AFRICA

The rival government in eastern Libya has submitted its resignation after a number of protests over deteriorating living conditions and corruption. At the weekend demonstrators in the city of Benghazi set fire to strongman Gen Khalifa Haftar’s headquarters. They also clashed in his stronghold of Al-Maj for the first time. …

Unknown gunmen invaded a burial in Finiapiri-ama village at Banigo Isile-Ogono community in Bonny Local Government Area, Rivers State, on Saturday, September 12, and abducted many including politicians.   It was gathered that the incident which happened at the burial ceremony of a prominent citizen, Amaopusenibo K.M Banigo, left several …

A 30-year-old man was arrested in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, after he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death, local South African police said on Sunday. Police spokesperson Capt Kay Makhubele said the man stabbed his 23-year-old girlfriend to death with a knife in an alleged “rage of jealousy”. The incident …

Actress Thandeka Mdeliswa has died two days after being shot in her own home. Cops are hunting for the gunman after the 27-year-old TV star was killed in what officers described as a “heinous” crime of gender violence. South African star Mdeliswa was shot in the town of Evander in …

A group of migrants rescued by a Danish tanker in the Mediterranean have been allowed to land in Italy after more than 40 days at sea. The 27 people – including one pregnant woman – set off from Libya on 2 August. Danish tanker the Maersk Etienne picked them up …

Six refugees from South Sudan have been killed and four others injured in a resettlement camp in Madi Okollo, north-western Uganda. A police spokeswoman for the West Nile region, Josephine Angucia, said 13 villagers had been arrested in connection to the deaths on Friday. The killings happened after a number …

In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene looks at the fraught relationship between Ghana and Nigeria, which underlies the current tensions over the closure of some Nigerian-owned shops in Ghana. We see them as too loud, and abrasive and chaotic and we believe they think …

The opposition coalition which led mass protests in Mali ahead of last month’s coup has rejected a transition charter. On Saturday, the country’s military leadership agreed to establish an 18-month interim government until an election could take place. It followed three days of talks with opposition and civil society groups. …

The 26-second video was uploaded on the micro-blogging platform on Friday by a Twitter user @RomanusEke1 who wrote, “Mr President, this hardworking farmer has a message”. “You must take note,” the ‘farmer’ said in his message to Mr Buhari. “Next time, if in this Nigeria you contest (election) again, I will …

Mali’s new military leaders have agreed to establish an 18-month transition government until an election can take place, following last month’s coup. Spokesperson Moussa Camara said the interim government would either be led by a military officer or a civilian. The pledge came after three days of talks with opposition …