Representing the SADC
CNN — Ten members from the same family, including seven women and three men, were killed by gunmen Friday in the city of Pietermaritzburg, in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province of South Africa, police said Friday. “According to initial police reports, unknown gunmen stormed a Pietermaritzburg homestead and ambushed the family,” the South African Ministry of Police said in a statement … Read More “10 members of same family killed in South Africa mass shooting | CNN” »
CNN — Gunfire, explosions and overhead fighter jets were heard across Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, as gunmen reportedly stormed the homes of people working for the United Nations and other international organizations, amid conflicting reports of an agreed ceasefire in the country. Fighting between the country’s armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces … Read More “Ceasefire crumbles amid chaos in Sudan as death toll reaches 270 | CNN” »
CNN — South Africa’s parole board is hearing early release submissions Friday for disgraced Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who was jailed for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius was approved for parole consideration after serving more than half of his 13-year sentence. But Steenkamp’s parents are opposed to an early release, their lawyer Tania Koen … Read More “Reeva Steenkamp’s parents oppose early release for Oscar Pistorius as hearing starts | CNN” »
Lagos, Nigeria CNN — Nigerians began voting on Saturday in delayed governorship polls, weeks after a controversial and disputed presidential election – amid reports of electoral violence and voter disenfranchisement. A party official was shot and killed in Lagos Saturday during the elections for Nigeria’s new state governors. “From all over Lagos we are getting … Read More “Nigerians vote in governorship polls as ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states | CNN” »
CNN — A manhunt is underway for the killers of a senatorial candidate for Nigeria’s opposition Labor Party, who was shot and burned in his campaign vehicle late Wednesday in the country’s southeastern Enugu State, local police said Thursday. The politician, Oyibo Chukwu, was murdered along with an unnamed personal aide by assailants police suspect … Read More “Nigeria opposition senatorial candidate gunned down days before crucial elections | CNN” »
Nairobi, Kenya CNN — When a prominent Pakistani investigative journalist was shot dead by Kenyan police on a dirt road on the outskirts of Nairobi, the questions began swirling immediately. How did he come to be there? Why did the police shoot at his vehicle? And did his outspoken reporting – often critical of the … Read More “Arshad Sharif’s family demand justice as they grieve ‘kind-hearted’ journalist killed in Kenya | CNN” »
Reuters — Gunfire was heard on Monday from inside a besieged hotel in the Somali capital that was attacked on the weekend, a nearby resident and a police officer said, while parliament said it had postponed a scheduled session. The Villa Rose hotel, near the presidential residence, was stormed on Sunday by attackers of al … Read More “Gunfire heard inside besieged Somalia hotel as security forces battle attackers | CNN” »
More than 100 people, including women and children, were abducted when gunmen raided four villages in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara state on Sunday, the information commissioner and residents said on Monday. Kidnapping has become endemic in northwest Nigeria as roving gangs of armed men abduct people from villages, highways and farms, and demand ransom money from … Read More “Gunmen abduct more than 100 in Nigeria’s Zamfara state | CNN” »
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — A Pakistani journalist shot dead by police in Kenya last month was the victim of a “targeted killing,” a senior member of Pakistan’s government said on Tuesday, without offering any evidence to support his claim. Television journalist Arshad Sharif – a vocal critic of the Pakistani military – died in a … Read More “Killing of Pakistani journalist in Kenya was ‘targeted’ attack, minister says | CNN” »
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Reuters — Heavy gunfire was heard coming from the main military camp and some residential areas of Burkina Faso’s capital early on Friday morning, Reuters reporters said. Several armed soldiers were seen taking positions along the main avenue leading to the presidency. Soldiers were also seen blocking access to administrative buildings and … Read More “Heavy gunfire in Burkina Faso capital, soldiers on streets, witnesses say | CNN” »
