Cape Town – From an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria killing at least 80 people; to Kenya saying it will hold a state funeral next week for former president Mwai Kibaki… Read these and other stories making the headlines from around the African continent.
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KwaZulu-Natal deadly floods shine spotlight on housing crisis
hulisile Ntobela, once lived in an apartment, but when her rent went up 25%, the unemployed mother of five could no longer afford and moved out. Read more…
Kenya to hold state funeral for ex-president Kibaki
Kenya will hold a state funeral next week for former president Mwai Kibaki, who led the east African nation for more than a decade, Interior Minister Fred Matiangi said on Saturday. Read more…
Nigerian bar bomb injures 11, second blast in days
Explosives planted at a bar in northeast Nigeria injured 11 people, police said on Saturday, the second attack in days targeting drinking spots in Taraba state and claimed by affiliates of the Islamic State group. Read more…
Scientists to scour African waters to gauge ocean pollution
Scientists on Saturday began a five-month mission to study how plastic pollution in Africa’s main rivers and climate change stresses are impacting microorganisms in the Atlantic ocean, they announced. Read more…
Guinea reports Lassa fever case
A case of Lassa fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic illness, has been recorded in the south of Guinea, the health authorities announced. Read more…
UPDATE | At least 80 killed in Nigerian oil blast
An explosion at an illegal oil refinery in southern Nigeria has killed at least 80 people, the emergency services said on Sunday. Read more…
Three policemen killed in Nigeria, ISIS claims attack
Gunmen on Saturday attacked a police station in central Nigeria’s Kogi state and killed three policemen, an official said, as the Islamic State claimed responsibility and gave a higher toll. Read more…
Clashes kill eight in Sudan’s Darfur, says aid group
Clashes between Arab tribesmen and ethnic minority farmers in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region have killed eight people and wounded 16, an aid group said on Saturday. Read more…
Wings of a dream: Ivory Coast tycoon sees new life for wrecked planes
“That one’s a DC-10, next to it you have a Fokker 28, over there are Boeing 737s…”
Aziz Alibhai is showing the visitor his big love – an astonishing collection of plane wrecks that he wants to turn into an atypical tourist attraction. Read more…
‘Great’ Springboks captain Dawie de Villiers dies aged 81
Former Springboks scrum-half and captain Dawie de Villiers has died aged 81 after a long battle with cancer, South African Rugby announced on Sunday. Read more…
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