Africa

Malawi bans export of minerals, to audit contracts

Malawi has indefinitely banned the exportation of minerals and ordered an audit of mining contracts

Construction equipment 'awaiting Gaza entry' from Egypt

Dozens of bulldozers and construction vehicles have "lined up" on Egypt's side of the Rafa

Twenty-four killed in bus, truck crash in Zimbabwe

A head-on collision between a bus and a truck has killed at least 24 people in Zimbabwe, police said

M23's advances in eastern DRC overshadow Goma ceasefire

The continuous advances by M23 armed group are overshadowing chances of a ceasefire in eastern DRC.

Ugandan opposition figure Besigye unwell in jail - lawyer

Kizza Besigye needs specialized care that health authorities in the prison system are not equipped t

Nigeria police deny thousands of guns go missing

The denial comes amid probe by a Nigerian senate committee into allegations that thousands of police