Eswatini arrests widow of murdered rights activist
Africa

Eswatini arrests widow of murdered rights activist

Tanele Maseko, the widow of Eswatini's human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko, who was murdered in January 2023, has been arrested.
Nigerian court sentences Chinese man for killing partner
Africa

Nigerian court sentences Chinese man for killing partner

A Nigerian court has sentenced a Chinese man to death for killing his Nigerian girlfriend in September 2022.
Vybz Kartel: Jamaican singer's murder conviction overturned
World

Vybz Kartel: Jamaican singer's murder conviction overturned

Jamaican artiste Vybz Kartel's murder conviction has been overturned.
Slain Ugandan athlete Kiplagat to be buried in Kenya
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Slain Ugandan athlete Kiplagat to be buried in Kenya

Slain Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat will be buried in Kenya, his family has said.
South Africa's Pistorius to leave prison on Friday
Africa

South Africa's Pistorius to leave prison on Friday

South Africa's Oscar Pistorius will leave prison on Friday after serving a part of his jail sentence over the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat found dead in Kenya
Africa

Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat found dead in Kenya

Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat has been found dead in Kenya's Rift Valley town of Eldoret.
Homicide: Fifty-two people killed every hour globally - UN
World

Homicide: Fifty-two people killed every hour globally - UN

The Americas had the highest regional homicide rate per capita in the world while Africa had the highest total number of homicides.
Uganda remands key suspect in tourist murders
Africa

Uganda remands key suspect in tourist murders

A Ugandan court has ordered that a key suspect in the murder of three people, including foreign tourists, be remanded until December 19 to facilitate investigations.
Togo jails soldiers for murder of army's top commander
Africa

Togo jails soldiers for murder of army's top commander

Togo has jailed five soldiers accused of killing a senior army officer in May 2020.
Nigerian policeman sentenced to death over lawyer's death
Africa

Nigerian policeman sentenced to death over lawyer's death

A Nigerian policeman has been sentenced to death for killing a Lagos-based lawyer in December 2022.
Rwandan man pleads guilty to killing 14 people
Africa

Rwandan man pleads guilty to killing 14 people

A 34-year-old Rwandan man Denis Kazungu has pleaded guilty to killing 14 people, mostly women, and hiding their bodies in his house in Kigali.
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What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

What is TPLF and why is it important to Ethiopia’s peace process?

The United Nations estimates that the conflict has affected over 9.7 million people in the country’s northern region
Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

Five migrants die, 28 missing after boat capsizes in Tunisia

According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean since 2014.
Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Is it time to ban the deadly chemical behind Gambia children deaths?

Dozens of children in the west African country have died after taking a few sips of cough syrups, which contained high quantities of poisonous diethylene glycol.
Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Prejudices are the things best shared between Morocco and Algeria

Not only do Moroccans and Algerians share the same customs, but they are also pulled down by similar downward trends and by great sociological movements — to such an extent that they differ only in their degree and not in their nature.
Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Burkina Faso: the reasons for endemic instability

Two coups in eight months. Ten presidents, 70 percent of whom have come from the military in 62 years of independence. Burkina Faso is struggling with its political stability. How can this problem be explained?
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