Namibian MP McHenry Venaani criticises the government's silence on South Africa's treatment by the US, sparking regional debate on accountability and diplomacy.
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Africa's oldest dinosaur found in Zimbabwe
Scientists in Zimbabwe have discovered the remains of Africa's oldest dinosaur, which roamed the earth around 230 million years ago. "I dug out the entire femur and I knew in that moment, that it was a dinosaur and I was holding Africa's oldest known dinosaur fossil," said Griffin, who at the time was a PhD candidate at Virginia Tech University.
Boko Haram jihadists kill fishermen in Lake Chad: sources
Boko Haram jihadists have rounded up Nigerian fishermen, abducting some and killing others in Niger's side of Lake Chad, according to a security source, a local official and fishermen in the region. - Islands as shelter - A Nigerian security source also confirmed the incident and the killings, saying militants had been upset by Niger's arrest of their food suppliers and a money trafficker.
E.Guinea detains ex-minister over criticising president
Equatorial Guinea has detained a former justice minister after he criticised the president, his brother and the opposition said Thursday, adding that they had had no news of him in three weeks. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, has ruled Equatorial Guinea with an iron fist for more than 43 years, making him the longest-serving non-monarchic leader in the world.
Guinea junta stands by timetable for 2025 Africa Cup
Guinea's ruling junta has told a Confederation of African Football mission that it will meet the timetable for staging the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN). The takeover has stirred frictions with the influential West African bloc ECOWAS, which has been pushing for an early return to civilian rule.
'Beginning of the end': patients hail new treatment for drug-resistant TB
Volodymyr is celebrating a major milestone on Wednesday -- it's his final day of taking a new treatment hailed as a turning point in the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis. Volodymyr meanwhile said he hoped that progress would continue so the treatment timeline gets even shorter.
50 civilians killed in sweep by Malian and 'foreign' troops: UN
At least 50 civilians were killed and hundreds arrested in central Mali in April during an operation by the army and "foreign" personnel, the UN's peacekeeping mission said Wednesday. "At least 50 civilians (including a woman and a child) were killed and more than 500 others arrested," it said in a quarterly report on violence and rights abuses.
Protester killed in Sudan anti-coup rally
Sudanese security forces killed a protester on Wednesday when thousands of people rallied in the capital Khartoum against military rule, medics said. The unidentified demonstrator was killed after suffering "a head injury by a tear gas canister... and then was run over" by security forces during protests, the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors said.
Video of buff man busting some serious moves leaves people with many questions, those arms are distracting
A man with sizable arms recorded a dance video but all people could see were the beach balls he’s smuggling in his sleeves. Mzansi peeps had many questions.
S.Africa's Paralympian Pistorius goes to court to push for parole
South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who was jailed for 13 years for murdering his girlfriend, has asked the courts to force prison authorities to consider him for parole, a lawyer said Wednesday. His lawyer Julian Knight told AFP that the athlete was seeking an order to force authorities to hold a parole hearing.
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