Police in South Africa have launched a manhunt after a gang of 10 armed men opened fire at an informal settlement in Johannesburg, killing 12 people and wounding nine others. The attackers arrived at the Jumpers informal settlement on the East Rand in a minibus taxi late on Tuesday...
Doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched a nationwide strike over pay and poor working conditions, despite the country battling a dangerous Ebola outbreak. The main doctors’ union announced that the strike would begin on 11 June, accusing the government of failing...
The Nigerian government has introduced a strict new policy to regulate the award of honorary doctorates, banning recipients from using the title “Doctor” in a bid to stop the “commercialisation” of academic honours. The crackdown, approved by the Federal Executive...
Armed men have raided a school in central Nigeria’s Kogi State, killing three people, including a vice-principal and a six-year-old child, police say. A large gang of gunmen, locally known as bandits, arrived on around 40 motorcycles and stormed the Government Secondary School in...
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has ordered an immediate nationwide crackdown on vehicles operating without registration plates or with hidden, altered, and defaced numbers. The police chief issued the directive to all regional commissioners and tactical...
