From a five-year-old girl being kidnapped by armed men on her way to school in Cape Town; to Mali suspending a major news channel… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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Cape Town five-year-old girl kidnapped by armed men on her way to school
Cape Town police called for the public’s help in their investigation following the kidnapping of a five-year-old girl in Athlone on Friday morning. Read more…
Mali suspends major news channel
Malian authorities on Thursday suspended one of the country’s main news channels for two months following criticism of the ruling junta by one of its star journalists. Read more…
Limpopo missing toddler found dead in the bushes, police report
The body of a missing 21-month-old baby girl, Motheo Rashilo was found in the bushes near Malatane in Lebowakgomo on Wednesday. Read more…
Multiple fires ravage Mount Kilimanjaro
Multiple fires on Mount Kilimanjaro have ravaged vegetation and wildlife, Tanzania’s Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Thursday as hundreds of soldiers and volunteers try to defuse the blaze that broke out two weeks ago. Read more…
SA billionaire, Patrice Motsepe called to run for ANC presidency role
The Limpopo ANC branch has reportedly nominated South African billionaire and businessman, Patrice Motsepe to run for the position of party president. Read more…
A home for the dead: The quest for burials in flood-stricken Chad
First came the torrential rains, which burst river banks, swept away homes and upended hundreds of thousands of lives. Read more…
Eastern Cape family of five dies in church mission house fire
Eastern Cape detectives have opened investigations after a couple and their three children died in a fire that brought down a Methodist church mission house in the Eastern Cape. Read more…
PICS | Three ‘dangerous’ prisoners escape through hole inside holding cells in Limpopo
Limpopo police have launched a manhunt following the escape of three prisoners from a police holding cell during the early hours of Wednesday. Read more…
WATCH | A romantic exorcism: Pastor kisses young congregant in front of husband to rid her of demons
Social media was tossed into a pit of laughter after a video of a pastor kissing a young congregant – in front of her husband – to ‘rid her body of demons’ spread across Twitter. Read more…
Watch: Rashford’s road to 100 goals for United
Watch highlights of Marcus Rashford’s journey to scoring 100 goals for Manchester United. Read more…
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