Cape Town – From a 3-year-old girl being reunited with her family after a kidnap-for-ransom money drop was foiled; to 16 people, including nine soldiers, going on trial in the DRC accused of selling weapons to a militia group… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Nigeria oil blast victims to get mass burial after ‘catastrophe’
Nigerian authorities on Monday gathered the charred remains of over 100 people killed in an explosion at an illegal refinery in the south of the country and prepared for a mass burial after an accident described as a “catastrophe”. Read more…
DRC soldiers on trial for selling arms to militias
Sixteen people, including nine soldiers, went on trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday accused of selling weapons to a militia group in the country’s restive northeast. Read more…
The family of an elderly farmer and his wife who were burnt beyond recognition when robbers attacked them and set their farmhouse alight in Limpopo, reportedly remained in shock as their alleged killers appeared in the Vuwani Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Read more…
Kidnapped girl, 3, rescued as suspects nabbed during ransom money drop
A 3-year-old girl was reunited with her family safe and unharmed after a kidnap-for-ransom money drop was foiled near the Eastgate Mall in Johannesburg on Monday night. Read more…
Long-awaited CAR war crimes trial opens, then adjourns
A long-awaited court set up to prosecute suspected war criminals in the Central African Republic began its maiden trial in Bangui on Monday before swiftly adjourning proceedings until May 16. Read more…
Niger, Burkina Faso say 100 jihadists killed in joint operation
A three-week joint operation by Niger and Burkina Faso in their jihadist-hit border area killed around 100 “terrorists” with the loss of two troops, their military chiefs said on Monday. Read more…
Fearful Gambians start to return home after Senegal offensive
Gambians who fled border villages last month after the Senegalese army launched an offensive against separatist rebels are starting to return, but many say they remain deeply fearful. Read more…
Chaos in SA’s Kirkwood as striking farmworkers bring town to a standstill… one dead, 2 injured
One person was reportedly shot dead on Monday as hundreds of disgruntled farm workers protested in Kirkwood in the Eastern Cape. Read more…
WATCH | Officers sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to driver at roadblock in Joburg
A video of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers singing “Happy Birthday” to a driver at a roadblock has gone viral on social media. Read more…
‘I’m where I am because of love I received from strangers’ – Big Zulu reflects on his life
Award-winning rapper, Big Zulu, has taken to Instagram to open up about his life and reveal that he was raised by families not related to him. Read more…
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